Statistics for English Words of Arabic Origin

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Arabic	Definition	English	% Correct
الكحل al-kohl	a drink containing ethanol	alcohol	100%
قندي qandī	a confection made with sugar	candy	100%
الكيمياء al-kīmīāʾ	a branch of physical science	chemistry	100%
الجبر al-jabr	a field of mathematics	algebra	96%
قيروان qaīrawān	convoy of travelers/vehicles journeying together	caravan	96%
شاه shāh	a board game for two players, each controlling an army of pieces	chess	96%
زرافة zarāfa	a large African mammal with a very long neck	giraffe	96%
ليمون līmūn	an acid fruit produced by a small citrus tree	lemon	96%
وميا mūmiyā	a corpse preserved by desiccation	mummy	96%
نارنج nāranj	a citric fruit, also the name of a color	orange	96%
صفّة soffa	a long upholstered seat	sofa	96%
سكّر sukkar	a sweet crystallizable material	sugar	96%
التنّ al-tunn	a saltwater fish, usually sold in cans	tuna	96%
مير amīr	a high-ranking naval commander	admiral	91%
جرّة jarra	a container made typically of earthenware or glass	jar	91%
الحشيشية al-hashīshīya	a murderer	assassin	87%
قطن qutn	a soft white fibrous material, used to make fabric	cotton	87%
قرمزي qirmizī	a rich, deep red color	crimson	78%
دار صناعة dār sināʿa	a place storing weapons & military equipment	arsenal	74%
الطوبة al-tūba	a building material, mudbrick	adobe	70%
عوار ʿawār	the arithmetic mean	average	65%
قهوة qahwa	beverage made with the roasted seeds of this plant	coffee	65%
البرقوق al-barqūq	an oval orange-colored fruit, related to peaches	apricot	57%
شراب sharāb	a thick sticky solution of sugar and water	syrup	57%
الخرشف al-kharshuf	a type of food, from the thistle plant family	artichoke	13%