Romanian

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

abaArabic · “thick woolen baize (usually white), from which c”
abateAramaic · “abbot”
acaretArabic · “shed”
AchimModern Hebrew · “a surname from Russian”
adetArabic · “custom”
afifArabic · “penniless”
ageamiuArabic · “beginner, inexperienced”
agemArabic · “Persian”
alcaldeArabic · “alcalde”
alcoolArabic · “alcohol (intoxicating beverage)”
aleluiaModern Hebrew · “hallelujah”
alemArabic · “Ottoman flag”
amalgamAncient Greek · “amalgam”
amanArabic · “have mercy!”
amanetArabic · “pawn, pawnshop”
amiralArabic · “admiral”
AmzaArabic · “a surname”
arapArabic · “black person; a person of Sub-Saharan African de”
arvunăBiblical Hebrew · “advance payment”
arzArabic · “petition to the sultan or grand vizier”
arzmahzarArabic · “petition to the sultan or grand vizier”
atlazArabic · “satin”
AvramModern Hebrew · “a male given name”
BaasArabic · “the Baath”
băcanArabic · “grocer”
băcanArabic · “wood and red dye or a plant of some trees such a”
BahmutArabic · “a village in Bahmut, Călărași Raion, Moldova”
BalasanArabic · “a locality in Băilești, Dolj County, Romania”
BârladArabic · “a city in Vaslui County, Romania”
BartolomeiAramaic · “a surname”
becherArabic · “bachelor”
beleaArabic · “trouble, misfortune, mischief”
BelfegorModern Hebrew · “Belphegor (demon associated with one of the seve”
berechetArabic · “abundance, galore”
BetleemModern Hebrew · “Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)”
binaArabic · “building”
budalaArabic · “fool”
bulgurPersian · “bulgur”
cabazArabic · “a joker (man)”
cabulăArabic · “card player's superstition”
cadiuArabic · “qadi”
cafeaArabic · “coffee”
căiafetArabic · “clothes”
caimacamArabic · “kaymakam, substitute of an Ottoman official”
călăfArabic · “sheath of the tip of a chibouk”
calemAncient Greek · “public administration”
calfăArabic · “journeyman”
calibruAncient Greek · “caliber”
calpuzanlâcArabic · “fraud”
calupArabic · “block”
cântarModern Greek · “scale (device used to measure weight); originall”
cararArabic · “decision”
CartaginaPhoenician · “Carthage”
casabaArabic · “casbah”
casapArabic · “butcher”
câsmetArabic · “kismet, fate, luck”
cataifArabic · “a kind of pastry”
catranArabic · “tar”
cavasArabic · “gendarme”
cheafirArabic · “infidel”
chebapArabic · “kebab”
chefArabic · “disposition, mood”
chefilArabic · “guarantor”
cherpedinArabic · “pincers”
chibritAkkadian · “match (device to make fire)”
chilâfArabic · “sheath”
chimionArabic · “cumin (Cuminum cyminum)”
chirieArabic · “rent”
chitabArabic · “official letter”
chitarăAncient Greek · “guitar”
conabiuArabic · “cherry red”
cumașArabic · “fabric”
curbanArabic · “religious sacrifice to God”
cușcușArabic · “couscous”
cușerModern Hebrew · “kosher”
cusurArabic · “flaw, blemish, defect”
dahiuArabic · “cunning”
daireaArabic · “dayereh”
darușifaArabic · “mental hospital”
DavidBiblical Hebrew · “a village in Văleni, Neamț County, Romania”
defterdarPersian · “defterdar”
deverArabic · “total sales”
devletArabic · “state, government”
dragomanAkkadian · “dragoman”
dramAncient Greek · “dram (unit of measurement)”
dugheanăSumerian · “small shop”
duhanArabic · “tobacco”
efodBiblical Hebrew · “ephod”
emirArabic · “emir”
emnietArabic · “security, safety”
ezietArabic · “waste, loss, damage”
fanfaronArabic · “boasting”
felahArabic · “fellah (peasant or farmer)”
felegeanAncient Greek · “finjan”
fetvaArabic · “fatwa”
fisticMiddle Persian · “pistachio (tree)”
fitilArabic · “wick”
fondacoAncient Greek · “fondaco”
fundiciAncient Greek · “synonym of alun, hazel (tree Corylus avellana)”
GaidarArabic · “a village in Gaidar, Gagauzia, Moldova”
GavrilModern Hebrew · “a male given name”
gazelăArabic · “gazelle”
gealatArabic · “executioner”
geamalăArabic · “a doll representing a woman used in fair shows”
geamieArabic · “mosque”
gerahArabic · “surgeon”
geremeaArabic · “fine, penality”
gheenăBiblical Hebrew · “Gehenna”
GhidionModern Hebrew · “a village in Stănița, Neamț County, Romania”
giubeaArabic · “robe”
giuvaierArabic · “jewel, gem”
gudronArabic · “tar”
habarArabic · “only used in avea habar (“have a clue; care abou”
habotnicModern Hebrew · “bigoted religious person”
hadâmArabic · “eunuch”
hadâmbArabic · “eunuch”
hagialâcArabic · “hajj, pilgrimage”
hagiuArabic · “pilgrim”
hahamModern Hebrew · “shochet”
HaidarArabic · “a village in Tulcea County, Dobruja, in eastern ”
hainArabic · “evil, ruthless, cruel”
hairArabic · “share”
halArabic · “situation or condition, most often a bad one”
halcaArabic · “metal loop”
halvaArabic · “halva”
hamalArabic · “porter”
HamzaArabic · “a surname from Arabic”
hapArabic · “pill (medicine)”
haraciArabic · “tribute”
haraminArabic · “bandit”
haremArabic · “harem”
harhalArabic · “necklace”
hataArabic · “damage, disaster”
hatârArabic · “pleasure”
hatișerifArabic · “hatti-sherif”
havadisArabic · “news”
havrăModern Hebrew · “synagogue”
havuzArabic · “fountain, pool”
hazArabic · “humor”
haznaArabic · “cesspool”
helbetArabic · “of course!”
