Spanish

786 words that reached Spanish from Semitic languages. Extracted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unreviewed.

abaArabic · “caution!, watch out!”
ababolAndalusian Arabic · “the flower of the red poppy (Papaver rhoeas)”
abaceroAndalusian Arabic · “grocer”
abacoraArabic · “alternative form of albacora; swordfish”
abadAramaic · “abbot”
abalorioMiddle Persian · “glass bead”
abarrarArabic · “to throw with force”
abasíArabic · “Abbasid”
abelmoscoArabic · “abelmosk (evergreen shrub, Abelmoschus moschatus”
abencerrajeAndalusian Arabic · “a member of a powerful faction, native to the Em”
abenuzArabic · “ebony”
AbigaílModern Hebrew · “the wife of Nabal and later of David”
AbrahamBiblical Hebrew · “Abraham”
AcazModern Hebrew · “Ahaz”
acebibeArabic · “raisin”
acebucheArabic · “wild olive tree”
aceifaArabic · “summertime ghazwa (Moorish raids into Christian ”
aceiteArabic · “oil”
aceitunaArabic · “olive (fruit)”
acelgaArabic · “chard, mangold (edible leafy vegetable, Beta vul”
acémilaArabic · “mule; beast of burden”
acemiteArabic · “bran”
aceñaArabic · “water mill; flour mill”
acequiaArabic · “irrigation ditch”
acerolaArabic · “azarole, the fruit of the acerolo (Crataegus aza”
acetreArabic · “situla”
achacarArabic · “to attribute (something to someone); to blame”
acialArabic · “barnacle, twitch, a kind of pincers or vise to f”
acicateAndalusian Arabic · “spur (implement for prodding a horse)”
acimutArabic · “azimuth”
acirateLatin · “ridge (formed by plowed earth)”
AdánModern Hebrew · “Adam (biblical figure)”
adargaArabic · “leather shield”
adárgamaArabic · “fine flour”
adarmeAncient Greek · “adarme, Spanish dram (a traditional unit of mass”
adarvarArabic · “to stun, to shock”
adarveArabic · “defense wall”
adeferaArabic · “a small, square tile used in friezes and pavemen”
adelfaAncient Greek · “oleander”
ademánArabic · “gesture (motion of the body)”
adiafaArabic · “a gift or refreshment given to sailors upon thei”
adiveArabic · “adive; jackal”
adobeAncient Egyptian · “adobe”
adoquínArabic · “paving stone, flagstone, cobblestone”
aduanaSumerian · “customs”
adufeSumerian · “a traditional square tambourine of Moorish origi”
afanarArabic · “to steal, pinch”
ahorrarArabic · “to save (to store for future use)”
ajatabaArabic · “a pinnule or diopter”
ajebeArabic · “alum (an astringent salt)”
ajedreaLatin · “savory (herb)”
ajedrezSanskrit · “chess”
ajenuzAndalusian Arabic · “love-in-a-mist; nigella”
ajimezAndalusian Arabic · “bifora; mullioned window”
ajorcaArabic · “bracelet”
ajuarArabic · “dowry, trousseau”
al-ÁndalusArabic · “al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)”
alacránArabic · “scorpion”
alahílcaArabic · “wall hanging”
alajúArabic · “a sweet paste of almonds, nuts and bread crumbs ”
alamarAndalusian Arabic · “frog”
alambiqueAncient Greek · “still (device for distilling liquids)”
alardeArabic · “boast, boasting, brag”
alarguezAndalusian Arabic · “barberry (Berberis vulgaris)”
alaridoArabic · “shriek, shout”
alarifeArabic · “architect”
alazánArabic · “sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown”
alazorArabic · “safflower”
albaceaAndalusian Arabic · “testamentary executor, administrator”
AlbaceteAndalusian Arabic · “Albacete (a city and municipality, the capital o”
albacoraArabic · “breba, an early Ficus carica fig”
albahacaArabic · “basil (plant or culinary herb)”
albañalArabic · “sewer, drain”
albañilArabic · “mason, bricklayer”
albaránArabic · “invoice”
albardaArabic · “packsaddle”
albardánArabic · “buffoon”
albardínArabic · “esparto (Lygeum spartum)”
albayaldeArabic · “white lead”
albéitarAncient Greek · “farrier who can also cure minor animal (especial”
albercaArabic · “water tank”
albérchigoArabic · “peach”
albogueArabic · “a type of rudimentary flute”
albokaArabic · “alboka”
albóndigaAncient Greek · “meatball”
albornozAncient Greek · “burnoose”
alboroníaArabic · “A kind of stew from central and southern Spain, ”
alborozoArabic · “joy, jubilation, delight”
albriciasArabic · “albricias”
albudecaArabic · “tasteless or watery melon”
albuferaArabic · “lagoon”
alburArabic · “bleak (fish); dace”
alcabalaArabic · “alcavala”
alcacelArabic · “synonym of alcacer”
alcachofaArabic · “artichoke”
alcahueteArabic · “gossip (person)”
alcaiceríaArabic · “A public marketplace where silk merchants would ”
AlcaláArabic · “the name of a number of cities and towns in Spai”
AlcalaténArabic · “Alcalatén (a comarca of Castellón, Valencian Com”
alcaldeArabic · “mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality)”
alcanaArabic · “privet”
alcancíaArabic · “cashbox”
alcándaraArabic · “perch”
alcandoraArabic · “a shirt or similar garment”
AlcántaraArabic · “Alcántara (a municipality of Spain)”
alcaparraLatin · “caper (plant)”
alcaparroArabic · “caper (plant)”
alcaravánPersian · “stone curlew”
alcaraveaArabic · “caraway (plant, seed)”
