Danish
77 words that reached Danish from Semitic languages. Extracted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unreviewed.
- abbedAramaic · “abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery”
- abrikosAncient Greek · “apricot (fruit)”
- AdamModern Hebrew · “Adam (biblical figure)”
- algebraArabic · “algebra (using symbols)”
- AlgerietArabic · “Algeria (a country in North Africa)”
- alkaliArabic · “an alkali”
- alkoholArabic · “alcohol”
- aubergineSanskrit · “eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)”
- ayatollahArabic · “ayatollah”
- baobabArabic · “baobab”
- birkesModern Hebrew · “poppy seed”
- checkPersian · “cheque, check”
- dragonAncient Greek · “tarragon”
- eliksirAncient Greek · “elixir, potion”
- EmanuelModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
- emirArabic · “emir (an Islamic prince or leader)”
- emiratArabic · “an emirate (country or state ruled by an emir)”
- fakirArabic · “fakir”
- falafelArabic · “falafel (single ball)”
- faraoAncient Egyptian · “pharaoh”
- fatwaArabic · “fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)”
- girafArabic · “giraffe”
- hadithArabic · “hadith”
- halalArabic · “halal (allowed, especially with regard to food)”
- hashArabic · “hash, hashish Not used anymore to denote dried h”
- huriArabic · “houri”
- imamArabic · “imam”
- inshallahArabic · “inshallah”
- IrakArabic · “Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)”
- jasminMiddle Persian · “jasmine (Jasminum; perfume)”
- JesusBiblical Hebrew · “Jesus”
- jihadArabic · “jihad”
- JohannesBiblical Hebrew · “John.”
- JudithModern Hebrew · “a female given name, equivalent to English Judit”
- kadiArabic · “a qadi, a judge who is trained in and practices ”
- kaffeArabic · “coffee”
- kaliberLatin · “calibre, or caliber (US)”
- kalifArabic · “caliph”
- karaffelArabic · “carafe”
- kebabArabic · “kebab (seasoned meat grilled on a spit), esp. do”
- kerubModern Hebrew · “cherub”
- kommenAkkadian · “caraway”
- LailaArabic · “a female given name”
- MariaModern Hebrew · “Mary (Biblical character)”
- masserePortuguese · “to massage”
- MichaelBiblical Hebrew · “a common Danish male given name”
- MirjamModern Hebrew · “Miriam.”
- moskéArabic · “a mosque”
- muezzinArabic · “a muezzin”
- muftiArabic · “mufti”
- mujahedinArabic · “a mujahid”
- mullahArabic · “mullah”
- mumiePersian · “a mummy”
- muslimArabic · “Muslim”
- påskeModern Hebrew · “Passover”
- RabatArabic · “Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital ”
- RubenModern Hebrew · “Reuben (biblical character).”
- sabbatModern Hebrew · “Sabbath”
- safariArabic · “safari”
- satanModern Hebrew · “a bastard; a sly, wicked, vicious person”
- serafModern Hebrew · “seraph (highest order of angels)”
- shariaArabic · “shari'a”
- shawarmaOttoman Turkish · “shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)”
- sheikhArabic · “sheikh”
- shiaArabic · “Shi'a (individual)”
- sirupArabic · “syrup”
- skakOld Persian · “chess”
- sodomiBiblical Hebrew · “sodomy”
- sofaArabic · “sofa, couch, divan, settee”
- SudanArabic · “Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa”
- sufiArabic · “Sufi”
- sukkerSanskrit · “sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and”
- sultanArabic · “sultan (ruler)”
- sunniArabic · “Sunni (individual)”
- suraArabic · “sura”
- talismanAncient Greek · “talisman”
- wallahArabic · “Generic intensifier.”