Modern Greek

188 words that reached Modern Greek from Semitic languages. Extracted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unreviewed.

Ααρών · AarónBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
Αδάμ · AdámBiblical Hebrew · “Adam”
Άγαρ · ÁgarModern Hebrew · “Hagar”
αλχημεία · alchimeíaAncient Greek · “alchemy”
άλφα · álfaPhoenician · “alpha, the name for the first letter of the mode”
Αλγερία · AlgeríaArabic · “Algeria (a country in North Africa)”
άλγεβρα · álgevraArabic · “algebra”
αλκάλιο · alkálioArabic · “alkali metal (lithium, sodium, potassium, etc)”
Αλλάχ · AlláchArabic · “Allah (God, in Islamic contexts)”
αλληλούια · alliloúiaModern Hebrew · “alleluia, hallelujah”
αμάλγαμα · amálgamaAncient Greek · “amalgam (alloy of mercury)”
αμιράλης · amirálisArabic · “admiral”
αγγούρι · angoúriArabic · “cucumber”
Άννα · ÁnnaBiblical Hebrew · “Hannah”
αραπίνα · arapínaArabic · “negress, nigger (black woman)”
αράπης · arápisArabic · “nigger (black person)”
Ασσυρία · AssyríaAkkadian · “Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and”
Αυνάν · AvnánModern Hebrew · “Onan (son of Judah who is known for having ejacu”
Αβραάμ · AvraámBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Avraam, from Hebrew, equivale”
μπαχάρι · bacháriArabic · “allspice (spice)”
μπακάλης · bakálisArabic · “grocer”
μπαλάτι · balátiModern Standard Arabic · “tile”
μπατανία · bataníaArabic · “blanket”
μπατανία · bataníaModern Standard Arabic · “blanket”
μπεκιάρης · bekiárisArabic · “bachelor”
μπελάς · belásArabic · “trouble, bother (difficulty, problem, condition,”
μπεντ · bentModern Standard Arabic · “egg”
μπιχλιμπίδι · bichlimpídiArabic · “trinket, knick-knack, bric-a-brac, bauble (small”
μπινές · binésArabic · “homo, faggot, queer (male homosexual)”
μπουάπα · bouápaModern Standard Arabic · “gatehouse”
μπουάπης · bouápisModern Standard Arabic · “doorman, gatekeeper”
μπουρνούζι · bournoúziArabic · “bathrobe, cotton robe”
μπρίκι · bríkiMiddle Persian · “briki (small metal coffee pot)”
χαγιάτι · chagiátiArabic · “covered balcony, open or closed with glass, an e”
χαΐνης · chaḯnisArabic · “fugitive, mutineer, outlaw; partisan, rebel, ins”
Χαλέπι · ChalépiArabic · “Aleppo (a city in Syria)”
χαλβάς · chalvásArabic · “halva, confection usually made from crushed sesa”
χαμάμ · chamámArabic · “Turkish bath”
χαμπάρι · champáriArabic · “news (new information of interest)”
χαμσίνι · chamsíniModern Standard Arabic · “khamsin (a hot wind in Egypt)”
Χανιά · ChaniáArabic · “Chania (a city, the capital of Chania regional u”
Χανουκά · ChanoukáModern Hebrew · “Hanukkah”
χαντάκι · chantákiArabic · “gutter or ditch (beside a roadway)”
χάπι · chápiArabic · “pill, capsule”
χαράμι · charámiArabic · “in vain, for nothing”
χαράτσι · charátsiArabic · “poll tax (under the Ottomans)”
χαρούπι · charoúpiArabic · “carob (fruit)”
χαρτούμι · chartoúmiArabic · “hose”
χασάπης · chasápisArabic · “butcher, meat seller, slaughterer”
χασίς · chasísArabic · “hashish”
χάβρα · chávraModern Hebrew · “(a meeting with people talking on top of each ot”
χαζός · chazósArabic · “unintelligent”
χένα · chénaArabic · “henna dye produced from plant Lawsonia inermis”
Χεβρώνα · ChevrónaModern Hebrew · “Hebron (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)”
χιτζάμπ · chitzámpArabic · “hijab”
Δανιήλ · DaniílBiblical Hebrew · “Daniel, a book of the Bible.”
