# Kalmasoft Databases Database of Arabic words of Asian origin References: www.kalmasoft.com/KLEX/dbfasara.htm, www.kalmasoft.com/KLEX/dbsyara.htm, www.kalmasoft.com/KLEX/dbhinara.htm, www.kalmasoft.com/KLEX/dburdara.htm Resources: https://www.iranicaonline.org/scholar/ahmad-tafazzoli Availability: https://github.com/Kalmasoft/Databases/blob/main/Asian Terminology: www.kalmasoft.com/adevtool.htm Created: 2/7/2026 12:35 PM Updated: 6/13/2026 3:46 PM Encoding: UTF8 Delimiter: TAB Total entries: 3,000+ Copyright ©1999-2025 Kalmasoft www.kalmasoft.com Contact: info@kalmasoft.com ========================================= Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. This is a work in progress, not completed, any citations for academic purposes should include the date when the file was downloaded. ========================================= Attributes: ID: 6 digits identification number A######: HornMorpho ِoriginal entry (F: Farsi, H: Hindi, N: Sinhalese, S: Syriac, T: Tamil, U: Urdu) K######: Kalmasoft added entry Asian: Asian entry ASIPA: Reading for Asian entry (International Phonetic Alphabet) ARIPA: Reading for Arabic (International Phonetic Alphabet) Arabic: Arabic parallel word ASClass/ARClass: Asian/Arabic grammatical class A: Adjective D: Adverb I: Infinitive (Arabic Mimatic infinitive) G: Gerund (Hindi gerund) M: Masdar (Arabic infinitive) N: Noun NT: Arabic Temporal noun NL: Arabic Locative noun Ncol [CCC]: Regional colloquial Arabic Noun, ISO3166-3 Alpha-3 country codes, apply only to MSA otherwise R: Particle P: Participle Vcol [CCC]: Regional colloquial Arabic Verb, ISO3166-3 Alpha-3 country codes, apply only to MSA otherwise VI: Verb imperfective VJ: Verb jussive VM: Verb imperative VP: Verb perfective, past ASSubclass/ARSubclass: Asian/Arabic entry grammatical subclass CON: Conjunction PRP: Preposition SNG: Singular PLR: Plural ACC: Accusative case NOM: Nominative case DAT: Dative case GEN: Genitive case IND: Indicative mood SUB: Subjunctive mood ASDomain/ARDomain: Asian/Arabic entry semantic domain ANAT: Anatomy ANIM: Animate DMST: Domestic DATE: Date LANG: Language specific NAME: Named entity NUMB: Number PLNT: Plant RLGN: Religion Category: Arabic entry usage category ARC: Asian archaic entry