Arabic Dog Name Generator

Real Arabic words for dogs, with meanings

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Generate Arabic dog names from real words, each with its meaning: Barq (lightning), Saqr (falcon) and Wafi (loyal) for hounds and guardians, funny food names like Falafel, Bunduq and Sujuq, character names like Haffar and Tufayli, plus titles such as Sultan, Basha and Amira.

About Arabic dog names

Every entry in this list of 1,000 is a real Arabic word or phrase written in Latin letters, and nearly all carry a short English gloss in parentheses. The list leads with what a dog does that a cat does not. Speed and the hunt come first, for salukis, sloughis and anything else that runs: Barq (lightning), Sahm (arrow), Saqr (falcon), Tarrad (chaser). Guarding and loyalty follow, with Haris (guardian), Khafir (watchman), Wafi (loyal) and Rafiq al-Darb, the companion of the road.

Over a third of the list is food and funny names. Kitchen names run from Falafel, Sujuq and Kabab to Bunduq (hazelnut) and Azma, which is simply a bone. Character names say what the dog does: Haffar digs, Nabbah barks, Tufayli turns up uninvited at dinner and Harami al-Jawarib steals socks. Around them are strong animals, desert and storm words, coat colors, the two Dog constellations, titles such as Sultan, Basha and Amira, puppy names, and flowers and gems for females.

One spelling system runs throughout: plain vowels with no length marks, q for the deep k, and no sign for the letter ayn. Dialect words are labeled. Religious names are left out, and the list is made of words rather than people, though a few, like Nabil and Yasmin, are also given names.

How to choose Arabic dog names

  • Call the name across a field before you settle. Two clear syllables carry best outdoors: Wafi, Batal, Haris, Sukkar, Bunduq.
  • Arabic adjectives and job words change with gender, mostly by adding a final a: Wafi becomes Wafiya, Haris becomes Harisa and Sari (fast) becomes Saria. Color words change shape instead, so Abyad (white) becomes Bayda and Ashqar (blond) becomes Shaqra.
  • Let the coat choose: Layl or Fahma for black, Thalj or Tahin for white, Dhahabi or Kurkum for gold, Qirfa or Tamri for red-brown, Ablaq or Abqa for black and white, and Muhajjal for a dog with white socks.
  • For two dogs, take words that belong together: Barq and Raad (lightning and thunder), Shams and Qamar (sun and moon), Sukkar and Asal (sugar and honey), or Harj wa Marj, one name for a pair that never sits still.
  • A few sounds differ from English. Q is a k made far back in the throat, kh is the ch of Scottish loch, gh is close to a French r and dh is the th of 'this'. If the meaning matters to you, ask an Arabic speaker before you settle, because many words shift from one country to the next.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny Arabic dog names?

Food and behavior do most of the work. Falafel, Sujuq, Kabab and Batata are kitchen names, Abu Riyala is the drooler, Haffar the digger and Shahhat the beggar under the table. Mayyit min al-Ju means dying of hunger, which is what every dog claims at dinner time.

What are Arabic names for a saluki or another fast dog?

Start with speed and the chase: Barq (lightning), Sahm (arrow), Sari (fast), Sabbaq (front-runner), Tarrad (chaser) and Bint al-Rih, daughter of the wind. Saluqi is the Arabic word for the saluki itself, and Sluqi is how the Maghreb says the name of its own sighthound, the sloughi.

What is a good Arabic name for a guard dog?

Haris means guardian and Khafir means watchman. Others in the list are Hami (protector), Yaqiz (alert), Qala (fortress) and Mudir al-Amn, the chief of security. For a big calm dog, Jabal (mountain) or Mahib (awe-inspiring) fit well.

Is the meaning in parentheses part of the name?

No. The part in parentheses is a short translation to help you choose, so the name is Wafi, not the whole entry 'Wafi (loyal)'. A few famous dishes such as Falafel, Kabab and Kunafa are listed without one.

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A: 98 names

  • Ablaq (piebald, black and white)
  • Abnus (ebony)
  • Abqa (pied, patched black and white)
  • Abu Anf (the nose, sniffer in chief)
  • Abu Azma (the one with the bone)
  • Abu Buqa (the one with the patch)
  • Abu Dahka (the one with the laugh)
  • Abu Dhayl (the one with the tail)
  • Abu Hadid (iron man, 'father of iron')
  • Abu Hawajib (the one with the eyebrows)
  • Abu Khudud (the jowly one)
  • Abu Lihya (the bearded one)
  • Abu Lisan (all tongue)
  • Abu Nab (the one with the fang)

A, continued

  • Abu Nazzara (the one in spectacles, for eye patches)
  • Abu Ras (big head)
  • Abu Riyala (the drooler, Egyptian)
  • Abu Sawt (the loud one)
  • Abu Suf (the woolly one)
  • Abu Tajaid (the wrinkled one)
  • Abu Tawq (the one with the collar)
  • Abu Udhun (big ears)
  • Abu Uyun (big eyes)
  • Abyad (white)
  • Adda (sprinter)
  • Adham (jet black, said of horses)
  • Afandi (effendi, the gentleman in the suit)
  • Agharr (with a white blaze on the face)

A, continued

  • Aghbar (dust-colored)
  • Aghla al-Nas (dearest of all)
  • Ahd (pledge)
  • Ahlan wa Sahlan (welcome, make yourself at home)
  • Aj (ivory)
  • Ajad (curly-haired)
  • Ajala (wheel, and the word for haste)
  • Ajina (a lump of dough)
  • Ajul (always in a hurry)
  • Akhi (my brother)
  • Akul (big eater)
  • Al-Kalb al-Akbar (the Greater Dog, the constellation)
  • Al-Kalb al-Asghar (the Lesser Dog, the constellation)
  • Al-Shira al-Yamaniya (Sirius, star of the Greater Dog)

