IT is considered quite normal for languages to borrow words from other languages. When a language takes words from other languages, these “new arrivals” are usually called borrowings or loan words.

Hundreds of Arabic words are used in the English language today, and there are surprising stories behind them.

A surprising number of common English food and beverage words have Arabic backgrounds. Spanish absorbed many Arabic words during the centuries that the Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula, 711 to ...

Arabic is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages with at least 400 million speakers, including 200 million native speakers and 200 million to 250 million non-native speakers. Modern Standard ...

While the integration of Arab migrants sparks ongoing debates, one thing is for sure: language-wise, Arabic is well rooted in Germany. Both English and German have many common words that stem from the ...

As we approach Arabic Language Day on December 18th, it's an opportune time to immerse ourselves in the sheer beauty and eloquence of the Arabic language. With its rich history and intricate ...

I don't speak Arabic -- though I recently ordered the beginner module from Rosetta Stone which still sits in its wrapper on my desk shelf. (I am in the Arab world a lot however and learning more each ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The British “Mesopotamian ...

A café might be the epitome of Frenchness, but the word itself comes from Arabic. Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP If you're speaking French on a daily basis, chances are that you are actually using ...