Words in the list below start with the letters 'H' to 'M' and are listed in alphabetical order. The English word is followed by the root word in Arabic [xxx] and then the Arabic meaning. On the line below is the meaning in English.
If I needed help with the English definition I used: 'The Oxford English Reference Dictionary' ISBN: 0-19-860046-1
H
Hadith
hadit: tradition
A collection of traditions containing saying of the prophet Mohammed which with accounts of his daily practice constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims after the Koran
Haik
Outer covering for head and body worn by Moroccan Arabs
Hajj
hajj: pilgrimage
The annual pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca
Hajji
one who has been on a pilgrimage
Halal
halal: lawful
Food that is fit for a Muslim to eat because it has been killed as prescribed by Muslim law
Halvah
halwa: sweet confection of sesame flour and honey
Harem
literally the pronoun meaning more than one woman
The women of an Arabic household, living in a separate quarters
Hashish
hasis: dry herb
The resinous product of the top leaves and tender part of hemp, smoked or chewed for its narcotic effects
Hazard
az-zahr: chance luck
Danger or risk
Hegira
hijra: departure from one’s country
Mohamed’s departure from Mecca to Medina in AD 622 which marks the consolidation of the first Muslim community
Henna
tropical shrub having small pink, red or white flowers
The plant gives off a reddish dye form its shoots and leaves and is used to colour hair
Hezbollah
Hizbullah: party of God
A Shi’ite Muslim group which has close links with Iran and whose flag depicts an AK 45 rifle against a yellow background
Hookah
huqqah: casket
An oriental tobacco-pipe with a long tube passing through water for cooling the smoke as it is drawn through
Houri
hawra: gazelle like eyes
A beautiful young woman, esp. in Muslim paradise
I
Imam
Leader of prayers in a mosque
Islam
submission to God, the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith, as revealed through Mohammed as the prophet of Allah
J
Jar
jarrah: large earthenware container
Jasmine
yasmin
ornamental shrub with white or yellow fragrant flowers
Jerboa
yarbu: flesh of loins
Small desert rodent
Jihad
jihad: fight, struggle
A holy war
Jinn
jinn: spirits, plural of genie
Julep
gulab: rose water
A sweet drink, esp. as a vessel for medicine
K
Kaaba
ka-ba: square house
A building in the centre of the great mosque at Mecca, containing a sacred black stone, in the direction of which Muslim must face when praying
Kaffir
kafir: infidel
Kasbah
kas-ba: citadel
The citadel of a North African city
Keffiyeh
kaffiyah: a bedouin’s kerchief worn as a head-dress; qirmiz: related to crimson
Small evergreen oak, of the Mediterranean region
Khamsin
khamseen: fifty
An oppressive hot south or south east wind occurring in Egypt for about fifty days in March, April and May
Kismet
Kisma: destiny, fate
Kohl
black powder usually used as eye make-up
Koran or Qur'an
kuran: recitation; karaa: read
The holy book of Islam
L
Lemon
laymun
Lilac
Small tree or shrub with fragrant pale pinkish-violet or white blossoms
Lime limah rounded citrus fruit, like a lemon, but smaller
Loofah
lufah; the plant
A climbing gourd like plant, producing edible marrow like fruits. The dried fibrous vascular system of this fruit are used as a sponge
Lute
al ud
A plucked stringed musical instrument, fretted and with a round body resembling a halved pear
M
Macramé
mikrama
The art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles
Magazine
makhazin: plural of makzan storehouse; khazan: to store up
A place to keep ammunition and provisions for use in war
Mahdi
The spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice
Marabout
murabit: holy man; ribat: frontier station
Muslim
hermit or monk
Mask
maskara: buffoon; sakira: ridicule
Covering for all or part of the face
Mastaba
mastabah: bench
Ancient Egyptian tomb, rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof, standing to a height of 5 - 6 metres
Mattress
al matrah: the place, a cushion; taraha: throw
A fabric case stuffed with soft, firm or springy material used on or as a bed
Mecca
A city in western Saudi Arabia which was the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed
Mocha
The port on the red sea from where the coffee first came from - coffee of fine quality
