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Words used in Egypt's Arabic language that has origin in foreign languages or similar, and others used in these languages but were derived from Arabic.
Click on the Arabic pronunciation to hear the desired word.
Abbreviations in the "Word" column stand for the languages using the word as follows:

  (e) = English
  (f) = French
  (it) = Italian
  (sp) = Spanish
  (pr) = Portuguese
Word Arabic Pronunciation Meaning Comments
Nazi (e) Nazi    
Neon lamp (e) Lampa neyon    
Night club (e) Nayet club Discotheque  
Nota (it) Nota Notebook, Phonebook  
Occasion (f) Okazion Sale (price reduction)  
Omelet (e) Omlait    
Opera (e) (it) Opera    
Operetta (e) (it) Operait    
Organ (e) Org    
Organizer (e) Organayzer   newly arabized
Overall (e) Overoal Uniforms (especially army)  
Oxygen (e) Oxegeen    
Paletta (it) Paletta Palette  
Pallone (it) Ballona Ball  
Panda (e) (e) Panda    
Panorama (e) (it) Panorama    
Pantaloon (e) Pantaloan    
Pantofle (e) Pantofli Slipper  
Papa Noel (f) Papa nowail Santa Claus  
Parrucca (it) Barooka Wig  
Pasha (e) What does it mean? Pasha Pasha  
Passport (e) Passpoar    
Pastrami (e) Pasterma    
Pedal (e) Paddal    
Pendolo (it) Pendoal Pendulum  
Pension (e) Pansion Pension  
Perfume (e) Parfan    
Petrol (e) Petroal    
Piano (e) Piano    
Pigiama (it) Pijama Pajamas  
Piscine (f) Piseen Swimming pool  
Pizza (it) (e) Pitza    
Plage (f) Plaj Beach  
Police (e) Polees    
Portrait (e) (f) Portraih    
Posta (it) Posta Mail, Post (office)  
Potatoes (e) Pataates    
Poudre (f) Podra Powder  
Protocol (e) Protocol    
Prova (it) Prova Rehearsal  
Pullover (e) Pollover    
Purée (f) (e) Pourée    
Radio (e) (it) Radyo    
Regime (f) Regime, rogime Diet  
Reportage (f) (e) Reportaj News reporting  
Rheumatism (e) Romatism    
Ricetta (it) Roshetta Prescription  
Ritmo (it) Retm Rhythm  
Roast beef (e) Roz beef    
Robe (e) Robe    
Roquefort (f) Rekfor Type of French cheese  
Rouge (f) Rouj Lipstick  
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