Tagalog

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

AaronBiblical Hebrew · “Aaron (the elder brother of Moses in the Book of”
abadAramaic · “abbot”
abakaSyriac · “Manila hemp; abaca”
abaloryoMiddle Persian · “decorative glass bead (on a dress, handbags, etc”
abaseroAndalusian Arabic · “grocer”
abateAramaic · “abbé”
AbelBiblical Hebrew · “Abel”
aberyaArabic · “mechanical trouble; damage to a machine or a veh”
AbigailModern Hebrew · “a female given name from English”
AbrahamModern Hebrew · “Abraham”
AdanModern Hebrew · “Adam”
adargaArabic · “leather shield”
adelpaAncient Greek · “oleander; rosebay”
admiralArabic · “admiral”
adobeAncient Egyptian · “adobe (brick)”
adokinSumerian · “paving stone; flagstone; cobblestone”
adwanaSumerian · “customs; custom house”
agimatArabic · “amulet; talisman; charm”
agwahasArabic · “malanders; ulcers above hoofs”
ahedresSanskrit · “chess”
ahonholiArabic · “sesame”
akalaArabic · “presumption; surmise; assumption; thinking”
AkbarArabic · “a municipality of Basilan, Philippines”
akibatArabic · “worn as symbol; worn as emblem (especially worn ”
aksibalArabic · “aloe vera”
Al-BarkaArabic · “a municipality of Basilan, Philippines”
AlaArabic · “Allah”
alahasArabic · “jewel; jewellery”
alakArabic · “alcoholic beverage; liquor”
alakekaArabic · “carnelian”
alamAkkadian · “knowledge; learning; wisdom”
alamatArabic · “legend; folklore”
alambikeAncient Greek · “still (a device for distilling liquids)”
alarakasArabic · “clamor; fuss; ado”
alasanArabic · “sorrel”
albahakaArabic · “basil (plant and its leaves used as an herb)”
albakoraArabic · “albacore; longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga)”
albardilyaArabic · “coping (top layer of a brick wall)”
albaseaAndalusian Arabic · “testamentary executor; administrator”
albayaldeArabic · “white lead (lead carbonate)”
alburAncient Egyptian · “bleak (fish)”
alburnosLatin · “burnoose”
AlcalaArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
AlcantaraArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
aldabaArabic · “latch; door latch”
aldeaArabic · “small village”
aldyibraArabic · “algebra”
alehilyosArabic · “barley porridge”
aleliMiddle Persian · “wallflower (herb of the Erysimum genus)”
algarobaArabic · “carob”
algudonAramaic · “cotton”
alguwasilArabic · “alguazil; constable; sheriff; peace officer duri”
alhamdulillahArabic · “alhamdulillah”
alhebraArabic · “algebra”
AlheryaArabic · “Algeria (a country in North Africa)”
alhibeArabic · “cistern; water tank; water reservoir”
alibataArabic · “Arabic script (especially as known in the Orient”
AlicanteAncient Greek · “a surname from Spanish”
alikateArabic · “pliers (especially for cracking areca nut)”
aliktiyaArabic · “insult; affront; slight; offending speech intend”
alkabalaArabic · “alcavala (municipal tax on merchandise sold in t”
alkahuweteArabic · “pimp”
alkaldeArabic · “mayor”
alkaliArabic · “alkali”
alkaparaAncient Greek · “caperberry; caper (pickled bud and plant)”
alkarabeaArabic · “caraway”
alkasarArabic · “fortress”
alkatsopasArabic · “artichoke”
alkaydeArabic · “warden (chief administrative officer of a prison”
alkilerArabic · “rental fee”
alkimiyaAncient Greek · “alchemy”
alkitaraArabic · “still (a device for distilling liquids)”
alkitranArabic · “tar; pitch”
alkobaAramaic · “alcove”
alkoholArabic · “alcohol”
AlmadenArabic · “a surname”
almagreArabic · “red ochre; red earth”
almanakeArabic · “almanac”
almasenArabic · “department store”
AlmedaArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
almehaArabic · “clam; bivalve mollusc”
AlmeriaArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
almiresArabic · “brass or stone mortar (vessel used to grind ingr”
almiskleSanskrit · “musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)”
almondigasAncient Greek · “meatball”
almonedaArabic · “bargain sale”
almosedaArabic · “tax on water for land irrigation”
almudAkkadian · “almud”
alpaPhoenician · “alpha (name of the letter Α, α)”
alpaholPersian · “food made from sliced sweet potatoes and cooked ”
alpalpaAkkadian · “alfalfa (Medicago sativa)”
alpargatasAndalusian Arabic · “fiber sandal”
alperesiyaAncient Greek · “infantile epilepsy”
alpilSumerian · “bishop (chess piece)”
alpilerArabic · “pin”
alporhasArabic · “saddlebag; knapsack”
alusemaArabic · “lavender (plant)”
amalgamaAncient Greek · “amalgam (alloy containing mercury)”
amapolaLatin · “poppy”
ambalMiddle Persian · “ambergris (waxy substance produced by sperm whal”