A, continued

  • Ala Kayfak (as you please, take your time)
  • Alif (tame, the word for a pet animal)
  • Aman (safety)
  • Amir (prince)
  • Amir al-Bahr (admiral, 'prince of the sea')
  • Amira (princess)
  • Amrak (at your command)
  • Anaq al-Ard (caracal)
  • Anaqa (elegance)
  • Anf (nose)
  • Anid (stubborn)
  • Ankabut (spider, all legs)
  • Anmash (freckled)
  • Anqa (the phoenix-like bird of legend)

A, continued

  • Anyab (fangs)
  • Aqiq (carnelian)
  • Arayis (pita grilled with meat, 'brides'; Levantine)
  • Arfaj (the yellow-flowered bush of the Arabian desert)
  • Arid al-Mankibayn (broad-shouldered)
  • Arif (corporal)
  • Arij (sweet scent)
  • Arin (a lion's den)
  • Arnab Barri (hare)
  • Arnus (corn on the cob, Levantine)
  • Asa (stick)
  • Asad (lion)
  • Asal (honey)
  • Asali (honey-colored)

A, continued

  • Asaliya (honey candy stick, Egyptian)
  • Asfur (little bird)
  • Asha (dinner)
  • Ashara ala Ashara (ten out of ten)
  • Ashhab (gray, said of horses)
  • Ashqar (blond, fair-coated)
  • Asida (soft flour pudding)
  • Asifa (storm)
  • Asil (purebred, the real thing)
  • Asir (juice)
  • Askari (private, soldier on duty)
  • Asmar (dark, tan)
  • Asnan (teeth)
  • Aswad (black)

A, continued

  • Ataba (the doorstep)
  • Athar (track, trace)
  • Atlas (dusky gray, the old poets' word for a wolf)
  • Atsa (a sneeze)
  • Attar (seller of spices and scents)
  • Atuf (tender-hearted)
  • Aw Aw (the howl, as children say it)
  • Awfa (the most loyal)
  • Awn (help)
  • Awwa (the howler, also an old star name)
  • Ayn al-Saqr (falcon's eye)
  • Aywa (yes, as everyday speech has it)
  • Azma (a bone)
  • Azuma (a dinner invitation)

B: 65 names

  • Babr (tiger)
  • Badiya (the open desert steppe)
  • Baharat (spice mix)
  • Bahh (all gone, nursery talk)
  • Bahhar (sailor)
  • Bahith (researcher)
  • Bahr (sea)
  • Bakkash (fibber, Egyptian)
  • Balah al-Sham (fried dough fingers, 'dates of the Levant')
  • Balila (warm boiled chickpeas)
  • Ballut (acorn, oak)
  • Balwa (a walking disaster, Egyptian)
  • Bambaluni (sugared ring doughnut, Tunisian)

B, continued

  • Baqlawa
  • Baqqal (grocer)
  • Barad (hail)
  • Barada (the river of Damascus)
  • Barq (lightning)
  • Barquq (plum)
  • Barriya (the wilds)
  • Basbusa
  • Basha (pasha, the Egyptian way to say 'boss')
  • Bashiq (sparrowhawk)
  • Batal (hero)
  • Batal al-Film (the hero of the film)
  • Batata (potato, for a round one on the sofa)

B, continued

  • Batata Hulwa (sweet potato)
  • Batinjan (eggplant)
  • Batn (belly)
  • Batta (duck, an Egyptian pet name)
  • Battikh (watermelon)
  • Bawsala (compass)
  • Bawwab (doorman, keeper of the gate)
  • Bawwaba (gateway)
  • Bayad al-Thalj (the white of snow)
  • Baylasan (elderflower)
  • Bayt al-Shar (the Bedouin tent, 'house of hair')
  • Baytari (vet)
  • Bayti (my home)

B, continued

  • Baz (hawk)
  • Bazilla (peas)
  • Billawr (crystal)
  • Bint al-Akabir (daughter of the grandees)
  • Bint al-Balad (a true daughter of the neighborhood)
  • Bint al-Rih (daughter of the wind)
  • Bint al-Sahn (Yemeni honey cake, 'daughter of the plate')
  • Binti (my daughter)
  • Bir (well)
  • Bisara (fava bean puree)
  • Bizr (roasted seeds for cracking)
  • Bizra (a seed)
  • Brik (crisp fried pastry with an egg, Tunisian)

B, continued

  • Buhayra (lake)
  • Bulbul (bulbul, the garden songbird)
  • Bunduq (hazelnut, for a small brown one)
  • Bunduqi (hazel)
  • Bunn (coffee beans)
  • Bunni (brown)
  • Buq (horn, trumpet)
  • Buqa (a spot, a patch)
  • Buqsumat (rusks)
  • Burj (tower)
  • Burkan (volcano)
  • Burum (bud)
  • Bustan (orchard)

D: 43 names

  • Dabaran (Aldebaran, 'the follower')
  • Dabb (spiny-tailed lizard of the desert)
  • Dabbaba (tank, for a big one)
  • Dabbur (hornet)
  • Dabdub (teddy bear, for a big fluffy one)
  • Dahh (nice, pretty; Egyptian nursery talk)
  • Dahiya (a calamity, and a crafty genius)
  • Dahna (the long belt of red sand in Arabia)
  • Dakhm (huge)
  • Dakin (dark-colored)
  • Dalil (guide)
  • Daliya (grapevine on a trellis)
  • Damir (lean in the flank, said of racers)
  • Dar (home)