heruvimModern Hebrew · “cherub”
hindichiArabic · “ditch”
hochimArabic · “order of the Sultan”
hogetArabic · “certificate, document”
hortumArabic · “proboscis”
hurieArabic · “houri”
huzmetArabic · “job, service”
huzurArabic · “life of ease, comfort”
ibricMiddle Persian · “ibrik”
IerihonBiblical Hebrew · “Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)”
IerusalimBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital ci”
iftiraArabic · “calumny”
IisusModern Hebrew · “Jesus”
ilamArabic · “sentence, decree, judgment”
ilhacArabic · “annexation”
IlieModern Hebrew · “Elijah (biblical character)”
imamArabic · “imam”
imineiArabic · “a kind of Turkish shoes”
IoanModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
IonModern Hebrew · “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to Eng”
IordanBiblical Hebrew · “Jordan (a river in West Asia in the Middle East,”
iorgovanAkkadian · “lilac”
IosifModern Hebrew · “a male given name, equivalent to English Joseph”
iradeaArabic · “irade”
ișalaArabic · “hooray”
isnafArabic · “guild”
IsraelModern Hebrew · “Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle ”
istileahArabic · “idiom”
IsusModern Hebrew · “Jesus”
jasminMiddle Persian · “jasmine”
lăutăArabic · “lute”
liliacPersian · “lilac”
locmaArabic · “tasty food”
macaraArabic · “crane”
macazArabic · “railroad switch”
madeaArabic · “matter, business”
mademArabic · “metal, ore”
magazieArabic · “storeroom”
magiunArabic · “jam”
mahalaArabic · “slum”
mahchemeArabic · “Ottoman court of justice, tribunal”
mahmurArabic · “hangover”
maidanArabic · “open space, undeveloped land within a city”
maneaArabic · “a type of folk music (often involving love songs”
mangalArabic · “charcoal”
marafetArabic · “trifle”
maramăArabic · “headkerchief”
mărazArabic · “whim”
mărgeanArabic · “coral”
MariaModern Hebrew · “Mary (Biblical character)”
masalaArabic · “torch”
maslahatArabic · “business representative”
măzgalArabic · “crenel”
mecetArabic · “prayer room”
medresăArabic · “madrasa”
medreseaArabic · “madrasa”
MehalaArabic · “a neighbourhood to the northwest of the historic”
mehtupArabic · “official letter”
mehtupciuArabic · “clerk in a princely court”
melecArabic · “angel”
memurArabic · “civil servant”
menzilArabic · “courier, messenger”
merchezArabic · “hidden meaning”
mezatArabic · “auction”
mihrabArabic · “mihrab”
minareaArabic · “minaret”
mirazArabic · “inheritance”
MisirArabic · “Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)”
MizilArabic · “a city in Prahova County, Romania”
molaArabic · “mullah”
moslimArabic · “Muslim”
mozavirArabic · “slanderer”
mucalitArabic · “a funny person, a joker”
mucalitlâcArabic · “joke, funny story”
mucarerArabic · “firman for the confirmation of the rulers of the”
mucavaArabic · “cardboard”
muchelefArabic · “elegant”
mudirArabic · “administrator of a region”
muezinArabic · “muezzin”
muftiuArabic · “mufti”
muhafizArabic · “military commander of a fortress”
muhimaturiArabic · “ammunition”
mumiePersian · “mummy”
murahazArabic · “delegate, envoy”
musaadeaArabic · “permission”
musacaArabic · “moussaka”
musafirArabic · “guest”
musaipArabic · “advisor of the Ottoman sultan”
mușamaArabic · “oilcloth”
mușteriuArabic · “customer”
mutevelâuArabic · “administrator”
mutfacArabic · “a sultan's or pasha's kitchen”
muzechereaArabic · “a note”
nacazlâcArabic · “painting”
năframăArabic · “handkerchief”
NaipuArabic · “a village in Ghimpați, Giurgiu County, Romania”
nazârArabic · “minister, governor, administrator”
nazarlâcArabic · “care”
nizamArabic · “nizam”