AlcarazArabic · “Alcaraz: a surname”
alcarceñaArabic · “bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)”
alcarrazaSumerian · “alcarraza (jug made of porous earthenware)”
alcarriaArabic · “plateau, especially one bare of vegetation”
alcatifaArabic · “carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)”
alcatrazArabic · “gannet (bird)”
alcatrazArabic · “roll of paper, paper cone, cornet”
alcaucilLatin · “artichoke (vegetable)”
alcaudónArabic · “shrike (any of various passerine birds of the fa”
alcayataLatin · “meat hook”
alcazabaArabic · “a Moorish fortress within or beside a walled cit”
alcázarLatin · “alcazar (Moorish fortress in Spain)”
AlcazarénArabic · “Alcazarén (a town and municipality of Valladolid”
alcazuzArabic · “liquorice plant”
alcobaArabic · “bedroom”
alcohelaArabic · “endive (Cichorium endivia)”
alcoholArabic · “alcohol”
alcorLatin · “hill; hillock”
alcorqueArabic · “tree grating (metal covering around the base of ”
alcorzaArabic · “sugar-heavy mass to manufacture pastry from it”
alcotánArabic · “hobby (bird)”
alcurniaArabic · “lineage, blood”
alcuzaArabic · “oil container, oil jar (kitchen utensil)”
aldabaArabic · “latch, bolt”
aldeaArabic · “village”
AldebaránArabic · “Aldebaran”
álefModern Hebrew · “aleph (א) (first letter of the Hebrew alphabet)”
alefrizAncient Greek · “mortise, rabbet (on the keel or stem)”
AlepoArabic · “Aleppo (a city in Syria)”
alerceArabic · “larch tree (trees of the genus Larix)”
aletríaAncient Greek · “noodle”
aleveArabic · “treacherous”
aleyaArabic · “ayah (a verse in the Quran)”
alfadíaArabic · “bribe”
alfaguaraArabic · “wellspring”
alfajorArabic · “A popular confection in Andalusia usually made w”
alfalfaArabic · “alfalfa”
alfanjeArabic · “cutlass (sword of European origin with a straigh”
alfaqueArabic · “sandbank”
alfaquíArabic · “alfaqui”
alfarAkkadian · “clay”
alféizarArabic · “windowsill, ledge”
alfeñiquePersian · “alfeñique, a type of sugar confectionary”
alferecíaAncient Greek · “infantile epilepsy”
alférezAndalusian Arabic · “second lieutenant, subaltern, ensign”
alfilPersian · “bishop”
alfilerArabic · “pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)”
alfizArabic · “alfiz”
alfolíAndalusian Arabic · “granary; barn”
alfóncigoArabic · “pistachio (tree)”
alforjaArabic · “saddlebag, knapsack”
alforzaArabic · “pleat (in clothing etc)”
alfozArabic · “during the Middle Ages, the rural territory belo”
algaliaArabic · “civet (perfume)”
algarArabic · “cave, grotto”
algaraAndalusian Arabic · “a raiding troop on horseback”
algarabíaArabic · “hubbub, uproar”
AlgarbeArabic · “Algarve (a traditional region and former kingdom”
algarrobaArabic · “carob (fruit of the carob tree)”
algazaraArabic · “hoo-ha, uproar”
álgebraArabic · “algebra”
AlgecirasArabic · “Algeciras (a city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in An”
algodónAramaic · “cotton (plant, textile fiber)”
algoritmoArabic · “algorithm”
alguacilArabic · “bailiff”
alhábegaArabic · “basil (plant or culinary herb)”
alhajaArabic · “jewellery; jewel”
alhamarArabic · “red blanket or cover”
AlhambraArabic · “Alhambra (a palace in Granada, Spain)”
alharacaArabic · “clamour, vociferation; fuss”
alharmaArabic · “harmal”
alhelíArabic · “wallflower (several short-lived herbs or shrubs ”
alheñaArabic · “henna (shrub (Lawsonia inermis) and dye)”
alholvaArabic · “fenugreek”
alhóndigaAncient Greek · “grain store”
alhorreArabic · “meconium”
alhucemaArabic · “lavender”
AlicanteAncient Greek · “Alicante (a province of the Valencian Community,”
alicatarArabic · “to tile”
alicateArabic · “pliers”
alifaraArabic · “a meal as part of a business deal”
alimocheArabic · “Egyptian vulture”
aliojArabic · “marble (crystalline limestone)”
AliudArabic · “Aliud (a municipality of Soria, Castile and León”
aljabaArabic · “quiver (for arrows)”
aljamaArabic · “aljama”
aljamíaArabic · “aljamiado”
aljibeArabic · “well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir”
aljófarPersian · “seed pearl”
aljofifaAndalusian Arabic · “floorcloth”
aljubaArabic · “doublet (clothing)”
allozaArabic · “almond”
almacénArabic · “warehouse”
AlmadénArabic · “Almadén (a town and municipality of Ciudad Real,”
almádenaAncient Greek · “sledgehammer”
almadíaAndalusian Arabic · “wooden raft”
almadrabaAndalusian Arabic · “tuna fishing”
almagreArabic · “ruddle (red ochre)”
almajanequeArabic · “mangonel”
almanaqueArabic · “almanac”
almarráArabic · “cotton gin”
almártagaArabic · “headstall”
AlmazánArabic · “a town in Soria, Spain”
almazaraArabic · “olive oil mill”
almazuelaArabic · “patchwork (cloth, quilt)”
almeaArabic · “almah, an oriental singer and dancer”
AlmedaArabic · “a surname from Arabic”
almenaraArabic · “beacon, signal fire”
almenaraArabic · “overflow ditch”
AlmeríaArabic · “Almería (a city and municipality, the capital of”
almezArabic · “hackberry (Celtis spp.)”