D, continued

  • Darb (trail)
  • Darraja (bicycle)
  • Dasuqa (ladybug)
  • Daw (light)
  • Dawda (racket)
  • Dawha (great shady tree)
  • Dawriya (patrol)
  • Dawwar (spinner, for a tail chaser)
  • Dawwar al-Shams (sunflower, 'it turns with the sun')
  • Dayf Thaqil (the guest who overstays)
  • Dayikh (dizzy, in a daze)
  • Dhahabi (golden, for a retriever's coat)
  • Dhaki (smart)
  • Dhanab (tail, and the star Deneb)

D, continued

  • Dhawwaq (gourmet, taster)
  • Dhayl (tail)
  • Dhib (wolf)
  • Dhiba (she-wolf)
  • Dhibi (wolf-like)
  • Dhura (corn)
  • Dibs Rumman (pomegranate molasses)
  • Dik Rumi (turkey, 'Roman rooster')
  • Dilwaqti (right now, Egyptian)
  • Dir (armor)
  • Dirham (dirham, a silver coin)
  • Dukkan (shop)
  • Duri (house sparrow)
  • Durr (large pearls)
  • Durra (a pearl)

F: 40 names

  • Fada (outer space)
  • Fahd (cheetah, built for the sprint)
  • Fahlawi (the wise guy who wings it, Egyptian)
  • Fahma (a lump of coal)
  • Fakahani (fruit seller, Egyptian)
  • Fakhur (proud)
  • Fakka (small change, Egyptian)
  • Falafel
  • Falak (orbit, the heavens)
  • Fam al-Hut (Fomalhaut, 'mouth of the fish')
  • Fanak (fennec fox)
  • Faqqus (snake cucumber)
  • Farah (gladness)

F, continued

  • Faras (horse, mare)
  • Faras al-Nahr (hippo, 'river horse')
  • Farda (one of a pair, the missing sock)
  • Farhan (happy)
  • Faris (horseman, knight)
  • Farran (the man at the bread oven)
  • Fasikh (salted mullet with a mighty smell, Egyptian)
  • Fasulya (bean stew)
  • Fata (lad)
  • Fatta (toasted bread, rice and meat in layers)
  • Fawda (chaos)
  • Fawran (at once)
  • Fayruz (turquoise)

F, continued

  • Fidda (silver)
  • Fils (a penny)
  • Fuadi (my heart, the literary word)
  • Fukaha (humor)
  • Fula (one fava bean)
  • Fuladh (steel)
  • Fulful (pepper, for a peppery temper)
  • Fuliya (peanut brittle, Egyptian)
  • Full (Arabian jasmine)
  • Fuqma (seal)
  • Furat (the Euphrates)
  • Furn (bakery oven)
  • Fustuq (pistachio)
  • Futat (crumbs)

G: 11 names

  • Gada (stand-up guy, Egyptian)
  • Ghaba (forest)
  • Ghada (lunch)
  • Ghanima (the spoils, whatever gets carried home)
  • Ghawwas (diver, the pearl diver of the Gulf)
  • Ghawwasa (submarine)
  • Ghayma (a cloud, for a white fluffy one)
  • Ghayur (jealous)
  • Ghazala (gazelle, for a leggy female)
  • Ghizlan (gazelles)
  • Ghusn (branch)

H: 69 names

  • Habba (a single grain)
  • Habbat al-Qalb (sweetheart, 'the seed of the heart')
  • Habibi (my darling)
  • Habibti (my darling, to a female)
  • Habl (rope)
  • Habub (haboob, the rolling wall of dust)
  • Hadaf (target, goal)
  • Haddad (blacksmith)
  • Haddam (demolisher)
  • Hadid (iron)
  • Hadid al-Basar (sharp-sighted)
  • Hadiqa (garden)
  • Hadir (present, the soldier's 'yes sir')

H, continued

  • Haffar (digger)
  • Hafila (bus)
  • Hajal (partridge)
  • Hajib (doorkeeper, chamberlain)
  • Hajin (racing camel, and the word for a crossbreed)
  • Hakawati (storyteller)
  • Hala (the halo around the moon)
  • Halawani (confectioner)
  • Halawat al-Jubn (sweet cheese rolls, Syrian)
  • Halla (cooking pot, Egyptian)
  • Hallaq (barber)
  • Hami (protector)
  • Hammal (porter, for the one who carries everything)
  • Hamur (grouper, Gulf)

H, continued

  • Hanim (lady of the house, Egyptian)
  • Hanun (affectionate)
  • Hanzal (bitter desert gourd)
  • Haql (field)
  • Harami al-Jawarib (sock thief)
  • Haras (the guard)
  • Hariri (silky)
  • Haris (guardian, the classic job title)
  • Haris al-Marma (goalkeeper)
  • Harj wa Marj (hurly-burly)
  • Harr (hot, spicy)
  • Hasa (pebbles)
  • Hasna (a beauty)
  • Hassas (sensitive)

H, continued

  • Hassun (goldfinch)
  • Haw Haw (woof woof)
  • Hawi (street conjurer, Egyptian)
  • Hawsh (courtyard)
  • Hayati (my life)
  • Hayba (commanding presence)
  • Haysa (merry commotion, Egyptian)
  • Hayya (come on, let's go)
  • Hayya Bina (off we go)
  • Hazim (firm)
  • Hazuqa (hiccup, Levantine)
  • Hazz al-Dhayl (the tail wag)
  • Hazzar (joker, Egyptian)
  • Hazzaz (wagger, shaker)