FFM: full form morphology NUS: not used in Arabic SSH: semantically shifted in Arabic RootAS: Asian theoretical root RootAR: Arabic root Language: Asian language, ISO 639-3 three-letter code Gloss: English meaning of the Asian entry ========================================= ID Asian ASIPA ARIPA Arabic ASClass ARClass ASSubclass ARSubclass ASDomain ARDomain Category RootAS RootAR Language Gloss F00001 انبار /ʔanbar/ /ʕənbər/ عَنْبَر N Ncol [EGY,SDN] fas warehouse F00002 بنفشه /banafʃɒ/ /bənəfsəd͡ʒ/ بَنَفْسَج N N fas violet F00003 بوستان /bustɒːn/ /bustaːn/ بُسْتان N N fas garden F00004 بیمارستان /bimɒːristɒːn/ /biːmɑːrɪstɑːn/ بِيمَارِسْتَان N N fas hospital F00005 پرگار /pirgɒːr/ /fɪrd͡ʒaːr/ فِرْجار N N fas pair of compasses F00006 پسته /pistɒ/ /fustəq/ فُسْتَق N N fas pistachio F00007 پیاده /pijɒːdɒ/ /bəjdəg/ بَيْدَق N N fas pawn F00008 تابه /tʰɒːbɒ/ /tˤəbəq/ طَبَق N N DMST DMST fas frying pan F00009 تاج /tɒːdʒ/ /taːd͡ʒ/ تاج N N fas crown F00010 تبر /tʰabar/ /tˤəbər/ طَبَر N N DMST DMST fas axe F00011 توت /tuːt/ /tuːt/ تُوت N N PLNT PLNT fas mulberry F00012 جوراب /dʒurɒːb/ /ʃurɑːb/ شُرَاب N N DMST DMST fas stocking F00013 جوراب /dʒurɒːb/ /d͡ʒurɑːb/ جُرَاب N N DMST DMST fas stocking F00014 چادر /tʃʰɒːdar/ /ʃəwdər/ شَوْدَر N N DMST DMST fas veil F00015 چراغ /tʃʰirɒːg/ /sɪrɑːd͡ʒ/ سِرَاج N N DMST DMST fas lamp F00016 چرخ /tʃʰirɒːχ/ /ʃiːrɑːz/ شِيرَاز N N fas curdled whey F00017 خرده /χurda/ /χurdaː/ خُرْدَة N N fas (small) change F00018 خندق /χandaq/ /χəndəq/ خَنْدَق N N fas ditch, moat F00019 دستور /dustuːr/ /dustuːr/ دُسْتُور N N fas rule, minister F00020 دهلیز /dihliːz/ /dɪhliːz/ دِهْلِيز N N fas vestibule F00021 راسته /rastɒ/ /ruzdəg/ رُزْدَق N N fas row F00022 رخ /ruχ/ /ruχ/ رُخ N N ANIM ANIM fas rook F00023 زاج /zɒːdʒ/ /zɑːd͡ʒ/ زَاج N N fas alum F00024 سرگین /sirgiːn/ /sɪrd͡ʒiːn/ سِرْجِين N N fas dung F00025 سریش /sireʃ/ /ʃɪrɑːs/ شِرَاس N N DMST DMST fas glue F00026 شطرنج /ʃatʰrandʒ/ /ʃətˤrənd͡ʒ/ شَطْرَنْج N N DMST DMST fas chess F00027 شلوار /ʃilwɒːr/ /sɪrwaːl/ سِرْوال N N DMST DMST fas trousers F00028 شیره /ʃiːrɒ/ /ʃiːrɑ/ شِيره N Ncol [BH,IRQ] fas juice F00029 طاس /tʰas/ /tˤəs/ طَس N N DMST DMST fas bowl F00030 فردوس /firdaws/ /fɪrdəws/ فِرْدَوْس N N fas Paradise F00031 فرسنگ /farsang/ /fərsəχ/ فَرْسَخ N