almezaArabic · “hackberry (fruit)”
almiarArabic · “large haystack kept in storage, often with a pol”
almíbarPersian · “sugar water”
alminarArabic · “minaret”
almirezArabic · “large mortar (as in, mortar and pestle)”
almizcleSanskrit · “musk”
AlmodóvarArabic · “a surname from Portuguese”
almofallaArabic · “encampment, encamped army”
almogávarArabic · “almogavar”
almohadaArabic · “pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)”
almohadeArabic · “Almohad”
almojábanaArabic · “a Colombian bread made with cheese and flour”
almojarifeArabic · “customs officer; revenue collector”
almonedaArabic · “auction”
almoradujArabic · “marjoram”
almorávideArabic · “Almoravid”
almotacénArabic · “An official in charge of surveiling a market.”
almudAkkadian · “synonym of celemín (a traditional unit of dry me”
AlmudenaArabic · “a female given name”
almuecínTurkish · “muezzin (person who issues call to prayer)”
alpargataAndalusian Arabic · “espadrille (light shoe)”
alpisteLatin · “canary grass (Phalaris canariensis)”
alquequenjeArabic · “bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Phys”
alqueríaArabic · “farmhouse”
alquiblaArabic · “qibla”
alquicelArabic · “a type of Moorish cloak, often made of white woo”
alquilerAndalusian Arabic · “rent (a payment made in exchange for something b”
alquimiaAncient Greek · “alchemy”
alquitaraArabic · “still (device for distilling liquids)”
alquitránArabic · “tar, pitch”
altramuzSumerian · “lupin (any member of the genus Lupinus in the fa”
alubiaPersian · “bean seed”
amarilloMiddle Persian · “yellow or golden (colour)”
AmósModern Hebrew · “Amos (figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible)”
anabíArabic · “synonym of nabí.”
anafreArabic · “stove”
añagazaArabic · “decoy”
anaquelArabic · “shelf”
AndorraArabic · “Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, betwee”
andrajoAndalusian Arabic · “rags (as clothes)”
anfiónArabic · “opium”
añilSanskrit · “indigo (colour)”
anteAndalusian Arabic · “elk”
araarArabic · “Tetraclinis articulata, the sandarac tree”
árabeArabic · “Arabic”
arambelArabic · “a drapery, tapestry; a patchwork hanging”
arancelArabic · “tariff”
arcaduzArabic · “a kind of large clay vase”
ArgelArabic · “Algiers (the capital city of Algeria)”
ArgeliaArabic · “Algeria (a country in North Africa)”
argollaArabic · “large ring, hoop”
arjoránAkkadian · “Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)”
ArmagedónModern Hebrew · “Armageddon”
arrabalArabic · “suburb”
arracadaAndalusian Arabic · “earring (especially one that hangs down, as oppo”
arráezArabic · “boss; chief (of Moors or other Arabic people)”
arrayánArabic · “myrtle”
arrecifeArabic · “reef”
arreldeArabic · “four pounds in weight”
arrezuzArabic · “liquorice (plant, confection)”
arriateArabic · “an elongated parterre (formal garden)”
arrobaArabic · “at (the symbol @)”
arropeArabic · “arrope”
arsenalArabic · “arsenal (stock of weapons)”
asesinoArabic · “murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to co”
atabalArabic · “atabal (kind of tabor used by the Moors)”
atafeaArabic · “The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibili”
ataguíaArabic · “cofferdam”
ataharreArabic · “crupper”
atalayaArabic · “watchtower”
atarazanaArabic · “shipyard, dockyard”
atarjeaArabic · “sewage pipe”
atarragaArabic · “hammer”
atarrayaAndalusian Arabic · “fishing net”
ataúdArabic · “coffin, casket”
atijaraArabic · “merchandise”
atochaAndalusian Arabic · “esparto (grass)”
atúnAncient Greek · “tuna (fish)”
atutíaArabic · “tutty”
augePersian · “boom, rise, growth”
averíaArabic · “breakdown (a failure, particularly mechanical; s”
AýnaArabic · “a village and municipality of Albacete, Castilla”
azabacheOld Persian · “jet (a form of compact, glistening coal, often u”
azafataArabic · “stewardess, flight attendant”
azafateArabic · “flat basket; tray”
azafatoArabic · “flight attendant”
azafránAramaic · “saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)”
azagayaArabic · “assegai (weapon)”
azaharArabic · “orange blossom”
azaláArabic · “salat”
azaqueArabic · “zakat”
azaquefaArabic · “portico”
azarArabic · “luck, chance”
azarbeArabic · “irrigation ditch”
azófarArabic · “brass”
azogueArabic · “mercury, quicksilver”
azoraArabic · “sura, any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.”