H, continued

  • Hilba (fenugreek)
  • Hilu (sweet, handsome)
  • Hilwa (sweet, pretty)
  • Hima (the protected ground)
  • Himma (drive, zeal)
  • Hisan (horse, for one the size of a pony)
  • Hisan al-Bahr (seahorse)
  • Hisn (stronghold)
  • Hubara (houbara bustard, the falconer's prize)
  • Hufra (a hole in the ground)
  • Hummus
  • Hummusa (one chickpea)
  • Hurr (the saker falcon, 'the free one')
  • Huwar (camel calf)

I: 15 names

  • Ibn al-Balad (a true son of the neighborhood)
  • Ibn al-Rih (son of the wind)
  • Ibn Awa (jackal)
  • Ibn Irs (weasel)
  • Ibni (my son)
  • Ibtisama (a smile)
  • Ijja (herb omelet)
  • Iklil (wreath, garland)
  • Imlaq (giant)
  • Indhar (alarm)
  • Intaliq (off you go)
  • Intilaq (the take-off)
  • Iqdam (boldness, going in first)
  • Isar (cyclone)
  • Itr (perfume)

J: 34 names

  • Jabal (mountain)
  • Jabali (of the mountains)
  • Jadhibiya (charm, and gravity)
  • Jadi (kid goat, and the sign Capricorn)
  • Jadwal (brook)
  • Jahwari (booming-voiced)
  • Jaiza (prize)
  • Jalid (ice)
  • Jamali (camel-colored, tawny)
  • Jarad al-Bahr (lobster, 'locust of the sea')
  • Jarada (locust, for the one who strips the plate)

J, continued

  • Jaras (bell)
  • Jaras al-Bab (doorbell)
  • Jarida (newspaper)
  • Jarish (cracked-wheat porridge, Najdi)
  • Jarjir (arugula)
  • Jarrafa (bulldozer)
  • Jarrar (tractor, for the one who pulls on the leash)
  • Jarw (puppy)
  • Jarwi (my puppy)
  • Jasur (daring)
  • Jasus (spy)

J, continued

  • Jawafa (guava)
  • Jawahir (jewels)
  • Jawan (hungry, as always)
  • Jawhara (jewel)
  • Jawla (a round, a tour)
  • Jawwal (roamer)
  • Jawza (Orion in the old Arab sky, and the sign Gemini)
  • Jawzat al-Tib (nutmeg)
  • Jayb (pocket, for a pocket-sized one)
  • Jazira (island)
  • Jundi (soldier)
  • Juri (damask rose)

K: 68 names

  • Kabab
  • Kabdi (my dearest, 'my liver'; Gulf)
  • Kalb al-Bahr (sea dog, an old name for the shark)
  • Kalb al-Hirasa (guard dog)
  • Kalb al-Ma (otter, 'water dog')
  • Kalb al-Rai (the shepherd's dog)
  • Kalb al-Sayd (hunting dog)
  • Kalimat al-Sirr (password)
  • Kaman (again, more; Egyptian and Levantine)
  • Kamin (ambush)
  • Kanaka (little coffee pot, Egyptian)
  • Kanz (treasure)
  • Kanza (sweater, Levantine)

K, continued

  • Karawan (curlew, the night singer of the fields)
  • Karitha (catastrophe)
  • Karkadan (rhinoceros)
  • Karrath (leek)
  • Kashshaf (scout)
  • Kaslan (lazy)
  • Kassar (breaker of things)
  • Kastanai (chestnut brown)
  • Kathib (sand dune)
  • Kathif (thick, dense)
  • Kawari (trotters, Egyptian)
  • Kawkab (planet, star)
  • Kayf (how, and also a fine mood)
  • Khabbaz (baker)

K, continued

  • Khafif (light, quick on the turn)
  • Khafir (watchman)
  • Khalas (enough, that's it; also a caramel-sweet date)
  • Khalij (gulf)
  • Khamira (yeast, for the one who keeps growing)
  • Kharif (autumn, and the monsoon season of Dhofar)
  • Kharita (map)
  • Kharrub (carob)
  • Kharshuf (artichoke)
  • Khass (lettuce)
  • Khatar (danger)
  • Khatif (lightning-quick)
  • Khatm (muzzle, snout)

K, continued

  • Khatwa (a step)
  • Khawaja (mister, the foreign gentleman; Egyptian)
  • Khayal (shadow, phantom)
  • Khayal al-Zill (shadow play)
  • Khayl (horses)
  • Khayma (tent)
  • Khayyat (tailor)
  • Khill (bosom friend)
  • Khinsir (pinky finger)
  • Khishf (gazelle fawn)
  • Khubz (bread)
  • Khudha (helmet)
  • Khuff (a camel's soft foot pad, and a slipper)
  • Khurafa (tall tale, fable)

K, continued

  • Khushaf (dried fruit compote)
  • Kifaya (enough, Egyptian)
  • Kisra (a crust of bread, and a Sudanese flatbread)
  • Kubba
  • Kufta (grilled meatballs)
  • Kuhl (kohl)
  • Kukh (yucky, drop it; nursery talk)
  • Kul wa Ushkur (bite-size baklava, 'eat and say thanks')
  • Kunafa
  • Kura (ball)
  • Kurkum (turmeric, for a golden coat)
  • Kurunb (cabbage, Egyptian)
  • Kusuf (solar eclipse)
  • Kuzbara (coriander)