N fas farsang, league F00032 فرمان /farmɒːn/ /fərmɑːn/ فَرْمَان N N fas order, decree F00033 فهرست /fihrist/ /fɪhrɪs/ فِهْرِس N N fas summary, register F00034 فیروزه /firuːzɒ/ /fiːruːzəd͡ʒ/ فِيرُوزَج N N fas turquoise F00035 کاروان /qarwɒːn/ /gəjrəwɑːn/ قَيْرَوَان N N DMST DMST fas caravan F00036 کبک /qbiː/ /gbi/ قبِي N N ANIM ANIM fas partridge F00037 کفش /kafʃ/ /gəfʃ/ قَفْش N N DMST DMST fas shoe F00038 کوشک /kawsakʰ/ /d͡ʒəwsəg/ جَوْسَق N N fas palace F00039 کوشک /kuːʃkʰ/ /kuʃk/ كُشْك N N DMST DMST fas kiosk F00040 گاومیش /gɒːwmiːʃ/ /d͡ʒɑːmuːs/ جَامُوس N N ANIM ANIM fas buffalo F00041 گل /gol/ /d͡ʒuːl/ جُول N N PLNT PLNT fas rose F00042 گنبد /ganbad/ /d͡ʒənbəd/ جَنْبَد N N fas vault, cupola F00043 گنج /gandʒ/ /kənz/ كَنْز N N fas treasure F00044 گوهر /gawhar/ /d͡ʒəwhər/ جَوْهَر N N fas substance, jewel F00045 مرز بان /marza bɒːn/ /mərzəbɑːn/ مَرْزَبَان N N fas margrave F00046 مرغ /marg/ /mərd͡ʒ/ مَرْج N N fas meadow F00047 مشک /miʃkʰ/ /mɪsk/ مِسْك N N DMST DMST fas musk F00048 مهر /mahara/ /məhərə/ مَهَرَ V V fas to seal F00049 نامه /nɒːmɒ/ /nɑːməd͡ʒ/ نَامَج N N fas letter, writing F00050 نامه /nɒːmɒ/ /nəmɑːq/ نَمَاق N N fas letter, writing S00051 ܐܲܡܪܵܐ /ʔamra/ /ʔamr/ أمْر N N أمر syr a command, an order, a summons S00052 ܐܸܠܵܐ /ʔɪla/ /illa/ إلّا R R CONJ CONJ syr yet, except that S00053 ܐܸܢ /ʔɪn/ /in/ إن R R CONJ CONJ syr if S00054 ܐܳܕܳܪ /ʔɑdɑr/ /ʔðaːr/ آذار N N DATE DATE syr March S00055 ܐܒܐ /ʔba/ /ʔabbaː/ أبَّا N N syr fruit S00056 ܐܓܪܐ /ʔgra/ /ʔadʒr/ أجْر N N syr hire, wages S00057 ܐܘܡܬܐ /ʔwmta/ /ʔaumma/ أُمَّة N N syr nation S00058 ܐܪܐܢܐ /ʔrʔna/ /ʕariːn/ عَرِين N N syr arena S00059 ܐܪܓܵܘܵܢܵܐ /ʔrgawana/ /ʔardʒwaːniː/ أرْجُوانِي N N syr purple S00060 ܒ /b/ /bi/ بِ R R PREP PREP syr with, in, at, by S00061 ܒܽܘܡܳܐ /bomɑ/ /buːma/ بُومَة N N ANIM ANIM syr owl S00062 ܒܕ /bd/ /baʕd/ بَعْد R R PREP PREP syr in that, on account of, because, for this reason, a compound of S00063 ܒܝܼܕ /bjd/ /baʕd/ بَعْد R R PREP PREP syr S00064 ܓ݂ܵܪܵܙ /ɣaraz/ /ɣaradˤ/ غَرَض N N غرض syr The intent, the purpose, the intention, the meaning, the ulterior motive S00065 ܓܵܘ /gaw/ /dʒuːwa/ جُوَّة N Ncol PREP PREP syr in, into, within, inside, in the midst S00066 ܓܵܘܢܵܐ /gawna/ /dʒuːn/ جُون N N syr green S00067 ܓܙܐ /gza/ /kanz/ كَنْز N N