Ελισάβετ · ElisávetBiblical Hebrew · “a female given name, Elisavet, from Hebrew, equi”
Εμμανουήλ · EmmanouílModern Hebrew · “a male given name, Immanuel and Emmanuel”
Εύα · ÉvaBiblical Hebrew · “Eve”
φαλάφα · faláfaModern Standard Arabic · “falafel”
φενέκ · fenékPersian · “fennec (Vulpes zerda)”
φέσι · fésiArabic · “fez”
φιστίκι · fistíkiMiddle Persian · “pistachio nut”
φιτίλι · fitíliArabic · “fuse (for explosives)”
φλιτζάνι · flitzániAncient Greek · “cup”
Γαμαλιήλ · GamaliílBiblical Hebrew · “Gamaliel”
Γαβριήλ · GavriílBiblical Hebrew · “Gabriel”
γεμενί · gemeníArabic · “traditional headscarf (worn for warmth, cleanlin”
γινάτι · ginátiArabic · “stubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness (state of”
γιώτα · giótaProto-Semitic · “iota; the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet”
γκάσμα · gkásmaModern Standard Arabic · “shoes”
γκίμπνα · gkímpnaModern Standard Arabic · “cheese”
Ιεχωβά · IechováModern Hebrew · “Jehovah”
Ιεροσόλυμα · IerosólymaBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem (a city in the Holy Land between the M”
Ιερουσαλήμ · IerousalímBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem (a city in the Holy Land between the M”
Ιησούς · IisoúsAramaic · “Jesus”
Ιησούς Χριστός · Iisoús ChristósModern Hebrew · “Jesus Christ”
Ηλίας · IlíasBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Elias, from Hebrew, equivalen”
ιμάμης · imámisArabic · “imam”
Ίμπιζα · ÍmpizaPhoenician · “Ibiza (an island of the Balearic Islands, Spain)”
Ιωακείμ · IoakeímBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Ioakeim, from Hebrew, equival”
Ιωάννης · IoánnisBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Giannis, Yiannis, and Yannis,”
Ιώβ · IóvBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Iov, from Hebrew, equivalent ”
ιραδές · iradésArabic · “irade”
Ιράκ · IrákArabic · “Iraq (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)”
Ησαΐας · IsaḯasBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Isaias, from Hebrew, equivale”
καφές · kafésArabic · “cup of coffee”
καλάι · kaláiArabic · “solder, alloy of tin and (traditionally) lead us”
καλούπι · kaloúpiKoine Greek · “mould (UK), mold (US) (anything in/around which ”
καράφα · karáfaArabic · “carafe, decanter”
Καρχηδόνα · KarchidónaPhoenician · “Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in mo”
κέφι · kéfiArabic · “high spirits, good humour, gaiety, merriness, me”
κεμπάπ · kempápArabic · “kebab (oblong minced meat patties, often cooked ”
κινά · kináArabic · “henna dye”
κιθάρα · kitháraAncient Greek · “guitar”
κόχλι · kóchliModern Standard Arabic · “eyeliner”
κουμάρι · koumáriArabic · “gambling, any instance of a game of chance invol”
κουνουπίδι · kounoupídiAncient Greek · “cauliflower”
κουρκουμάς · kourkoumásArabic · “turmeric”
κουσούρι · kousoúriArabic · “shortcoming (usually for a person)”
λάμπαν · lámpanModern Standard Arabic · “milk”
λεμόνι · lemóniSanskrit · “lemon (fruit)”
λίμπ · límpModern Standard Arabic · “pumpkin seed”
λουκουμάς · loukoumásArabic · “loukoumas (a small doughnut, often flavoured wit”
λουκούμι · loukoúmiArabic · “Turkish delight, locoum”
λουλάκι · loulákiPersian · “bluing for whitening, laundry blue”
μαγαζί · magazíArabic · “shop, store, retail outlet”
μαϊμού · maïmoúArabic · “monkey”
μαϊντανός · maïntanósByzantine Greek · “parsley (both the plant and herb)”
μάννα · mánnaModern Hebrew · “manna”
μαντέμι · mantémiArabic · “cast iron”
μαντράσα · mantrásaModern Standard Arabic · “school”
μαούνα · maoúnaModern Hebrew · “barge, lighter”
μαραφέτι · marafétiArabic · “widget, doodah (UK), doodad (UK), thingummy, thi”
μασούρι · masoúriModern Standard Arabic · “yarn or thread rolled in the shape of a cylinder”
μάτμπαχ · mátmpachModern Standard Arabic · “kitchen”
μαβί · mavíArabic · “azure, dark blue”
μαβής · mavísArabic · “azure, navy blue, dark blue (literary use especi”
μελιτζάνα · melitzánaPersian · “aubergine (UK), eggplant (US)”
Μιχαήλ · MichaḯlBiblical Hebrew · “the Archangel Michael”
μιναρές · minarésArabic · “minaret”
Μωάμεθ · MoámethArabic · “Muhammad (founder of Islam)”
μουσακάς · mousakásArabic · “moussaka, mousaka”
μουσαμάς · mousamásArabic · “canvas (woven fabric)”
Μωυσής · MoysísBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name”
ναδίρ · nadírArabic · “nadir, lowest point”
Ναζαρηνός · NazarinósModern Hebrew · “Nazarene (person from Nazareth)”
νισάφι · nisáfiArabic · “pity, self-restraint”
Νώε · NóeBiblical Hebrew · “Noah”
νόκτα · nóktaModern Standard Arabic · “joke”
νούφαρο · noúfaroSanskrit · “lotus, water lily”
νταούλι · ntaoúliArabic · “small drum, tupan, davul (folk musical instrumen”
ντούρα · ntoúraModern Standard Arabic · “corn”
οκά · okáArabic · “oka (weight unit equal to 400 dirhams, in Greece”
Ορμούζ · OrmoúzArabic · “Hormuz. As in Strait of Hormuz.”