azoteArabic · “whip, lash, scourge (multi-tailed whip, especial”
azoteaArabic · “roof terrace, rooftop, flat roof”
azucenaAncient Egyptian · “lily”
azudArabic · “waterwheel”
azufaifaAncient Greek · “jujube (fruit)”
azulPersian · “blue”
azulejoArabic · “tile (of a wall or floor)”
azúmbarArabic · “water plantain, Damasonium alisma”
azumbreArabic · “an ancient measure of volume of liquids used in ”
azurPersian · “azure (sky-blue coloured)”
BabelAkkadian · “Babel (city and tower)”
badanaArabic · “sheepskin”
badénArabic · “dip (in the road)”
badulaqueLatin · “dumb, having the properties of an imbecile”
bajáOttoman Turkish · “pasha”
BalaguerAndalusian Arabic · “a habitational surname from Catalan”
balajeArabic · “balas, balas-ruby”
baldaArabic · “a cheap and worthless thing; a trinket, trifle”
baldragasArabic · “wimp”
bandujoArabic · “a type of tripe filled with meat”
baobabArabic · “baobab”
barakaArabic · “good fortune”
bardaArabic · “barding”
barragánArabic · “barracan; a waterproof woolen fabric”
barrioArabic · “neighbourhood”
batánArabic · “fulling mill”
beduinoArabic · “bedouin”
BelcebúModern Hebrew · “Beelzebub”
BelénModern Hebrew · “Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)”
bellotaArabic · “acorn (fruit of the oak)”
BenjamínBiblical Hebrew · “Benjamin”
berenjenaSanskrit · “aubergine, eggplant, brinjal”
betaProto-Semitic · “beta; the Greek letter Β, β”
BetelgeuseArabic · “Betelgeuse”
bezaarArabic · “bezoar”
bezoarArabic · “bezoar”
biznagaLatin · “toothpickweed, khella (Visnaga daucoides (syn. A”
BoozModern Hebrew · “Boaz”
borceguíArabic · “combat boot”
BorjaArabic · “a town and municipality Zaragoza, Spain”
BukeleArabic · “a surname from Arabic”
cábalaModern Hebrew · “speculation, guess”
cadíArabic · “qadi (an Islamic judge)”
CádizPhoenician · “Cadiz (a port city and municipality, the provinc”
CafarnaúmBiblical Hebrew · “Capernaum (an ancient town in Galilee, Israel)”
caféArabic · “brown”
cáfilaArabic · “caravan (a group of humans, camels or other anim”
cafreArabic · “inhabitant of British Kaffraria, a former Britis”
cahízArabic · “cahiz (a traditional unit of dry measure equival”
caídArabic · “caid”
CaifásModern Hebrew · “Caiaphas”
CaínModern Hebrew · “Cain (Biblical character)”
cajelLatin · “used after naranja or naranjo to denote a variet”
calabazaPersian · “pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo; typical pumpkin used fo”
calacaAramaic · “Death”
calafateAndalusian Arabic · “caulker”
calamónAncient Greek · “the western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)”
CalatayudArabic · “Calatayud (a town and municipality of Zaragoza, ”
caldeoAkkadian · “Chaldean”
califaAndalusian Arabic · “caliph”
CamModern Hebrew · “Ham (son of Noah)”
camelloProto-Semitic · “camel”
campiñaLate Latin · “countryside”
cañaAkkadian · “cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or su”
canalAkkadian · “canal, flume, waterway (artificial)”
candilLatin · “a type of oil lamp with a restricted (jar or pit”
cárabeArabic · “amber (fossil resin)”
carcajPersian · “quiver”
carcaxArabic · “metal anklet, metal bracelet, metal armlet”
carmenArabic · “a type of house in Granada”
carmesíAndalusian Arabic · “crimson”
carpásModern Hebrew · “karpas”
CartagoPhoenician · “Carthage (an ancient city in North Africa, in mo”
CasablancaArabic · “Casablanca (the capital city of the region of Ca”
CatarArabic · “Qatar (a country in West Asia in the Middle East”
cecaArabic · “mint (where coins or money are made)”
cedoariaPersian · “zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)”
celemínArabic · “celemin (a traditional unit of dry measure equiv”
cenefaArabic · “decorative border”
cenitArabic · “zenith”
ceroArabic · “zero”
cerracatínArabic · “miserly”
CeutaLatin · “Ceuta (an autonomous city of Spain)”
chiripaArabic · “fluke (lucky or improbable occurrence)”
chuzoArabic · “spiked stick”
cicaArabic · “money bag”
cidAndalusian Arabic · “A strong and valiant man.”
