* ARAB, ISLAM, MUSLIM, etc. * ABA a sleeveless garment worn by Arabs [n -S] HAJ {hadj=n} [n -ES] : HAJI(s), HADJ HAJ HAJJ JIN {jinn=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) ODA a room in a harem [n -S] : ODAH TAJ a tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries [n -ES] AMIR a Muslim prince or governor [n -S] : AMEER AMIR EMEER EMIR (all take an -ATE extension) AZAN a Muslim call to prayer [n -S] BEDU a {bedouin=n} [n BEDU] : BEDOUIN(s) BEDUIN(s) BEDU CADI a Muslim judge [n -S] : CADI KADI QADI CAID a Muslim leader [n -S] : QAID DHOW an Arabian sailing vessel [n -S] DJIN {jinni=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) EMIR an Arab chieftain or prince [n -S] : AMEER AMIR EMEER EMIR (all take an -ATE extension) HADJ a pilgrimage to Mecca [n -ES] : HADJI(s), HADJ HAJ HAJJ HAIK an outer garment worn by Arabs [n HAIKS or HAIKA] HAJI {hadji=n} [n -S] : HADJEE HADJI HAJI HAJJI HAJJ {hadj=n} [n -ES] : HAJJI(s), HADJ HAJ HAJJ IMAM a Muslim priest [n -S] : IMAUM(s), IMAMATE(s) IZAR an outer garment worn by Muslim women [n -S] JINN a supernatural being in Muslim mythology [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) KADI {cadi=n} [n -S] : CADI KADI QADI MOSK {mosque=n} [n -S] ODAH {oda=n} [n -S] QADI {cadi=n} [n -S] : CADI KADI QADI QAID {caid=n} [n -S] ROTL a unit of weight in Muslim countries [n ROTLS or ARTAL] SAID {sayyid=n} [n -S] : SAID SAIYID SAYED SAYID SAYYID ABAYA a long loose robe worn by Arab women [n -S] AFRIT {afreet=n} [n -S] AMEER {amir=n} [n -S] : AMEER AMIR EMEER EMIR (all take an -ATE extension) BEGUM a Muslim lady of high rank [n -S] BURKA a long loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women [n -S] : BURQA(s) BURQA {burka=n} [n -S] CALIF {caliph=n} [n -S] : CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) DINAR an ancient gold coin of Muslim areas [n -S] DJINN {jinni=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) EMEER {emir=n} [n -S] : AMEER AMIR EMEER EMIR (all take an -ATE extension) FATWA an Islamic legal decree [n -S] GENIE {jinni=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) GHAZI a Muslim war hero [n -S or -ES] GIRSH {qursh=n} [n -ES] : GIRSH GURSH QURSH QURUSH GURSH {qursh=n} [n -ES] : GIRSH GURSH QURSH QURUSH HADJI one who has made a hadj [n -S] : HADJEE HADJI HAJI HAJJI HAJJI {hadji=n} [n -S] : HADJEE HADJI HAJI HAJJI HAFIZ a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart [n -ES] HAKIM a Muslim physician [n -S] : HAKEEM HALAL meat prepared in accordance with Islamic law [n -S] : HALLAL [adj] HAMZA an Arabic diacritical mark [n -S] HAREM the section of a Muslim household reserved for women [n -S] : HAREEM HIJAB a head covering worn by Muslim women [n -S] HIJRA {hegira=n} [n -S] : HEGIRA HEJIRA HIJRA HIJRAH HOURI a beautiful maiden in Muslim belief [n -S] IHRAM the garb worn by Muslim pilgrims [n -S] IMAUM {imam=n} [n -S] IRADE a decree of a Muslim ruler [n -S] JEBEL a {mountain=n} [n -S] : DJEBEL(s) JEHAD {jihad=n} [n -S] JIHAD a Muslim holy war [n -S] : JEHAD JINNI {jinn=n} [n -S] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) KALAM a type of Muslim theology [n -S] KALIF {caliph=n} [n -S] : CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) KIBLA {kiblah=n} [n -S] : KEBLAH KIBLA KIBLAH MUFTI a judge who interprets Muslim religious law [n -S] MULLA {mullah=n} [n -S] : MOLLAH MULLA MULLAH QANAT a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East [n -S] QURSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia [n -ES] : GIRSH GURSH QURSH QURUSH RAYAH a non-Muslim inhabitant of Turkey [n -S] RIYAL a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia [n -S] SAYED {sayyid=n} [n -S] : SAID SAIYID SAYED SAYID SAYYID SAYID {sayyid=n} [n -S] : SAID SAIYID SAYED SAYID SAYYID SHEIK an Arab chief [n -S] : SHEIKH(s) SOFTA a Muslim theological student [n -S] SUNNA the body of traditional Muslim law [n -S] ULAMA {ulema=n} [n -S] ULEMA a Muslim scholar [n -S] : ULAMA(s) VIZIR {vizier=n} [n -S] : VIZIRIAL [adj], VIZIRATE(s) AFREET an evil spirit in Arabic mythology [n -S] : AFRIT(s) ALFAKI {alfaqui=n} [n -S] : ALFAKI ALFAQUI ALFAQUIN ARABIC derived from gum arabic [adj] BEDUIN {bedouin=n} [n -S] : BEDOUIN(s) BEDUIN(s) BEDU CALIPH a Muslim leader [n -S] : CALIPHAL [adj], CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) DJEBEL {jebel=n} [n -S] DJINNI {jinni=n} [n DJINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) DJINNY {jinni=n} [n DJINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) FELLAH a peasant or laborer in Arab countries [n -LAHS, -LAHIN, or -LAHEEN] GIAOUR a non-Muslim [n -S] HADITH a record of the sayings of Muhammed [n HADITH or HADITHS] HADJEE {hadji=n} [n -S] : HADJEE HADJI HAJI HAJJI HAKEEM {hakim=n} [n -S] HALALA a Saudi Arabian coin [n -S] : HALALAH HALLAL halal [adj] HAREEM {harem=n} [n -S] HAWALA a type of financial arrangement in Islamic societies [n -S] HEGIRA an {exodus=n} [n -S] : HEGIRA HEJIRA HIJRA HIJRAH HEJIRA {hegira=n} [n -S] : HEGIRA HEJIRA HIJRA HIJRAH HIJRAH {hegira=n} [n -S] : HEGIRA HEJIRA HIJRA HIJRAH IMARET a Turkish inn [n -S] JINNEE {jinn=n} [n JINN] : DJIN DJINN DJINNI DJINNY GENIE JIN JINN JINNEE JINNI (some may be plural only) KALIPH {caliph=n} [n -S] : CALIPHAL [adj], CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) KHALIF {caliph=n} [n -S] : CALIPHAL [adj], CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) KEBLAH {kiblah=n} [n -S] : KEBLAH KIBLA KIBLAH KIBLAH the direction toward which Muslims face while praying [n -S] : KEBLAH KIBLA KIBLAH MAMLUK {mameluke=n} [n -S] MASJID a {mosque=n} [n -S] : MUSJID MIHRAB a niche in a mosque [n -S] MIMBAR a pulpit in a mosque [n -S] MOLLAH {mullah=n} [n -S] : MOLLAH MULLA MULLAH MOSQUE a Muslim house of worship [n -S] : MOSK MULLAH a Muslim religious leader or teacher [n -S] : MOLLAH MULLA MULLAH MUSJID a {mosque=n} [n -S] : MASJID QURUSH {qursh=n} [n -ES] : GIRSH GURSH QURSH QURUSH SAIYID {sayyid=n} [n -S] : SAID SAIYID SAYED SAYID SAYYID SAYYID lord; sir -- used as a title of respect for a Muslim dignitary [n -S] : SAID SAIYID SAYED SAYID SAYYID SERAIL a {seraglio=n} [n -S] SHARIA Islamic law based on the Koran [n -S] : SHARIAH SHARIF {sherif=n} [n -S] : SHARIF SHEREEF SHERIF SHERIFF SHEIKH {sheik=n} [n -S] SHERIF an Arab ruler [n -S] : SHARIF SHEREEF SHERIF SHERIFF SOLDAN a Muslim ruler [n -S] : SOUDAN SOUDAN {soldan=n} [n -S] SULTAN the ruler of a Muslim country [n -S] : SULTANIC [adj], SULTANATE(s) TURBAN a head covering worn by