There are many Arabic words in English. They're amongst the most poetic, I think. They include:
admiral, albatross, alchemy, alcohol, algebra, apricot, average, azure, camphor, carat, coffee, crimson, damask, elixir, gazelle, guitar, jasmine, lacquer, lemon, lime, magazine, muslin, nadir, orange, raquet, safari, serendipity (from the Arabic word for Sri Lanka, 'Serendib'), soda, sugar, talc, tamarind, tangerine, zenith, zero.
I always knew gazelle was a poetic word :-)
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