cifraArabic · “digit”
citaraArabic · “partition wall, party wall”
cofaArabic · “top”
CórdobaPhoenician · “Córdoba (the capital of the province of Córdoba,”
cotónArabic · “printed cotton fabric”
Cúpula de la RocaArabic · “Dome of the Rock (shrine in Jerusalem)”
cuscúsArabic · “couscous”
dadoLatin · “a die or dice”
dahírArabic · “a decree issued by the king of Morocco”
damánArabic · “hyrax”
dársenaArabic · “dock (internal part of a harbour used for shorin”
DavidBiblical Hebrew · “David”
dinarLatin · “dinar, the official currency of several countrie”
djinnArabic · “jinn, genie”
Domo de la RocaArabic · “Dome of the Rock (shrine in Jerusalem)”
ebanuzArabic · “ebony tree, wood”
efodBiblical Hebrew · “ephod”
EfraínModern Hebrew · “Ephraim (biblical)”
EfrénModern Hebrew · “a male given name, equivalent to English Ephraim”
El CidArabic · “nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), ”
EliseoModern Hebrew · “Elisha”
EmanuelBiblical Hebrew · “Immanuel (biblical character)”
embarazarArabic · “to impregnate, make pregnant”
emirArabic · “emir”
en baldeArabic · “in vain, for nothing”
escabecheArabic · “escabeche (a dish of fried fish, or other food, ”
escaqueArabic · “a tile of a board to play chess or checkers”
escarlataLatin · “scarlet (color)”
EspañaPunic · “Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including m”
españolPunic · “Spanish (from or native to Spain)”
espinacaArabic · “spinach”
estragónAncient Greek · “tarragon”
EvaModern Hebrew · “Eve”
fallebaAndalusian Arabic · “catch (on door or window)”
fanegaArabic · “English or American bushel (a dry measure)”
faraónAncient Egyptian · “pharaoh”
fardoLatin · “bundle”
farraArabic · “party, fun”
FatahArabic · “Fatah”
fetuaArabic · “fatwa (legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by”
fideoAndalusian Arabic · “noodle”
filisteoModern Hebrew · “philistine”
FomalhautArabic · “Fomalhaut”
fondaArabic · “small, inexpensive restaurant”
fulanoArabic · “alternative letter-case form of Fulano, what's-h”
fulleroArabic · “cheating, deceitful (especially when playing gam”
gabánArabic · “overcoat”
galbanaAndalusian Arabic · “small pea”
gáliboAncient Greek · “an arch or similar structure used to determine t”
gañánMiddle French · “Stupid and bad-mannered rural man from the Spani”
gandulArabic · “loafing, lazy”
garfaArabic · “claw”
garraLate Latin · “claw, talon”
garrafaArabic · “carafe”
gasaArabic · “gauze”
geladaAmharic · “gelada (monkey)”
genioArabic · “jinn, genie”
gólemModern Hebrew · “golem”
goyModern Hebrew · “goy”
GranadaArabic · “Granada (a province of Andalusia, Spain; capital”
GuadalajaraArabic · “Guadalajara (a province of Castilla-La Mancha, S”
GuadalhorceArabic · “a river in Andalusia, Spain”
GuadalquivirArabic · “Guadalquivir (a river in southern Spain)”
GuadalupeLatin · “a female given name transferred from the place n”
guademecíArabic · “embossed leather”
GuadianaLatin · “Guadiana (a major river in Spain and Portugal)”
GuadixAncient Greek · “a city and municipality of Granada, Andalusia, S”
guayArabic · “cool”
guitarraAncient Greek · “guitar”
GuizaModern Standard Arabic · “Giza (a city in Egypt)”
HabacucAkkadian · “Habakkuk (book)”
háberModern Hebrew · “chaver”
HageoModern Hebrew · “Haggai (the book of the Bible)”
halajáModern Hebrew · “Halacha (Jewish law)”
hallullaAndalusian Arabic · “a type of flatbread common in Chile and Bolivia”
HaránModern Hebrew · “Haran”
harénArabic · “harem”
hastaLatin · “even”
hatoArabic · “bundle of things, especially one containing clot”
hazañaLatin · “feat; deed”
heArabic · “here is”
hebreoModern Hebrew · “Hebrew”
hégiraArabic · “emigration, an exodus”
hennaArabic · “henna (Lawsonia inermis)”
herrajAndalusian Arabic · “charcoal made from the stones of pressed olives”
holgazánArabic · “loafing”
horroArabic · “free (not imprisoned or enslaved)”
HuelvaLatin · “Huelva (a province of Andalusia, Spain)”
huríArabic · “houri (a beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell”
hutíArabic · “Houthi”
IbizaPhoenician · “Ibiza (island in the Balearic Islands of Spain, ”
imamArabic · “imam”
imánArabic · “imam”
IsabelModern Hebrew · “a female given name, equivalent to English Eliza”