Muslims [n -S] : TURBANED [adj] VIZIER a high official in some Muslim countries [n -S] : VIZIR(s), VIZIERIAL [adj], VIZIERSHIP(s) YASMAK {yashmak=n} [n -S] : YASHMAC YASHMAK YASMAK ALFAQUI a teacher of Muslim law [n -S] : ALFAKI ALFAQUI ALFAQUIN AMIRATE the rank of an amir [n -S] : AMEERATE ARABESK a design of intertwined floral figures [n -S] : ARABESQUE ARABICA an evergreen shrub that produces coffee beans [n -S] ARABIZE to cause to acquire Arabic customs [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] BEDOUIN a nomadic Arab [n -S] : BEDOUIN(s) BEDUIN(s) BEDU DERVISH a member of a Muslim religious order [n -ES] EMIRATE the rank of an emir [n -S] : EMEERATE FEDAYEE an Arab commando [n -YEEN] HALALAH {halala=n} [n -S] IMAMATE the office of an imam [n -S] KHALIFA {caliph=n} [n -S] : CALIPHAL [adj], CALIF CALIPH KALIF KALIPH KHALIF KHALIFA (all take -ATE) MADRASA {madrassa=n} [n -S] : MADRASA MADRASAH MADRASSA MADRASSAH MINARET a slender tower attached to a mosque [n -S] MUEDDIN {muezzin=n} [n -S] MUEZZIN a Muslim crier who calls the faithful to prayer [n -S] : MUEDDIN ODALISK a female slave in a harem [n -S] : ODALISQUE PIASTER a monetary unit of several Arab countries [n -S] : PIASTRE PIASTRE {piaster=n} [n -S] SHARIAH {sharia=n} [n -S] SHEREEF {sherif=n} [n -S] : SHARIF SHEREEF SHERIF SHERIFF SHERIFF a law-enforcement officer of a county [n -S] : SHARIF SHEREEF SHERIF SHERIFF SULTANA a sultan's wife [n -S] TARBUSH {tarboosh=n} [n -ES] YASHMAC {yashmak=n} [n -S] : YASHMAC YASHMAK YASMAK YASHMAK a veil worn by Muslim women [n -S] : YASHMAC YASHMAK YASMAK ALFAQUIN {alfaqui=n} [n -S] : ALFAKI ALFAQUI ALFAQUIN ALGORISM the Arabic system of arithmetic notation [n -S] AMEERATE {amirate=n} [n -S] CALIFATE the domain of a calif [n -S] EMEERATE {emirate=n} [n -S] KAFFIYAH {kaffiyeh=n} [n -S] : KAFFIYAH KAFFIYEH KEFFIYAH KEFFIYEH KAFFIYEH a large, square kerchief [n -S] : KAFFIYAH KAFFIYEH KEFFIYAH KEFFIYEH KALIFATE {califate=n} [n -S] KEFFIYAH {kaffiyeh=n} [n -S] : KAFFIYAH KAFFIYEH KEFFIYAH KEFFIYEH KEFFIYEH {kaffiyeh=n} [n -S] : KAFFIYAH KAFFIYEH KEFFIYAH KEFFIYEH MADRASAH {madrassa=n} [n -S] : MADRASA MADRASAH MADRASSA MADRASSAH MADRASSA a Muslim school [n -S] : MADRASA MADRASAH MADRASSA MADRASSAH MAMELUKE a slave in Muslim countries [n -S] : MAMLUK(s) SERAGLIO a {harem=n} [n -GLIOS] : SERAIL SHRIEVAL pertaining to a {sheriff=n} [adj] SULTANIC [adj] TARBOOSH a cap worn by Muslim men [n -ES] : TARBUSH VIZIRATE the office of a vizir [n -S] : VIZIERATE(s) ARABESQUE [n -S] : ARABESK ARABICIZE [v -ZED -ZES -ZING] CALIPHATE [n -S] KALIPHATE [n -S] KHALIFATE [n -S] MADRASSAH {madrassa=n} [n -S] : MADRASA MADRASAH MADRASSA MADRASSAH MUJAHEDIN Muslim freedom fighters [n] : MUJAHEDIN MUJAHIDIN MUJAHEDEEN MUJAHIDEEN MUJAHIDIN Muslim freedom fighters [n] : MUJAHEDIN MUJAHIDIN MUJAHEDEEN MUJAHIDEEN MULLAHISM [n -S] ODALISQUE [n -S] : ODALISK SULTANATE [n -S] SULTANESS [n -ES] VIZIERATE the office of a vizier [n -S] : VIZIRATE(s) MUJAHEDEEN Muslim freedom fighters [n] : MUJAHEDIN MUJAHIDIN MUJAHEDEEN MUJAHIDEEN MUJAHIDEEN Muslim freedom fighters [n] : MUJAHEDIN MUJAHIDIN MUJAHEDEEN MUJAHIDEEN SHERIFFDOM [n -S] VIZIERSHIP [n -S] ARABICIZATION [n -S] * List compiled from OWL2 + Long List by Rebecca Slivka