L: 29 names

  • La La (no, no)
  • Lablab (ivy, the climber)
  • Lahham (butcher, Levantine)
  • Lahhas (licker)
  • Lahib (blaze)
  • Lahith (panting)
  • Lahm (meat)
  • Lahm bi-Ajin (flatbread baked with minced meat)
  • Lahsa (a lick)
  • Lahuh (pestering, never takes no)
  • Lahza (one moment)
  • Laib (player)
  • Lalla (my lady, Moroccan)
  • Latkha (smudge)

L, continued

  • Law Samaht (if you please)
  • Lawz (almonds)
  • Lawzi (almond-colored)
  • Layl (night, for a black coat)
  • Laymun bi-Naana (lemonade with mint)
  • Laysh (why, as the Levant and the Gulf ask it)
  • Layth (lion, the poets' word)
  • Lazaward (lapis lazuli)
  • Lazqa (sticking plaster, Egyptian for a clingy one)
  • Libb (melon seeds, Egyptian)
  • Libda (a lion's mane)
  • Lift (turnip)
  • Luab (drool)
  • Luba (toy, game)
  • Lulu (pearls)

M: 127 names

  • Maa al-Salama (goodbye, go safely)
  • Mabsut (pleased with life)
  • Mada (range, reach)
  • Madd al-Basar (as far as the eye can see)
  • Mafgu (ravenous, eats like there is no tomorrow; Egyptian)
  • Mafish (there isn't any, Egyptian)
  • Mafqud (missing)
  • Mahdum (adorable, easy to love; Lebanese)
  • Mahib (awe-inspiring)
  • Mahir (skilled)
  • Mahshi (stuffed vegetables)
  • Majarra (galaxy)
  • Majnun (crazy, mad about you)
  • Malawah (layered flatbread, Yemeni)

M, continued

  • Malban (soft chewy sweet set with starch)
  • Maliha (comely and witty)
  • Malja (shelter, refuge)
  • Mallah (seaman, navigator)
  • Mamm (food, in nursery talk)
  • Mamnu al-Dukhul (no entry)
  • Mamshuq (slender and long-limbed)
  • Man Hunak (who goes there)
  • Mandil (kerchief)
  • Mankush (tousled, with bed hair; Egyptian)
  • Maraq (broth)
  • Marj (meadow)
  • Marjan (coral)
  • Marqab (lookout post)

M, continued

  • Marquq (paper-thin griddle bread, Levantine)
  • Masa (evening)
  • Mashawi (the mixed grill)
  • Masiba (calamity)
  • Masub (mashed banana and bread pudding, Hijazi)
  • Matar (rain)
  • Matbakh (kitchen)
  • Matlub (wanted)
  • Mawj (waves)
  • Maydan (town square)
  • Mayyit min al-Ju (dying of hunger, or so he says)
  • Mazaj (mood)
  • Milh (salt)
  • Min Fadlak (please)

M, continued

  • Miqnas (the hunting trip, Gulf)
  • Miqwad (leash, and a steering wheel)
  • Mirqaz (merguez, the red sausage of the Maghreb)
  • Mish Mumkin (impossible, Egyptian)
  • Mishwar (an outing, a walk)
  • Mishwi (grilled)
  • Mismar (nail, small and tough)
  • Mistika (mastic)
  • Miyya Miyya (a hundred out of a hundred, Egyptian)
  • Mizlaj (door bolt)
  • Muaddab (well-mannered)
  • Muallim (the boss, master of a trade)
  • Mubariz (duelist, champion)
  • Mubtadi (beginner)

M, continued

  • Mubtasim (smiling)
  • Mudafi (defender)
  • Mudammas (slow-stewed fava beans)
  • Mudarrib (coach, trainer)
  • Mudhannab (comet, 'the one with a tail')
  • Mudhi (broadcaster)
  • Mudir (the manager)
  • Mudir al-Amn (chief of security)
  • Mufattish (inspector)
  • Mufawid (negotiator)
  • Muhafiz (governor)
  • Muhajim (striker)
  • Muhajjal (white-socked, said of horses)
  • Muhalliq (soaring)

M, continued

  • Muhaqqiq (investigator)
  • Muharib (warrior)
  • Muhasib (accountant)
  • Muhibb (loving, a devoted fan)
  • Muhr (colt, for a leggy pup)
  • Muhra (filly)
  • Mukalbaz (plump and squeezable, Egyptian)
  • Mukassarat (mixed nuts)
  • Mukhallal (pickles)
  • Mukharrib (wrecker)
  • Mukhattat (striped, for a brindle coat)
  • Mukhbir (detective, informer)
  • Mukhlis (devoted)
  • Mukhrij (film director)

M, continued

  • Mulahiq (pursuer)
  • Mulakim (boxer)
  • Mulawwan (many-colored)
  • Mulazim (lieutenant, literally 'the one who sticks close')
  • Mulazlaz (chubby, Egyptian)
  • Mumarrid (nurse)
  • Mumaththil (actor)
  • Mumawwaj (wavy)
  • Mumkin (may I)
  • Mumtaz (excellent)
  • Munabbih (alarm clock)
  • Munaqqat (dotted, for a spotted coat)
  • Munbatih (flat on his belly)
  • Munis (the one who keeps you company)

M, continued

  • Munqidh (rescuer)
  • Muntabih (paying attention)
  • Muqallam (striped)
  • Murafiq (escort, the one who comes along)
  • Muraqqa (patchwork)
  • Musafir (traveler)
  • Musamman (flaky folded pancake, Moroccan)
  • Musari (wrestler)
  • Mushabbak (lattice fritters in syrup)
  • Mushaghib (troublemaker)
  • Mushakis (cheeky, always picking a quarrel)
  • Mushir (field marshal)
  • Mushkila (problem)
  • Mushtari (Jupiter)

