List of Portuguese words of Arabic origin
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[edit] A
- Açafate (assafat)
- Açafrão (azzafaran)
- Acéquia (assekyah)
- Achaque (ashshaka)
- Acicate (ashshukat)
- Açoite (assaut)
- Açorda (athurda)
- Açoteia (assutaiha)
- Açougue (assok)
- Açucena (assusana)
- Açude (assudd)
- Açúcar (assukar derived from Sanskrit çarkara)
- Adarga (addarka)
- Aduana (addwana)
- Alá (al-ilâh)
- Alabão (allabban)
- Alambique
- Alarife (alarif)
- Alarve (al-árab)
- Alazão
- Albarda (albarda'a)
- Albardar (albarda'a)
- Albarraque
- Albornoz (al-burnus)
- Albufeira (al-buHera)
- Alcáçova (alkasaba)
- Alcachofra (alkharshof)
- Alcaide (alkaid)
- Alcaidaria (alkaid)
- Alcaiote (alkawwad)
- Alcalóide (composed word: Arabic. alcali and Greek eîdos)
- Alcaravia (alkarawiya)
- Alcaraviz (alkarabís)
- Alcateia (alkataia)
- Alcatifa (alkatifa)
- Alcatruz (alkadus compound word: Arabic. al and Greek kádos, jar for water or wine)
- Alcavala (alkabala)
- Alcofa (alkuffa)
- Álcool (alkohul)
- Alcorão (Alkuran)
- Alcova (alkubba)
- Alecrim (aliklil)
- Aletria (alitríya)
- Alface
- Alfafa
- Alfaia
- Alfaiate (al-khayyáţ)
- Alfândega (al-funduq)
- Alfanje
- Alfaraz
- Alfarela
- Alfarrábio
- Alfarrabista
- Alfarroba
- Alfarrobeira
- Alfavaca
- Alfazema
- Alfeire
- Alferes (alfaris)
- Alfobre (alhufra)
- Alforge (alhurj)
- Alforria (compound word: Arabic.al and French feurre)
- Algarismo (alkarizmi, name of Arab mathematician Abu Ibn Muça)
- Algarve(al-rarb)
- Álgebra
- Algema (aljami'a)
- Algeroz (azzurub)
- Algibeira (al-jibaira)
- Algodão (alkutun)
- Algodoeiro
- Algoritmo
- Alguidar (algidar)
- Alicate (allikkát)
- Aljama (aljamaa)
- Aljava (aljaba)
- Almadrava (almadraba)
- Almanaque (almanakh)
- Almedina (almedina)
- Almóada
- Almocreve (almukari)
- Almofada (almukhadda)
- Almofate (almikhyat)
- Almofre
- Almogávar (almugauar)
- Almôndega (albundeca)
- Almorávida (almurabit)
- Almotacé (almuhtasib)
- Almotolia (almutli)
- Almoxarifado
- Almoxarife
- Almude
- Alqueire
- Alqueive
- Alvanel
- Alvará
- Alvazil
- Alveitar
- Alvitana
- Alvíssaras
- Alvorge
- Armazém
- Arrátel
- Arroba
- Arroz (رز)
- Arsenal
- Atafal
- Atafona
- Atalaia
- Azar
- Azeite
- Azeitona
- Azemel
- Azémola
- Azimute
- Azenha
- Azinhaga
- Azulejo
[edit] B
- Bafafá
- Baraço
- Bolota (balluta)
- blaaah (baa-laah)
[edit] C
- Café
- Cáfila
- Califa
- Ceifa
- Ceroulas
- Chafariz
- Cherne
- Chifra
- Cifra
[edit] D
- Damasco
[edit] E
- Elixir
- Emir
- Emirato (Emirado)
- Escabeche (Sikbaj)
[edit] F
- Falua (faluka)
- Fatímida
[edit] G
- Garrafa (garrafâ)
[edit] H
- Harém
- Haxixe
[edit] I
- Imã (imam)
- Islão (Islã)
[edit] J
- Javali (jabali)
[edit] L
- Laranja (naranj derived from the Persian naräng)
- Laranjeira (naranj derived from the Persian naräng)
- Lezíria (al-jaza'ir)
- Limão (laimun derived from the Persian limun)
- Limoeiro (laimun derived from the Persian limun)
[edit] M
- Madraçal (madraça, school)
- Magazine
- Marabuto
- Masmorra (matmura)
- Matraca (mitraka)
- Mesquita (masdjid)
- Metical (Mozambican currency, from mitķāl, an Arabic unit of weight, from taķāl', weigh).
- Moçárabe (must'rib)
- Mudéjar (mudajjin)
- Muezim
- Maomé (originally Muhammad; also Maomet; formerly Maomede, Mafoma, Mafamede)
- Muladi (malado)
[edit] N
- Nadir (natir)
- Nora (na'ûra)
[edit] O
- Omíada
- Oxalá (in sha allah or inshallah, God willing)
[edit] P
- Papagaio (babaga)
[edit] R
- Ramadão (Ramadã)
- Rês
- Resma
[edit] S
- Sáfaro (sahra', desert)
- Safra (safaria)
- Salamaleque (as-salam-alaik, may peace be upon you)
- Saloio (çahroi)
- Sofá (suffah, couch)
- Sultanato (sultan, ruler)
- Sultão (sultan, ruler)
- Sura
[edit] T
- Tambor (tanbur derived from the Persian dänbära)
[edit] X
- Xadrez (xatranj derived from the Sanskrit xaturanga)
- Xarope (xarab)
- Xaveco (xabbak)
- Xeque (xaikh)
- Xeque-mate
[edit] Z
- Zarabatana (zarba tãnâ)
- Zénite (samt)
[edit] References
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article, accessed February 24, 2007.
[edit] External links
- As Projeções da Língua Árabe na Língua Portuguesa, essay by Antônio Houaiss