ωσαννά · osannáBiblical Hebrew · “hosanna (cry of praise or adoration to God)”
Οσμάν · OsmánArabic · “a transliteration of the Ottoman Turkish male gi”
παπαγάλος · papagálosArabic · “parrot”
Πάσχα · PáschaModern Hebrew · “Easter”
Πέσαχ · PésachModern Hebrew · “Passover (eight-day Jewish festival of Pesach, c”
Πουρίμ · PourímModern Hebrew · “Purim”
ράφι · ráfiArabic · “shelf”
ραγιάς · ragiásArabic · “rayah”
Ραμαζάνι · RamazániArabic · “Ramadan (ninth month of the Islamic calendar)”
ραββί · ravvíModern Hebrew · “rabbi (minister of religion)”
ρεζίλι · rezíliArabic · “laughing stock, object of ridicule.”
ρουσφέτι · rousfétiArabic · “favour (UK), favor (US)”
Ρουθ · RouthModern Hebrew · “Ruth (eighth book in the Old Testament of the Bi”
σαγανάκι · saganákiArabic · “saganaki (small double-handled frying pan or a f”
σαγάνι · sagániArabic · “double-handled frying pan”
σακάτης · sakátisArabic · “cripple (person with impaired physical abilities”
σατέν · saténArabic · “satin”
Σάββας · SávvasAramaic · “a male given name, Savvas, from Aramaic”
Σάββατο · SávvatoModern Hebrew · “Saturday”
Σεφαρδίτης · SefardítisModern Hebrew · “Sephardi (Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native ”
σεραφείμ · serafeímBiblical Hebrew · “seraph”
σεβντάς · sevntásArabic · “infatuation, strong love”
Σιδώνα · SidónaPhoenician · “Sidon (a city in Lebanon)”
σιμίτ · simítModern Standard Arabic · “koulouri, simit (ring shaped bread roll covered ”
σιμίτι · simítiAkkadian · “simit, bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll ”
σινάφι · sináfiArabic · “a class of people practicing the same craft or s”
σκάκι · skákiPersian · “chess”
σόδα · sódaArabic · “soda, soda water, club soda (carbonated water)”
σοφάς · sofásArabic · “low sofa, usually a built construction”
σοκάκι · sokákiArabic · “back street, back alley, back alleyway, alley (s”
σορμπέ · sormpéArabic · “sorbet (dessert of frozen sweetened water with f”
σουλτάνος · soultánosArabic · “sultan”
στράφι · stráfiArabic · “(to go) to waste, down the drain”
ταχίνι · tachíniArabic · “tahini”
ταμπάκης · tampákisArabic · “tanner”
τεφτέρι · teftériAncient Greek · “ledger, accounts book”
τεμενάς · temenásArabic · “bow, curtsey”
Θωμάς · ThomásBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas”
τσακίρ κέφι · tsakír kéfiArabic · “at the peak of κέφι (kéfi), high spirits, also i”
τσαμπουκάς · tsampoukásArabic · “bullying behaviour, tough guy behaviour, toughne”
τσέπη · tsépiArabic · “pocket (in clothing)”
τσίπουρο · tsípouroBiblical Hebrew · “tsipouro (an alcoholic spirit made from the dist”
τζερεμές · tzeremésArabic · “unjust fine or penalty, payment for damage cause”
τζερτζελές · tzertzelésArabic · “uproar, commotion, roughhouse, horseplay (in a p”
τζίνι · tzíniArabic · “genie, djinn”
Βαρθολομαίος · VartholomaíosAramaic · “a male given name, Vartholomaios, from Aramaic, ”
Βενιαμίν · VeniamínBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name, Veniamin, from Hebrew, equiva”
ζαφορά · zaforáArabic · “crocus”
ζάρι · záriArabic · “die, dice (polyhedron used in game of chance)”
ζενίθ · zeníthArabic · “zenith”
ζιμπάλα · zimpálaModern Standard Arabic · “rubbish, garbage, trash”
ζουλούμι · zouloúmiArabic · “injustice, harm, wrong”
ζουμπούλι · zoumpoúliArabic · “hyacinth”