ambarMiddle Persian · “amber (fossil resin)”
AmberMiddle Persian · “a female given name from English”
AmosBiblical Hebrew · “Amos (a book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew”
anaklangArabic · “scorpion”
AndalusiyaProto-Germanic · “Andalusia (a historical region and autonomous co”
Angkan ni ImranArabic · “Amramites (3rd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)”
antaAndalusian Arabic · “elk; moose (Alces alces)”
antimonyoAncient Egyptian · “antimony”
aoroArabic · “saving (action of saving)”
ArabeArabic · “Arabic (language)”
AramaykaAramaic · “Aramaic (language)”
AramaykoAramaic · “Aramaic (pertaining to the language, alphabet, c”
ArameoAramaic · “Aramaean (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic ”
argolyaArabic · “iron rings (used for exercise or acrobatics)”
ArhelyaArabic · “Algeria (a country in North Africa)”
arnibalPersian · “thick and sweet syrup”
asanoryaAncient Greek · “carrot”
asapranAramaic · “saffron”
asarkonMiddle Persian · “bright orange color”
aselgasArabic · “beet; chard”
AserbayanArabic · “Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in A”
aseyteAramaic · “oil”
asogeArabic · “mercury”
asoteaArabic · “roofless balcony on the side or rear of a house,”
aspileArabic · “pin”
assalamu alaikumArabic · “salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)”
asukalSanskrit · “sugar”
asulPersian · “blue”
atunAncient Greek · “tuna”
AvanceñaArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
BakaArabic · “Baqara (2nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)”
BalaguerAndalusian Arabic · “a surname from Catalan [in turn transferred from”
bangkalAndalusian Arabic · “terrace”
BartolomeAramaic · “Bartholomew”
baryoArabic · “barrio; village; suburban district of a municipa”
batyaArabic · “round, shallow wood-carved basin (used in washin”
belesArabic · “half-centavo coins (used during the Spanish occu”
CafarnaumBiblical Hebrew · “Capernaum (an ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a”
dadoLatin · “die; dice”
daroLatin · “dice game played by soldiers”
EbaModern Hebrew · “Eve”
EdenBiblical Hebrew · “Eden”
EdnaModern Hebrew · “a female given name from English”
El ShaddaiModern Hebrew · “El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Inter”
EliseoModern Hebrew · “Elisha”
emirArabic · “emir”
gabanArabic · “overcoat”
gasaArabic · “gauze”
gitaraAncient Greek · “guitar”
goferBiblical Hebrew · “gopher wood”
hajArabic · “hajj”
hakeMiddle Persian · “check”
halalArabic · “act of electing; act of voting for a candidate i”
halalArabic · “halal (permissible according to Muslim religious”
Halamanan ng EdenBiblical Hebrew · “Garden of Eden (place where Adam and Eve first l”
hamakArabic · “lowly; humble (in society)”
Hapag-KainanArabic · “Al-Ma'idah (5th sura of the Qur'an)”
harabeArabic · “a type of syrup added to and mixed with medicina”
hasminMiddle Persian · “jasmine (plant)”
HawaModern Hebrew · “Eve”
HayupanArabic · “Al-An'am (6th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)”
HenesisBiblical Hebrew · “Genesis”
HerusalemBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem”
HerusalenBiblical Hebrew · “Jerusalem”
HesusBiblical Hebrew · “Jesus”
hikayatArabic · “persuasion; inducement”
hikmatArabic · “magic art”
hineteAndalusian Arabic · “jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)”
hudasModern Hebrew · “traitor”
HudyoModern Hebrew · “Jewish (pertaining to the Jews)”
IanModern Hebrew · “a male given name from English Ian [in turn from”
IbrahimBiblical Hebrew · “Ibrahim; Abraham”
imamArabic · “imam”
IsmaelModern Hebrew · “Ishmael”
IsraelModern Hebrew · “Israel (a country in Western Asia in the Middle ”
JeanModern Hebrew · “a female given name from English”
JoshuaModern Hebrew · “a male given name from English”
Jumu'ahArabic · “Jumu'ah (main congregational prayers, held at no”
KababaihanArabic · “Women (4th sura of the Qur'an)”
KainBiblical Hebrew · “Cain”
kalakatiArabic · “shear-like tool for cutting betel nuts”
kalibreAncient Greek · “calibre (diameter of the bore of a firearm)”
KamModern Hebrew · “Ham (a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth an”
kamaleonAkkadian · “chameleon (reptile)”
kamporMalay · “camphor”
kanalAkkadian · “canal; ditch”
kandakiArabic · “a narrow, thin piece of black blanket”
kapeArabic · “coffee (beverage)”
kapreArabic · “ogre or giant believed to smoke cigars and live ”
karakoaAncient Greek · “karakoa, caracoa (large outrigger warship from a”
