Reels tagged #arabic
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Etymology
'Alcohol' is an Arabic word
Al-kuhl described a fine powder used as eye cosmetic, then any refined essence, and finally distilled spirit.
Etymology
'Hazard' came from a dice game
Arabic az-zahr meant dice. The medieval game of hazard gave English a word for risk itself.
Etymology
'Assassin' may come from hashish
Medieval accounts linked the Nizari order to hashishin, though historians debate whether the label was propaganda.