IsaíasBiblical Hebrew · “Isaiah (book of the Bible and the Tanakh)”
islamArabic · “Islam”
IsmaelModern Hebrew · “Ishmael”
jabalíArabic · “wild boar”
jabebaArabic · “A type of flute intended to imitate the sound of”
jabequeArabic · “xebec”
jácenaArabic · “girder”
JacobBiblical Hebrew · “Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and”
JacoboBiblical Hebrew · “James, the son of Zebedee in the Bible”
JaimeLatin · “a male given name, equivalent to English James”
JairoLatin · “a male given name”
jaláModern Hebrew · “challah”
januquiáModern Hebrew · “hanukkiah”
jaqueMiddle Persian · “check”
jaquecaArabic · “headache; migraine”
jáquimaArabic · “hackamore”
jaraArabic · “rockrose (plant in the genus Cistus or the genus”
jarabeArabic · “syrup”
jarchaArabic · “kharja”
jarraArabic · “jug, pitcher”
jauríaAncient Greek · “pack (group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept t”
jazmínMiddle Persian · “jasmine”
jebeAndalusian Arabic · “latex, rubber”
jenabeArabic · “mustard (a plant of genus Brassica)”
JeremíasModern Hebrew · “Jeremiah (the book of the Bible)”
JerezLatin · “Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera (a city in western A”
jerifeArabic · “sharif”
JerusalénBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem (the de-facto capital city of Israel)”
JesúsModern Hebrew · “Jesus”
jetaArabic · “snout”
JijonaLatin · “a town in the Valencian Community, Spain, famous”
jineteAndalusian Arabic · “horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a”
jofainaArabic · “washbowl”
jorobaArabic · “hump”
JosafatModern Hebrew · “Jehoshaphat”
JoséBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancie”
JotamModern Hebrew · “Jotham (11th king of Judah)”
JuanModern Hebrew · “John (Biblical character)”
jubónArabic · “doublet (article of men's clothing)”
judaicoModern Hebrew · “Jewish, Judaic”
judaísmoModern Hebrew · “Judaism”
JudeaBiblical Hebrew · “Judea (a historical region in Palestine)”
judíoModern Hebrew · “Jewish”
juncoMalay · “junk (a Chinese ship)”
jupáModern Hebrew · “chuppah”
jurelAncient Greek · “jack mackerel (edible fish of the genus Caranx o”
kibutzModern Hebrew · “kibbutz”
kipáModern Hebrew · “kippah”
kosherModern Hebrew · “kosher”
krav magáModern Hebrew · “Krav Maga”
latónArabic · “brass”
laúdArabic · “lute (a fretted stringed instrument)”
LázaroModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
letra lunarArabic · “moon letter”
leviatánModern Hebrew · “leviathan (a sea monster of tremendous strength)”
locoAncient Greek · “crazy, insane, mad, nuts (asserting that somethi”
macabroArabic · “macabre”
MacarenaArabic · “a female given name from Ancient Greek or Arabic”
MadridArabic · “Madrid (the capital city of Spain)”
magacínArabic · “magazine publication”
MahomaArabic · “Muhammad (Islamic prophet)”
maimónArabic · “a type of monkey with a prehensile tail”
maimónArabic · “a type of garlic soup from Granada, Spain”
majaraArabic · “nuts, loopy (crazy)”
MálagaPhoenician · “Malaga (a port city, the capital of the province”
malsínModern Hebrew · “tattler, stool pigeon, informer”
MaltaPhoenician · “Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Eu”
mamarrachoArabic · “mess, disaster (something badly made)”
manáModern Hebrew · “manna”
máncerModern Hebrew · “mamzer”
mandilLatin · “apron”
maquilaArabic · “maquila, half-almud (a traditional unit of dry m”
maravedíArabic · “maravedi (a former Spanish coin and unit of curr”
marbeteArabic · “tag”
marcasitaArabic · “marcasite”
marchamoArabic · “label, stamp”
márfegaArabic · “strawen mattress”
marfilArabic · “ivory”
MaríaModern Hebrew · “a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to E”
marjalArabic · “a unit of area in various parts of Spain, equiva”
marjalCatalan · “seaside marsh, used for agriculture”
marlotaAncient Greek · “a type of closely-fitted Moorish robe similar to”
maromaArabic · “rope”
marranoArabic · “pig”
MarruecosArabic · “Morocco (a country in North Africa)”
matalahúvaArabic · “anise”
matarifeArabic · “butcher; slaughterer (of animals for meat)”
matePersian · “mate, checkmate”
MateoAramaic · “Matthew, the apostle”
matracaArabic · “ratchet, wooden rattle”
matulaArabic · “wick (of a candle, lamp, etc.)”