M, continued

  • Mustajil (in a rush)
  • Mustalqi (flat on his back)
  • Mutabbaq (stuffed folded pancake)
  • Mutadarrib (trainee)
  • Mutahammis (keen as mustard)
  • Mutaharrik (always on the move)
  • Mutamarrid (rebel)
  • Mutarada (chase)
  • Mutasawwil (beggar)
  • Mutataffil (nosy)
  • Muti (obedient)
  • Mutkham (stuffed full)
  • Mutrib (singer, for a howler)
  • Muttaham (the accused)
  • Muzij (annoying)

N: 51 names

  • Naam (yes)
  • Naama (ostrich)
  • Naasan (sleepy)
  • Nabbah (barker)
  • Nabbash (the one who digs things up)
  • Nabd (heartbeat)
  • Nabih (bright, quick to notice)
  • Nabil (noble)
  • Nabq (jujube, the little desert fruit)
  • Nadira (rare)
  • Nahif (slim)
  • Nahr (river)

N, continued

  • Naib (deputy)
  • Najd (upland, and the heartland of Arabia)
  • Najda (rescue)
  • Najjar (carpenter, for a chewer of wood)
  • Najm (star)
  • Najm al-Bahr (starfish)
  • Najm al-Qutb (the Pole Star)
  • Najm al-Subh (the morning star)
  • Najma (star, for a female)
  • Nakhil (palm trees)
  • Nakhwa (the instinct to help)
  • Namash (freckles)
  • Naqa (she-camel)

N, continued

  • Naqaniq (little sausages, Levantine)
  • Naqqaq (nagger)
  • Naranj (bitter orange)
  • Narjis (narcissus)
  • Nashit (full of energy)
  • Nashmi (gallant and dependable, Jordanian and Bedouin)
  • Nashshal (pickpocket)
  • Nashwa (elation)
  • Nasib (one's lot, what was meant to be)
  • Nasim (breeze)
  • Nasma (a light breeze)
  • Nasr al-Tair (Altair, 'the flying eagle')
  • Nattat (jumper, the one who bounces)

N, continued

  • Natur (night watchman, Levantine)
  • Nawras (seagull)
  • Nazra (a look, a glance)
  • Nimr (leopard, and the everyday word for a tiger)
  • Ninna (sleepy time, nursery talk)
  • Nubah (barking)
  • Nufud (the great sand sea of northern Arabia)
  • Nuhas (copper)
  • Nujayma (little star)
  • Nunu (tiny baby)
  • Nuqta (dot)
  • Nuss Nuss (half and half, for a mixed breed)
  • Nuzha (a stroll)

Q: 46 names

  • Qabaday (tough guy with a code, Levantine)
  • Qabda (fist, grip)
  • Qadd al-Kaff (the size of a palm)
  • Qafila (caravan)
  • Qafr (the empty wilds)
  • Qahwa (coffee)
  • Qala (fortress)
  • Qalb al-Aqrab (Antares, 'heart of the scorpion')
  • Qalb al-Asad (Regulus, 'heart of the lion')
  • Qalbi (my heart)
  • Qamar (moon)

Q, continued

  • Qandil al-Bahr (jellyfish, 'lamp of the sea')
  • Qannas (hunter, sharpshooter)
  • Qanu (happy with little)
  • Qarid (gnawer, the word for a rodent)
  • Qarnabit (cauliflower)
  • Qasir (short)
  • Qasiyun (the mountain over Damascus)
  • Qassas al-Athar (tracker, reader of tracks)
  • Qata (sandgrouse)
  • Qatira (locomotive)
  • Qatr (sugar syrup)
  • Qatra (a drop)

Q, continued

  • Qatran (tar, for a coat that black)
  • Qawam (right away, Egyptian and Levantine)
  • Qaws (bow)
  • Qaws Quzah (rainbow)
  • Qidr (cauldron)
  • Qif (halt)
  • Qil wa Qal (gossip, 'it was said and he said')
  • Qilada (necklace)
  • Qimma (summit)
  • Qirfa (cinnamon, for a red-brown coat)
  • Qitar (train)

Q, continued

  • Qubbaa (hat)
  • Qubqab (wooden clog)
  • Qufl (padlock)
  • Qulqas (taro, Egyptian)
  • Qundus (beaver)
  • Qunsul (consul)
  • Qurt (earring)
  • Qussa (a fringe over the eyes)
  • Qutn (cotton)
  • Qutni (cottony)
  • Quwwa (strength)
  • Quzi (whole lamb on rice, Iraqi and Gulf)

R: 41 names

  • Raad (thunder, for a deep bark)
  • Radi (content, easy to please)
  • Rafiq (companion at your side)
  • Rafiq al-Darb (companion of the road)
  • Raghif (a loaf of bread)
  • Rahhal (wanderer)
  • Rai (shepherd)
  • Raid (pathfinder)
  • Raid al-Fada (astronaut)
  • Rais al-Baladiya (the mayor)
  • Rais al-Haras (captain of the guard)
  • Rajfa (a shiver)
  • Rakd (a run)

R, continued

  • Rakkad (runner)
  • Rakwa (little long-handled coffee pot, Levantine)
  • Ramadi (ash gray)
  • Ramli (sandy)
  • Raqm Wahid (number one)
  • Raqqas (dancer)
  • Rasan (lead rope, halter)
  • Rasasa (a bullet, for a fast one)
  • Rashiq (agile, light on his feet)
  • Rasid (lookout)
  • Rassam (painter)
  • Rawa (a marvel, splendid)
  • Raya (flag)
  • Rayib (buttermilk)

