Comments on: Arabic Loanwords In English http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Mike Mathews http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-89237 Mike Mathews Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:29:37 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=490#comment-89237 Are you sure that Typhoon is an Arabic loan word? I've checked the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and it agrees with you, but I've questioned an Arab and none of the Arabic words for Typhoon or big wind sound right. The POD says it comes from Arabic and Chinese. The Chinese route is clear. Taifeng, the Mandarin for Typhoon sounds like the English Typhoon. Are you sure that Typhoon is an Arabic loan word?

I’ve checked the Pocket Oxford Dictionary and it agrees with you, but I’ve questioned an Arab and none of the Arabic words for Typhoon or big wind sound right.

The POD says it comes from Arabic and Chinese. The Chinese route is clear. Taifeng, the Mandarin for Typhoon sounds like the English Typhoon.

]]> By: Matilda http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-21161 Matilda Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:46:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=490#comment-21161 You're very welcome Sharon :) If you would like to know more, please don't hesitate to say. You’re very welcome Sharon :) If you would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to say.

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-21011 Sharon Hurley Hall Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:19:56 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=490#comment-21011 Thanks for reading, everyone, and for adding to my limited knowledge of Arabic, Matilda. Thanks for reading, everyone, and for adding to my limited knowledge of Arabic, Matilda.

]]> By: David Hamilton http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-21007 David Hamilton Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:58:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=490#comment-21007 Very interesting word list. I think I found alcohol and algebra to be the most interesting. Very interesting word list. I think I found alcohol and algebra to be the most interesting.

]]> By: Matilda http://www.dailywritingtips.com/arabic-loanwords-in-english/comment-page-1/#comment-21004 Matilda Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:32:20 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=490#comment-21004 Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me Meg, I really didn't know as I had seen it spelt that way a few times. Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me Meg, I really didn’t know as I had seen it spelt that way a few times.

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