mazacoteAncient Greek · “concrete”
mazmorraArabic · “dungeon”
médanoArabic · “dune (ridge or hill of sand)”
mejunjeAndalusian Arabic · “concoction; brew”
melenaArabic · “mane (longer hair growth around head of male lio”
MelillaArabic · “Melilla (an autonomous city of Spain and exclave”
MelquisedecModern Hebrew · “Melchizedek”
menganoArabic · “what's-his-name; so-and-so”
menoráModern Hebrew · “menorah”
mequetrefeArabic · “bum, loiterer (pejorative for a person perceived”
mezquinoArabic · “miserly, mean, stingy”
mezquitaAramaic · “mosque (place of worship for Muslims)”
mezuzáModern Hebrew · “mezuzah”
MiguelBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
minareteArabic · “minaret (mosque tower)”
mindundiArabic · “nobody; zero (person of little value and unimpor”
miramamolínAndalusian Arabic · “A caliph, particularly one who ruled over the Al”
moaxajaArabic · “muwashshah”
mogateAndalusian Arabic · “varnish”
mohínoArabic · “gloomy; downbeat; sulky”
MoisésModern Hebrew · “Moses (biblical figure)”
mojamaArabic · “mojama”
momiaPersian · “mummy”
momioPersian · “lean”
monoArabic · “monkey”
monzónArabic · “monsoon”
morapioArabic · “red wine”
mozárabeArabic · “Mozarabic”
muláArabic · “mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)”
MulhacénArabic · “Mulhacén (a mountain in the Sierra Nevada and th”
musakaArabic · “moussaka”
nabíArabic · “prophet”
nablaModern Hebrew · “nabla (A Hebrew stringed instrument.)”
nabloModern Hebrew · “nabla (A Hebrew stringed instrument.)”
nácarArabic · “nacre, mother of pearl”
NacorModern Hebrew · “Nahor (the brother of Abraham)”
naipeArabic · “playing card”
NájeraArabic · “a municipality of La Rioja, Spain”
naranjaSanskrit · “orange (having orange color)”
natrónAncient Egyptian · “natron”
nebelModern Hebrew · “nabla; nebel”
NéguevModern Hebrew · “the Negev (a desert in Israel)”
nenúfarSanskrit · “water lily”
nesgaArabic · “gore”
NetanyahuModern Hebrew · “a male surname from Hebrew”
NoéBiblical Hebrew · “Noah (a figure in Abrahamic religions, believed ”
NoemíModern Hebrew · “Naomi”
noriaSyriac · “noria”
nucaArabic · “nape (back of the neck)”
ojaláArabic · “I wish”
olaArabic · “wave (on the surface of a liquid)”
oléArabic · “an expression of encouragement and approval”
omeyaArabic · “Umayyad”
OriónAkkadian · “Orion”
oudArabic · “oud”
papagayoArabic · “parrot (Psittaciformes)”
PascualModern Hebrew · “a male given name”
patacheArabic · “patache (boat)”
patillaArabic · “watermelon”
patoAncient Greek · “duck, drake”
PésajModern Hebrew · “Passover”
PotipharAncient Egyptian · “Potiphar”
querubínModern Hebrew · “cherub”
quilateAncient Greek · “karat, carat”
químicaAncient Greek · “chemistry (the branch of science concerned with ”
quintalLatin · “quintal (an unofficial metric unit of mass equal”
rábidaArabic · “ribat (an Islamic monastery)”
rabinoAramaic · “rabbi (Jewish spiritual teacher)”
rachaArabic · “gust of wind, squall”
RafaelModern Hebrew · “Raphael”
RamalaArabic · “Ramallah (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)”
ramblaArabic · “ravine, arroyo, wadi, wash, donga”
RaquelBiblical Hebrew · “Rachel (biblical character)”
rebatoArabic · “rebuke”
recamarArabic · “to emboss, embroider”
recuaArabic · “pack (of mules, horses)”
regaifaArabic · “a certain part of an oil mill, being a circular ”
rehénArabic · “hostage”
rejalgarArabic · “realgar”
RiadArabic · “Riyadh (the capital city of Saudi Arabia)”
rincónAndalusian Arabic · “corner (inside), angle”
ronzalArabic · “halter (for horses)”
roqueArabic · “rook”
sábadoAkkadian · “Saturday”
safariArabic · “safari”
safenaModern Hebrew · “saphenous vein”
salabatArabic · “ginger tea”
SalomónBiblical Hebrew · “Solomon”
sandíaSanskrit · “watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, a vine-like flowe”
sanedrínModern Hebrew · “Sanhedrin”
SatánModern Hebrew · “Satan (the Devil)”
sefardíModern Hebrew · “Sephardic”
SéforaBiblical Hebrew · “Zipporah (the wife of Moses)”
serafínModern Hebrew · “seraph (angel)”
sésamoAkkadian · “sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)”
SevillaPhoenician · “Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)”
sidraModern Hebrew · “cider”
simoníaModern Hebrew · “simony”
simúnArabic · “simoom; simoon”
SinaíModern Hebrew · “Sinai (a peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the onl”
