Etymology of arabic words

WebArabic has given the English language the words for two of our most beloved potables, coffee and alcohol. One of these comes from a word for a ground powder, and the other …
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WebArab. (n.) "one of the native people of Arabia and surrounding regions," late 14c. ( Arabes, a plural form), from Old French Arabi, from Latin Arabs (accusative Arabem ), from Greek …
WebOnline Etymology Dictionary. This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how …
The six-day war was a spectacular military success for Israel. Its capture of all of Jerusalem and newly acquired control over the biblical lands called Judea and …
The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people and taking scores of …
In 1993, Mr. Arafat signed the Oslo accords with Israel, and committed to negotiating an end to the conflict based on a two-state solution. Hamas, which opposed …
The article has been corrected. Israel declared war against Hamas on Sunday, following a surprise attack by the Palestinian militant group based in Gaza that included …
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