كنز syr treasure S00068 ܕ /d/ /ðaː/ ذَا R R PREP PREP syr of, pertaining to, belonging to, made of, from S00069 ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ /dahva/ /ðahabiː/ ذَهَبِي N N ذهب syr gold S00070 ܕܰܪܡܣܘܩ /darmswq/ /dimaʃq/ دِمَشْق N N NAME NAME syr Damascus S00071 ܕܳܪܳܐ /dɑrɑ/ /darʕa/ دَرْعَة N N NAME NAME syr Dara S00072 ܕܝܢܪܐ /djnra/ /diːnaːr/ دِينَار N N DMST DMST syr gold dinarius S00073 ܘܲܪܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ /wardanaja/ /wardiː/ وَرْدِي N N ورد syr pink S00074 ܙܰܪܩܐ /zarqa/ /ʔazraq/ أزْرَق N N زرق syr blue S00075 ܙܘܓܐ /zwga/ /zawdʒa/ زَوْجَة N N زوج syr pair, conjugation, name of an accent S00076 ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ /ħabwʃa/ /tuffaːħ/ تُفَّاح N N PLNT PLNT syr apple S00077 ܚܶܘܳܪܐ /ħawɑra/ /ħawr/ حَوْر N N syr white S00078 ܛܠܵܫܹܒܵܐ /tˤlaʃeba/ /ʔθˈθulaːθaːʔ/ الثُّلاثَاء N N DATE DATE ثلث syr Tuesday S00079 ܝܲܪܚܵܐ /jarħa/ /ʃahr/ شَهْر N N DATE DATE syr month S00080 ܝܵܐ /ja/ /jaː/ يَا R R ? ? syr or, either (loanword?) S00081 ܝܵܘܡܵܐ /jawma/ /jawm/ يَوْم N N DATE DATE syr day S00082 ܝܶܡ̈ܳܬ݂ܳܐ /jamɑθɑ/ N N syr motherly S00083 ܝܶܡ̈ܗܳܬܶܐ /jamhɑta/ /ʔaummahaːt/ أُمَّهَات N N syr mothers S00084 ܝܶܡܳܐ /jamɑ/ /jamma/ يَمَّة N N syr mother S00085 ܟܲܠܒܵܐ /kalba/ /kalb/ كَلْب N N ANIM ANIM syr dog S00086 ܟܵܢܘܿܢ /kanon/ /kaːnuːn/ كَانوُن N N DATE DATE syr January S00087 ܟܰܢܶܦ /kanaf/ /kanaf/ كَنَف V V كنف syr protect, defend, preserve, maintain S00088 ܠ /l/ /li/ لِ R R PREP PREP syr on, onto, to, upon S00089 ܠܲܟ݂ܡܵܐ /laχma/ N N syr bread S00090 ܡܸܛܠ ܕ /mɪtˤl d/ /miθl/ مِثْل R R CONJ CONJ syr per, in accordance with, according to S00091 ܡܸܢ /mɪn/ /min/ مِنْ R R PREP PREP syr from (a starting point), out of, at, on, of, with (in company of someone) S00092 ܡܿܢ /man/ /man/ مَنْ R R syr who S00093 ܡܰܚܡܳܠܳܐ /maħmɑlɑ/ /maχmal/ مَخْمَل N N DMST DMST syr towel S00094 ܡܶܨܪܝܢ /masˤrjn/ /misˤr/ مِصْر N N NAME NAME syr Egypt S00095 ܢܸܫܪܵܐ /nɪʃra/ /nisr/ نِسْر N N ANIM ANIM syr eagle S00096 ܢܺܝܣܳܢ /nisɑn/ /niːsaːn/ نِيسَان N N DATE DATE syr April S00097 ܣܲܡܪܵܢܵܐ /samrana/ /ʔasmar/ أَسْمَر N N syr tawny S00098 ܣܸܬܘܵܐ /sɪtwa/ /ʃitaːʔ/ شِتَاء N N syr winter S00099 ܥܲܠ /ʕal/ /ʕalaː/ عَلَى R R PREP PREP syr on, over and in contact with, at the surface