katanArabic · “circumcised”
kendengLatin · “intentional and exaggerated sway of hips (of a w”
kendiSanskrit · “candy”
kerubinModern Hebrew · “cherub”
kotonyaArabic · “dimity (light strong fabric with woven stripes o”
krimsonSanskrit · “crimson”
kupyaArabic · “hat”
KuwaitArabic · “Kuwait (a country in West Asia in the Middle Eas”
lakaSanskrit · “lac; lacquer; varnish”
laudArabic · “a type of Philippine lute resembling the banduri”
LebanonBiblical Hebrew · “Lebanon (a country in West Asia in the Middle Ea”
limang haligiArabic · “five pillars; arkan”
limetaPersian · “bottle with a short but wide belly, and long nar”
MahomaArabic · “Muhammad (Islamic prophet)”
MakaArabic · “Paradise”
malaikaArabic · “angel”
mamelukoArabic · “onesie; romper suit; overalls; dungarees (worn b”
mansigitArabic · “mosque”
maongPunic · “denim cloth; jean”
masjidArabic · “mosque”
matePersian · “checkmate”
MateoAramaic · “Matthew”
matrakaArabic · “matraca; wooden rattle used during Lent”
Maulidan-NabiArabic · “Mawlid, a celebration of the birth of Muhammad”
MekaArabic · “Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, ”
menoraModern Hebrew · “menorah”
MesiyasBiblical Hebrew · “Messiah”
MiguelBiblical Hebrew · “a male given name from Spanish”
minareteArabic · “minaret”
MoisesBiblical Hebrew · “Moses”
momiyaPersian · “mummy”
muftiArabic · “mufti (civilian dress)”
mushafGe'ez · “mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an)”
musimArabic · “gentle wind for sailing”
MuslimEnglish · “Muslim”
MusulmanArabic · “Muslim; Mussulman”
NabukodonosorAkkadian · “Nebuchadnezzar”
nadirArabic · “nadir (point of the celestial sphere, directly o”
naranghaSanskrit · “orange fruit, Citrus sinensis”
NazaretBiblical Hebrew · “Nazareth (a city in northern Israel)”
NoeBiblical Hebrew · “Noah”
NuhBiblical Hebrew · “Noah”
OmanArabic · “Oman (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)”
Pagdiriwang ng Sakripisyong AlayArabic · “Eid al-Adha”
pahamArabic · “learned person; genius; sage”
PalestinaModern Hebrew · “Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Mid”
PambungadArabic · “Fatiha (1st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)”
panegaArabic · “fanega (55.5 liters)”
paraonAncient Egyptian · “pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)”
PariseoAramaic · “Pharisee (member of an ancient Jewish political ”
PaskoBiblical Hebrew · “Christmas”
PaskuwaModern Hebrew · “Easter; Eastertide”
patarakaArabic · “split-bamboo noisemaker or clapper used during L”
patoArabic · “duck”
pingganAncient Greek · “plate”
PisonBiblical Hebrew · “Pishon (one of the four rivers in Eden)”
rabiAramaic · “rabbi”
Rabil AkirArabic · “Rabi II (fourth month of the Islamic calendar)”
sabilaArabic · “aloe vera”
SaduseoModern Hebrew · “Sadducee”
sagalaArabic · “costumed maiden, with an enlarged headdress of l”
sajadaArabic · “prayer rug”
salaSanskrit · “fault; guilt; blame”
salapiMalay · “money”
salawilisArabic · “bloomers; breeches; trousers”
SarahBiblical Hebrew · “a female given name from English”
SatanasBiblical Hebrew · “Satan (the Devil)”
satinArabic · “satin”
serapinModern Hebrew · “seraph (angel)”
seroArabic · “zero”
SevillaPhoenician · “a surname from Spanish”
sharonModern Hebrew · “wrapping or packing food for takeout (especially”
shawarmaOttoman Turkish · “shawarma (a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap)”
sidraModern Hebrew · “cider”
siklanByzantine Greek · “with or having one testicle bigger than the othe”
sipraArabic · “cipher”
sirkonArabic · “zircon”
sirupArabic · “syrup”
SisosBiblical Hebrew · “Jesus; Jesu”
siyasatArabic · “investigative inquiry; investigation”
SolimanArabic · “a surname from Spanish”
sopaArabic · “sofa; settee”
sorbetesArabic · “sorbetes; dirty ice cream (Filipino traditional ”
sulakeAncient Greek · “wood wool; excelsior”
sultanArabic · “sultan (hereditary ruler in various Muslim state”
sumbaliArabic · “cutting of the throat (like a pig)”
suraArabic · “sura (chapter of the Qur'an)”
tabilArabic · “temporary screen or curtain used to conceal some”
taksilArabic · “traitor”
tambolArabic · “drum”
taripaArabic · “tariff”
tasaMiddle Persian · “cup (especially with a holder)”
ThomasAramaic · “a male given name from English”
tiponArabic · “typhoon”
TomasAramaic · “Thomas”
tunaAncient Greek · “tuna”
ulamaArabic · “alim”
UsmanEnglish · “a Muslim Filipino surname from Arabic”
ustadPersian · “ustad (a title for a teacher or expert in Islam)”