Mohair
mukayya: choice, select
The hair of the Angora goat
Monsoon
mawsim: fixed season; wasama: to mark
A seasonal wind in southern Asia, especially the Indian ocean
Mosque
masjid: a Muslim place of worship
Mudejar
mudajja: permitted to remain
A subject Muslim during the christen re-conquest of the Iberian peninsula from the moors who was allowed to retain Islamic laws and religion in return for loyalty to a Christian monarch
Muezzin
muadhdhin: criers; adhana: proclaim
Mufti
mufti; part of afta, decide a point of law
A Muslim legal expert empowered to give ruling on religious matters
Mujahidin
mujahidn: one who fights a jihad
Mullah
Jerboa
yarbu: flesh of loins
Small desert rodent
Jihad
jihad: fight, struggle
A holy war
Jinn
jinn: spirits, plural of genie
Julep
gulab: rose water
A sweet drink, esp. as a vessel for medicine
K
Kaaba
ka-ba: square house
A building in the centre of the great mosque at Mecca, containing a sacred black stone, in the direction of which Muslim must face when praying
Kaffir
kafir: infidel
Kasbah
kas-ba: citadel
The citadel of a North African city
Keffiyeh
kaffiyah: a bedouin’s kerchief worn as a head-dress; qirmiz: related to crimson
Small evergreen oak, of the Mediterranean region
Khamsin
khamseen: fifty
An oppressive hot south or south east wind occurring in Egypt for about fifty days in March, April and May
Kismet
Kisma: destiny, fate
Kohl
black powder usually used as eye make-up
Koran or Qur'an
kuran: recitation; karaa: read
The holy book of Islam
L
Lemon
laymun
Lilac
Small tree or shrub with fragrant pale pinkish-violet or white blossoms
Lime limah rounded citrus fruit, like a lemon, but smaller
Loofah
lufah; the plant
A climbing gourd like plant, producing edible marrow like fruits. The dried fibrous vascular system of this fruit are used as a sponge
Lute
al ud
A plucked stringed musical instrument, fretted and with a round body resembling a halved pear
M
Macramé
mikrama
The art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles
Magazine
makhazin: plural of makzan storehouse; khazan: to store up
A place to keep ammunition and provisions for use in war
Mahdi
The spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before the end of the world and restore religion and justice
Marabout
murabit: holy man; ribat: frontier station
Muslim
hermit or monk
Mask
maskara: buffoon; sakira: ridicule
Covering for all or part of the face
Mastaba
mastabah: bench
Ancient Egyptian tomb, rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof, standing to a height of 5 - 6 metres
Mattress
al matrah: the place, a cushion; taraha: throw
A fabric case stuffed with soft, firm or springy material used on or as a bed
Mecca
A city in western Saudi Arabia which was the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed
Mocha
The port on the red sea from where the coffee first came from - coffee of fine quality
Mohair
mukayya: choice, select
The hair of the Angora goat
Monsoon
mawsim: fixed season; wasama: to mark
A seasonal wind in southern Asia, especially the Indian ocean
Mosque
masjid: a Muslim place of worship
Mudejar
mudajja: permitted to remain
A subject Muslim during the christen re-conquest of the Iberian peninsula from the moors who was allowed to retain Islamic laws and religion in return for loyalty to a Christian monarch
Muezzin
muadhdhin: criers; adhana: proclaim
Mufti
mufti; part of afta, decide a point of law
A Muslim legal expert empowered to give ruling on religious matters
Mujahidin
mujahidn: one who fights a jihad
Mullah
a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law
Mummy
mumiya
body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial, esp. in ancient Egypt
Muslim
muslim: part of aslama
A follower of the Islamic religion
Muslin
Mussolo
a fine delicately woven cotton fabric from Mosul in Iraq where it was made
Myrrh
A gum resin from trees in the near east, used in perfumery, medicine, incense etc
Mummy
mumiya
body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial, esp. in ancient Egypt
Muslim
muslim: part of aslama
A follower of the Islamic religion
Muslin
Mussolo
a fine delicately woven cotton fabric from Mosul in Iraq where it was made
Myrrh
A gum resin from trees in the near east, used in perfumery, medicine, incense etc
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