of and supported by, upon, above, on top of S00100 ܥܲܡ /ʕam/ /maʕ/ مَعْ R R PREP PREP syr with, together with, among / amongst / amidst S00101 ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂ /ʕamoχ/ /maʕaka/ مَعَكَ syr with you S00102 ܥܵܡܵܐ /ʕama/ /ʕam/ عَم N N syr uncle S00103 ܥܳܡܳܐ /ʕɑmɑ/ /ʕamma/ عَمَّة N N syr uncle S00104 ܦܠܛܝܢ /fltˤjn/ /bilaːtˤ/ بِلاط N N syr palace (palatium) S00105 ܩܵܛܹܠ /qatˤel/ /qatl/ قَتْل N N قتل syr will kill S00106 ܩܝܬܪܐ /qjtra/ /qiːθaːra/ قِيثَارة N N DMST DMST syr harp, lute S00107 ܩܢܕܝܠܐ /qndjla/ /qandiːla/ قَنْدِيلَة N N DMST DMST syr lamp, torch (candela) S00108 ܩܪܕܠܐ /qrdla/ /dʒardal/ جَرْدَل N N DMST DMST syr pot, cradle (caldarium) S00109 ܪܘܼܙܵܐ /rwza/ /ruz/ رُز N N PLNT PLNT syr rice S00110 ܪܘܼܡܵܢܵܐ /rwmana/ /rummaːn/ رُمَّان N N PLNT PLNT syr pomegranate S00111 ܫܲܒܬܵܐ /ʃabta/ /ʔsˈsabt/ السَّبْت N N DATE DATE syr Saturday S00112 ܫܳܚܡܳܐ /ʃɑħmɑ/ /saχam/ سَخَم N N syr brown S00113 ܫܶ̈ܢܶܐ /ʃɪne/ /sanawaːt/ سَنَوات N N DATE DATE syr years S00114 ܫܽܘܫܶܦܳܐ /ʃoʃafɑ/ /ʃarʃaf/ شَرْشَف N N DMST DMST syr towel S00115 ܫܒ݂ܲܛ /ʃvatˤ/ /ʃubaːtˤ/ شُبَاط N N DATE DATE syr February S00116 ܫܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܐ /ʃwrva/ /ʃuːrba/ شُورْبة N N شرب syr soup S00117 ܫܛܪܐ /ʃtˤra/ /satˤr/ سَطْر N N سطر syr deed, document S00118 ܫܠܵܡܵܐ /ʃlama/ /salaːm/ سَلام N N سلم syr hello S00119 ܫܠܵܡܵܐ /ʃlama/ /salaːm/ سَلام N N سلم syr peace S00120 ܫܠܳܡܳܐ /ʃlɑmɑ/ /salaːm/ سَلام N N سلم syr hello S00121 ܫܠܳܡܳܐ /ʃlɑmɑ/ /salaːm/ سَلام N N سلم syr peace S00122 ܬܵܡܘܿܙ /tamoz/ /tamuːz/ تَمُوز N N DATE DATE syr July S00123 ܬܹܐܢܵܐ /tena/ /tiːn/ تِين N N PLNT PLNT syr fig S00124 ܬܶܫܪܺܝܢ /taʃrin/ /taʃriːn/ تَشْرِين N N DATE DATE syr June S00125 ܐܪܢܒܐ /ʔarn(ə)vɑ/ /ʔarnab/ أَرْنَب N N ANIM ANIM syr rabbit, hare S00126 ܐܟܠ /ʔekal/ /ʔakal/ أَكَل V V syr to eat S00127 ܐܡܪ /ʔɛ̆mar/ /ʔamar/ أَمَر V V syr to tell S00128 ܒܟܐ /b(ə)xɑ(ʔ)/ /bakaː/ بَكَى V V syr to weep S00129 ܒܢܝܐ /b(ə)nɑjɑ(ʔ)/ /binaːja/ بِنَايَة N N syr building, erecting, constructing S00130 ܒܘܪܐ /burɑ(ʔ)/ /buːr/ بُور A A syr rude S00131 ܬܠܬ /tlaːta/ /θalaːθa/ ثَلَاثَة N N NUMB NUMB syr three S00132 ܬܠܬܐ /tlaːθa/ /θalaːθa/ ثَلَاثَة N N NUMB NUMB syr three S00133 ܚܫܒ /ħ(ə)ʃav/ /ħasab/ حَسَب V V syr to calculate S00134 ܚܩܠܐ /ħaqlɑ(ʔ)/ /ħaql/ حَقْل N N syr field S00135 ܚܦܪ /ħ(ə)far/ /ħafara/ حَفَرَ V V syr to dig S00136 ܚܘܡܫܐ /ħumʃɑ/ /χums/ خُمْس N N syr fifth (⅕) S00137 ܫܡܥ /ʃ(ə)maʕ/ /samiʕa/ سَمِعَ V V syr to hear S00138 ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunˈnɑ.rɑ/ /sannuːr/ سَنُّور N N ANIM ANIM syr cat S00139 ܫܓܠ /ʃ(ə.)