R, continued

  • Razin (composed)
  • Rih (wind)
  • Rihla (journey)
  • Rijl (foot, and the star Rigel)
  • Rish (feathers)
  • Riyal (riyal)
  • Riyash (lamb chops)
  • Rub al-Khali (the Empty Quarter)
  • Rubban (ship's captain)
  • Ruhi (my soul)
  • Rukham (marble)
  • Rukhkh (the roc, giant bird of the sailors' tales)
  • Rumh (spear)
  • Rumman (pomegranate)

S: 118 names

  • Saada (happiness)
  • Sab (lion, as Egypt and the Levant say it)
  • Sabah (morning)
  • Sabah al-Khayr (good morning)
  • Sabanikh (spinach)
  • Sabbah (swimmer)
  • Sabbak (plumber)
  • Sabbaq (front-runner)
  • Sabiq (the one out in front)
  • Sada (echo)
  • Sadaf (mother-of-pearl, seashells)
  • Sadiq al-Umr (friend of a lifetime)
  • Sadiqi (my friend)
  • Safarjal (quince)

S, continued

  • Saffara (whistle, siren)
  • Saghir (small)
  • Sahab (clouds)
  • Sahi (awake, sharp)
  • Sahib al-Bayt (the master of the house)
  • Sahib al-Saada (His Excellency)
  • Sahil (coast)
  • Sahl (plain, and easy-going)
  • Sahm (arrow)
  • Sai al-Barid (postman)
  • Saiq (driver)
  • Saiqa (thunderbolt)
  • Saj (the domed griddle for thin bread)
  • Sajjan (jailer, nobody gets past)
  • Sakhib (rowdy)

S, continued

  • Sakhr (rock)
  • Salta (bubbling stew in a stone pot, Yemeni)
  • Saluqi (saluki, the sighthound)
  • Sambusak (little stuffed pastry)
  • Samgh (glue)
  • Samid (steadfast)
  • Samum (simoom, the scorching desert wind)
  • Samun (diamond-shaped bread roll, Iraqi)
  • Sanad (backing, support)
  • Sannin (the snowy peak above Beirut)
  • Saqi (frost)
  • Saqqar (falconer)
  • Saqr (falcon)
  • Sarab (mirage)
  • Sari (fast)

S, continued

  • Sarim (keen blade, and resolute)
  • Sarkha (a shout)
  • Sarukh (rocket)
  • Sarw (cypress)
  • Sawad al-Layl (the black of night)
  • Sawt (voice)
  • Sayd (the hunt)
  • Sayf (sword)
  • Sayl (flash flood)
  • Sayyad (hunter)
  • Sayyah (the loud one, crier)
  • Sfiha (open meat pie, Levantine)
  • Shadha (fragrance)
  • Shadid (strong, intense)
  • Shahama (gallantry)

S, continued

  • Shahhat (beggar, Egyptian, for the one under the table)
  • Shahin (peregrine falcon)
  • Shahina (truck)
  • Shahiq (towering)
  • Shahm (gallant)
  • Shair (poet)
  • Shajaa (courage)
  • Shallal (waterfall)
  • Shamal (the north wind)
  • Shamandar (beet)
  • Shamikh (lofty, proud)
  • Shammam al-Athar (sniffer of tracks)
  • Shams (sun)
  • Shanab (mustache, for a whiskery face)

S, continued

  • Shaqi (naughty)
  • Sharbat (sherbet, sweet syrup drink)
  • Sharid (stray)
  • Sharih (gluttonous)
  • Sharis (fierce)
  • Shati (shore)
  • Shatir (clever, good boy)
  • Shatta (hot sauce)
  • Shawarma
  • Shawish (sergeant, an old army word)
  • Shawk (thorns)
  • Shawt (a lap, one heat of a race)
  • Shay (tea)
  • Shibl (lion cub, for a bold pup)
  • Shibr (a hand span, about that tall)

S, continued

  • Shibshib (slipper, Egyptian, the chewer's prize)
  • Shih (wormwood, the scent of the steppe)
  • Shihab (shooting star)
  • Shish Barak (little dumplings in yogurt, Levantine)
  • Shu Fi (what's going on, Levantine)
  • Shuhrur (blackbird)
  • Shuja (brave)
  • Shurba (soup)
  • Shurti (policeman)
  • Sibaq (race)
  • Silsila (chain)
  • Simit (sesame bread ring, Egyptian)
  • Simsar (broker, middleman)
  • Simsim (sesame)
  • Sindiyan (oak)

S, continued

  • Sirhan (wolf, an old word)
  • Sitt al-Banat (the lady among the girls)
  • Siwa (the oasis in Egypt's western desert)
  • Sluqi (sloughi, the sighthound of the Maghreb)
  • Sujuq (spicy sausage)
  • Sukkar (sugar)
  • Sulb (steel, and solid)
  • Sultan (sultan, for the one who rules the yard)
  • Sultana (sultana, queen of the sofa)
  • Summan (quail)
  • Sunbula (ear of wheat, and the sign Virgo)
  • Suq (market)
  • Sur (wall)
  • Surur (joy)
  • Suwar al-Sitt (pastry ring, 'the lady's bracelet')

T: 52 names

  • Taban (of course)
  • Tabashir (chalk)
  • Tabbakh (cook)
  • Tabbal (drummer)
  • Tabi (follower, the one at your heel)
  • Tabib (physician)
  • Tabikh (home cooking)
  • Tabliya (low round dining table, Egyptian)
  • Tabun (clay oven and its flatbread, Palestinian)
  • Tafaddal (go ahead, help yourself)
  • Tahin (flour, for a white coat)
  • Tahta Amrak (at your service)
  • Tajir (merchant)

