List of English words of Semitic origin
This is a list of English words of Semitic origin other than those solely of Arabic origin or Hebrew origin.
Most of these words are found in ancient Greek writings, with the Greek word believed today to have come from a Semitic source.
Common words[]
- abba
- from Aramaic ܐܒܐ abba 'father' (AHD)
- abbé
- from Aramaic ܐܒܐ abba 'father' (AHD, MW)
- abbot
- from Aramaic ܐܒܐ abba 'father' (AHD, MW)
- abracadabra
- disputed (OED) + probably Balkan (WNW) + probably from Aramaic אבדא כדברא abhadda kedhabhra 'disappear as this word' (NI)
- adonis
- from Phoenician