nurArabic · “sex appeal”
nurliuArabic · “charming, attractive”
PalestinaModern Hebrew · “Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Mid”
PașteModern Hebrew · “Easter (Christian holiday)”
rabinModern Hebrew · “rabbi”
rachiuArabic · “brandy”
raftArabic · “shelf”
rageaArabic · “request”
rahatArabic · “Turkish delight”
RahmanArabic · “a village in Tulcea County, Dobruja, in eastern ”
raiaArabic · “rayah”
ramazanArabic · “Ramadan”
rebabArabic · “rubab, rabab, robab, rebab, rewap”
rezaletArabic · “shame”
rușfetArabic · “bribe”
ȘabatModern Hebrew · “Shabbat”
sacatArabic · “sick, disabled”
sacatlâcArabic · “disability”
sadacatArabic · “faithfulness; devotion”
SadîcArabic · “a village in Sadîc, Cantemir Raion, Moldova”
sahanArabic · “cooking pan”
șairArabic · “poet”
salamalecArabic · “salaam”
salavatArabic · “Islamic prayer”
salepArabic · “salep”
saltanatArabic · “parade, procession”
sâmbătăModern Hebrew · “Saturday”
SântămărieModern Hebrew · “Saint Mary”
SântilieModern Hebrew · “Elijah (the Biblical prophet)”
SântioanModern Hebrew · “Saint John”
șaormaOttoman Turkish · “shawarma, doner kebab”
SatanaModern Hebrew · “Satan, devil”
satârSyriac · “cleaver”
ȘchenderAncient Greek · “a village in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Rename”
seferArabic · “military campaign”
segedeaArabic · “rug, mat”
seirArabic · “show”
șeitanArabic · “Satan”
seizArabic · “hostler”
selArabic · “torrent”
selefArabic · “predecessor”
semtArabic · “guild”
serafimBiblical Hebrew · “seraph”
șerbetArabic · “sherbet”
șerifArabic · “sharif”
sevdaArabic · “passion”
Sfânta MariaModern Hebrew · “Saint Mary”
sidefArabic · “nacre”
SimionModern Hebrew · “a male given name”
simitAkkadian · “simit”
sinetArabic · “document”
SionBiblical Hebrew · “Zion (a hill in West Jerusalem, in Israel, on wh”
șiretArabic · “cord”
socacArabic · “street”
sofaAramaic · “sofa”
sofraArabic · “low dinner table”
sorbetArabic · “sorbet”
șubăArabic · “fur coat”
sufertașArabic · “tiffin (stacked containers for warm food)”
sultanArabic · “sultan”
suretArabic · “copy of a document”
susanAkkadian · “sesame”
tabietArabic · “habit”
tabulhanaPersian · “Ottoman military band”
tahminArabic · “guess, approximation”
tahmisArabic · “roasting coffee”
tamanArabic · “exactly”
tarabăModern Standard Arabic · “stand (seller's)”
tarafArabic · “folk band”
tarapanaPersian · “mint (institution where money is produced)”
tarhonAncient Greek · “tarragon (perennial herb Artemisia dracunculus)”
tarifArabic · “tariff, rate, price”
taxidarArabic · “tax collector”
teberuArabic · “offering”
tefericieArabic · “delectation, enjoyment, delight”
temeneaArabic · “salaam”
tergimanArabic · “interpreter”
tergimeaArabic · “translation”
tertipArabic · “order, arrangement”
teșchereaArabic · “money, money bag”
teslimArabic · “delivery”
tingireArabic · “saucepan”
ugeretArabic · “tax, charge”
ulemaArabic · “ulema”
vacufArabic · “waqf”
vadeaArabic · “due date”
valiuArabic · “wali, a governor of a province”
vechilArabic · “administrator of an estate”
ViflaimModern Hebrew · “Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)”
vizirArabic · “vizier”
ZahariaModern Hebrew · “Zechariah”
zaifArabic · “sick”
zaiflâcArabic · “malaise”
zalhanaPersian · “rudimentary abattoir for sheep”
zapciuArabic · “tax collector”
zaptArabic · “authority”
zarArabic · “die”
zarafArabic · “money exchanger”
zarfArabic · “metal support for a teacup”
zarifArabic · “great, beautiful”
zefchiArabic · “party”
ZoltanArabic · “a village in Ghidfalău, Covasna County, Romania”