T, continued

  • Tall (hill)
  • Tamr (dates)
  • Tamr Hinna (henna blossom)
  • Tamra (one date)
  • Tamri (date brown)
  • Tanbal (lazybones)
  • Tanjiya (meat slow-cooked in a clay urn, Marrakesh)
  • Tannur (clay bread oven)
  • Tardiya (a hunting poem of the old verse)
  • Tarhal (the roaming life)
  • Tarhib (a warm welcome)
  • Tarida (quarry, the one being chased)
  • Tarrad (chaser)

T, continued

  • Tasa (frying pan, bowl)
  • Tata (baby steps, nursery talk)
  • Tawam (twin)
  • Tawil (tall, long)
  • Tawil al-Saq (long-legged)
  • Tawq (collar)
  • Tayih (lost in a world of his own)
  • Tayish (scatterbrained)
  • Tayr (bird, and what Gulf falconers call their falcon)
  • Tayyara (airplane, and a paper kite)
  • Thabat (steadiness)
  • Thalj (snow, for a white coat)
  • Thiqa (trust)

T, continued

  • Thurayya (the Pleiades)
  • Tibr (gold dust)
  • Tifl (child)
  • Tilmidh (pupil)
  • Tin Shawki (prickly pear)
  • Tinnin (dragon)
  • Tislam (bless you, thanks)
  • Tufayli (gatecrasher, the uninvited dinner guest)
  • Tuhfa (a rare treasure, a real piece of work)
  • Tukhtukh (chubby one, Egyptian)
  • Turabi (earth-colored)
  • Turmus (lupin beans, a street snack)
  • Turs (shield)

U: 13 names

  • Udhun (ear)
  • Ufuq (horizon)
  • Ujuba (a wonder)
  • Ukhti (my sister)
  • Ulfa (the bond of long familiarity)
  • Umbu (a drink of water, in nursery talk)
  • Umda (village headman, Egyptian)
  • Uqab (eagle)
  • Uqlat al-Isba (Tom Thumb, 'the knuckle of the finger')
  • Urf (mane, crest)
  • Ustura (legend)
  • Utarid (Mercury)
  • Uwa (howl)

W: 35 names

  • Wabar (soft fur, camel hair)
  • Wabil (downpour)
  • Wadi (gentle, meek)
  • Wadi Rum (the red-cliffed valley of southern Jordan)
  • Wafa (faithfulness)
  • Wafi (loyal)
  • Waha (oasis)
  • Wahid al-Qarn (rhino, 'the one-horned')
  • Wahl (mud, for the one who finds every puddle)
  • Wahsh (beast, monster)
  • Wajba (meal)

W, continued

  • Wakr (eyrie)
  • Wala (loyalty)
  • Walima (feast)
  • Wamda (a flash)
  • Wanis (good company on a long evening)
  • Waqur (dignified)
  • Waqwaq (cuckoo)
  • Waral (monitor lizard)
  • Warda (a rose)
  • Wasit (the go-between)
  • Wathba (a leap)
  • Wathiq (confident)

W, continued

  • Waththab (leaper)
  • Wawa (boo-boo, a small hurt)
  • Wayn (where, as the Levant and the Gulf ask it)
  • Wazir (vizier, the sultan's right hand)
  • Wazir al-Dakhiliya (minister of the interior)
  • Wazir al-Difa (minister of defense)
  • Wazir al-Tamwin (minister of food supply)
  • Wazn al-Risha (featherweight)
  • Wazn Thaqil (heavyweight)
  • Wazza (goose)
  • Wijar (den)
  • Wisam (medal)

Y: 13 names

  • Ya Ayni (oh my eye, you poor darling)
  • Ya Hala (welcome)
  • Ya Halawa (how sweet, Egyptian)
  • Ya Layl Ya Ayn (oh night, oh eye: the singer's refrain)
  • Yansun (anise)
  • Yaqiz (alert)
  • Yaqtin (pumpkin)
  • Yaqut (ruby)
  • Yarbu (jerboa, the hopping desert mouse)
  • Yashm (jade)
  • Yasmin (jasmine)
  • Yimkin (maybe)
  • Yusabiq al-Rih (he races the wind)

Z: 32 names

  • Zaatar (thyme, the breakfast herb)
  • Zabadi (yogurt, Egyptian)
  • Zabun (regular customer)
  • Zaby (gazelle)
  • Zabya (doe gazelle)
  • Zahr al-Laymun (lemon blossom)
  • Zaim (leader of the pack)
  • Zamil (buddy, colleague)
  • Zamjara (a growl like thunder)
  • Zammar (piper)

Z, continued

  • Zammur (car horn, Levantine)
  • Zanjabil (ginger)
  • Zarur (hawthorn berry)
  • Zawbaa (whirlwind)
  • Zayta (ruckus, Egyptian)
  • Zaytuna (one olive)
  • Zayy al-Asal (lovely, 'like honey'; Egyptian)
  • Zayy al-Full (perfect, 'like jasmine'; Egyptian)
  • Zill (shadow, for the one who follows you everywhere)
  • Zilli (my shadow)
  • Zilzal (earthquake)

Z, continued

  • Zirr (button)
  • Ziyada (extra)
  • Zubaydi (pomfret, the prized fish of Kuwait and Iraq)
  • Zubda (butter)
  • Zuhara (Venus)
  • Zuhayra (little flower)
  • Zuhur (flowers)
  • Zuhurat (dried flower tea, Levantine)
  • Zumurrud (emerald)
  • Zunburk (a coiled spring)
  • Zuqaq (alley)