ˈɣal/ /ʃaɣala/ شَغَلَ V V syr to seize, to occupy S00140 ܫܘܩܐ /ʃuqɑ(ʔ)/ /ʃuqqa/ شُقَّة N N syr quarter, district, borough S00141 ܫܝܫܬܐ /ʃiʃtɑ(ʔ)/ /ʃiːʃa/ شِيشَة N N syr vase, bottle, flask, flagon S00142 ܨܠܒ /sˤ(ə)lav/ /sˤalab/ صَلَب V V syr to crucify S00143 ܨܝܪܐ /sˤajrɑ(ʔ)/ /sˤuːra/ صُورَة N N syr icon, painted idol S00144 ܛܦ /tˤɑf/ /tˤaːfa/ طَافَ V V syr to float S00145 ܥܦܪܐ /ʕafrɑ(ʔ)/ /ʕafar/ عَفَر N N syr earth, soil, dust S00146 ܥܢܢܐ /ʕannɑnɑ(ʔ)/ /ʕunna/ عُنَّة A A syr sexually impotent S00147 ܐܡܐ /ʔammɑ(ʔ)/ /ʕaːm/ عَام N N syr S00148 ܦܛܝܪܐ /patˤtˤirɑ(ʔ)/ /fatˤiːr/ فَطِير N N syr unleavened bread S00149 ܩܨܪܐ /qasˤrɑ(ʔ)/ /qasˤr/ قَصْر N N syr palace, castle, fortress S00150 ܩܗܘܐ /qahwɑ(ʔ)/ /qahwa/ قَهْوَة N N syr coffee S00151 ܟܬܘܒܐ /kɑθovɑ(ʔ)/ /kaːtib/ كَاتِب N N syr writer, scribe, copyist, amanuensis, secretary, notary S00152 ܟܕܒܐ /kaddɑvɑ(ʔ)/ /kaððaːb/ كَذَّاب N N syr liar S00153 ܟܦܪ /ʔɛθˈkap.par/ /kafar/ كَفَر V V syr to deny S00154 ܠܘܚܐ /luħɑ/ /lawħa/ لَوْحَة N N syr tablet, board, tile S00155 ܠܐ /ˈlɑ/ /la/ لا intj intj syr no S00156 ܠܐ /ˈlɑ/ /la/ لا adv adv syr no, not S00157 ܡܚܛܐ /m(ə)ħatˤtˤɑ/ /maħatˤtˤa/ مَحَطَّة N N syr candlewick S00158 ܡܕܒܚܐ /maðb(ə)ħɑ/ /maðbaħ/ مَذْبَح N N syr church choir S00159 ܡܢ /man/ /man/ مَن R R PRON PRON syr who? which? S00160 ܡܗܪܐ /mahrɑ(ʔ)/ /mahr/ مَهْر N N syr dowry S00161 ܡܘܗܒܬܐ /mawhavtɑ/ /mawhiba/ مَوْهِبَة N N syr favour S00162 ܡܘܩܠܐ /muqlɑ/ /muqla/ مُقْلَة N N syr yolk of egg S00163 ܡܠܚܐ /mɛlħɑ/ /milħ/ مِلْح N N syr salt S00164 ܡܩܘܪܐ /manˈqo.rɑʔ/ /minqaːr/ مِنْقَار N N syr beak S00165 ܢܓܪܐ /naɡɡɑrɑ/ /nadʒdʒaːr/ نَجَّار N N syr carpenter S00166 ܐܘ /ʔw/ /ʔw/ أَوْ R R CONJ CONJ syr or S00167 ܗܕܐ /hɑðeʔ/ /haða/ هَذا A A syr this S00168 ܗܕܐ /hɑðeʔ/ /haðihi/ هَذِه R R PRON PRON syr this thing, this one S00169 ܗܘ /hɑw/ /huwa/ هُوَ R R PRON PRON syr he S00170 ܗܝ /hɑj/ /hiːja/ هِيَ R R PRON PRON syr she S00171 ܝܬܡܐ /jaθmɑ(ʔ)/ /jatiːm/ يَتِيم N N syr orphan