Arabic is spoken by more than 400 million people. Can you recognise these Arabic words that made their way into English?

A surprising number of common English food and beverage words have Arabic backgrounds. Spanish absorbed many Arabic words during the centuries that the Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula, 711 to ...

IT is considered quite normal for languages to borrow words from other languages. When a language takes words from other languages, these “new arrivals” are usually called borrowings or loan words.

Saying it in Chat, Facebook, Skype, Twitter in Arabic and writing it using English (western or Latin ). www.kafroon.com While using Facebook I noticed many words were having #'s in them for example ...

As we approach Arabic Language Day on December 18th, it's an opportune time to immerse ourselves in the sheer beauty and eloquence of the Arabic language. With its rich history and intricate ...

While the integration of Arab migrants sparks ongoing debates, one thing is for sure: language-wise, Arabic is well rooted in Germany. Both English and German have many common words that stem from the ...

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I don't speak Arabic -- though I recently ordered the beginner module from Rosetta Stone which still sits in its wrapper on my desk shelf. (I am in the Arab world a lot however and learning more each ...