The word kafir in Arabic means infidel or unbeliever, and Kafiristan was "the country of unbelievers, the pagans."

The word malik in Arabic means lord or master.

The word jihad in Arabic means 'struggle'.

The city's name in Arabic means "Abode of Peace".

The word mutabbaq in Arabic means "folded".

The Shiites, whose name in Arabic means "partisans," insisted that only the Prophet's relatives could succeed him.

Rebecca aiamed her Kahruba, which in Arabic means Amber.

The word "Gar" in Arabic means Tar, and so it was thus named due to the natural discharge of oils.

This dynasty developed a particular type of burial tombs which were called the saff-tomb or rock-tomb; saff in Arabic means "rows."

The word "jihad" does not always mean "holy war"; literally, the word in Arabic means "struggle".