SionBiblical Hebrew · “Zion (a hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on wh”
SiracusaPhoenician · “Syracuse (a province of Sicily, Italy)”
sofáArabic · “sofa, couch”
SolimánArabic · “a surname from Arabic”
sopaipaProto-Germanic · “sopaipilla”
SorayaArabic · “Soraya: a female given name from Persian”
sorbeteArabic · “sorbet”
sorbetoArabic · “sorbet”
SudánArabic · “Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa”
sultánAramaic · “sultan”
tabaArabic · “anklebone”
tabacoArabic · “tobacco”
tabaqueArabic · “wicker basket”
tabiqueArabic · “thin wall, or partition”
tacañoModern Hebrew · “stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly,”
tahalíArabic · “belt or sheath for a sword”
tahúllaArabic · “a unit of area of 1,118.2336 m²; in Alicante and”
tahúrArmenian · “gambler”
talaArabic · “tipcat (game and stick)”
talcoPersian · “talc”
talegaAndalusian Arabic · “a slim bag made of linen cloth”
talibánArabic · “Taliban”
talitModern Hebrew · “tallit”
TalmudModern Hebrew · “the Talmud (collection of Jewish writings)”
tamarindoArabic · “tamarind (tree)”
tamborArabic · “drum”
TanajModern Hebrew · “the Tanakh (body of Jewish scripture)”
TángerArabic · “Tangiers”
taraArabic · “tare (empty weight of a container)”
taraceaArabic · “intarsia”
tarajeArabic · “synonym of taray”
TaréModern Hebrew · “Terah”
tareaArabic · “task”
tarifaArabic · “fare (money paid for a transport ticket)”
tarimaArabic · “platform, stage, dais (raised horizontal surface”
tarquínArabic · “mud and detritus resulting from stalled water, a”
tarroLatin · “jar”
tauModern Hebrew · “tau; the Greek letter Τ, τ”
tazaMiddle Persian · “cup, mug”
tellArabic · “tell”
tifónArabic · “typhoon, tropical cyclone”
TomásAramaic · “Thomas, the apostle”
tomínArabic · “tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to ”
ToráModern Hebrew · “Torah (the Five Books of Moses; the full body of”
toronjilArabic · “lemon balm”
TortosaLatin · “Tortosa (a city in Catalonia, Spain)”
tripaArabic · “tripe”
TrujilloLatin · “a surname”
TürkiyeArabic · “Türkiye, Turkey (a country located in Eastern Th”
turquíTurkish · “Turkish”
ustedArabic · “second person formal; you (singular)”
ÚticaPhoenician · “Utica (ancient Punic city)”
valíArabic · “wali (governor in an Islamic country)”
VegaArabic · “Vega (the star in the constellation of Lyra)”
velmezArabic · “clothing that is worn under the armor.”
visirArabic · “vizier”
YagoModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Latin”
YamalArabic · “a male given name”
YamilethArabic · “a female given name”
yodModern Hebrew · “yodh”
zabazoqueArabic · “synonym of almotacén”
zafarArabic · “to loosen; to untie”
zafioArabic · “coarse; crude; crass”
zafraArabic · “colander (kitchen utensil)”
zafraArabic · “harvest, chiefly that of sugar cane”
zagaArabic · “rear (back part of someone or something)”
zagalArabic · “swain, boy, lad, youth, young man”
zaguaArabic · “Salsola oppositifolia”
zaguánArabic · “vestibule; front hall or entryway; foyer”
zahínaArabic · “sorghum”
zahoraArabic · “A feast or snack shared between friends.”
zahoríArabic · “soothsayer; sagacious person”
zaidaArabic · “demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo”
zainoArabic · “chestnut (of a dark, reddish-brown color)”
zainoArabic · “false-looking”
zalamaArabic · “flattery; wheedling”
zalameroArabic · “flatterer, sweet talker, wheedler”
zalemaArabic · “deep bow”
zalmedinaArabic · “A magistrate with civil and criminal jurisdictio”
zambraArabic · “gypsy dance, zambra”
zanahoriaAncient Greek · “carrot (root vegetable, usually orange)”
zaquizamíArabic · “attic; loft”
ZaragozaLatin · “Zaragoza (a province of Aragon, Spain; capital: ”
zarandaPersian · “shaker (machine)”
zaratánArabic · “breast cancer”
ZárateArabic · “a surname from Arabic”
zarzaArabic · “blackberry bush”
zarzahánArabic · “A type of thin silk fabric, similar to taffeta, ”
zegríArabic · “a member of a powerful faction, native to the Em”
zéjelArabic · “zajal”
ziguratAkkadian · “ziggurat (ancient Mesopotamian tower)”
zorzalArabic · “thrush”
zuavoArabic · “Zouave”
zullaAndalusian Arabic · “French honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium)”
ZulmaArabic · “a female given name”
zumaqueSyriac · “sumac”
zumoAncient Greek · “juice (liquid from a plant)”