The following tables of Arabic loanwords in the Tigre language were extracted and reformatted from:
- Wolf Leslau, Arabic Loanwords in Tigre, WORD, Vol. 12, No. 1 (1956), pp. 125–141.
- Enno Littmann, Maria Höfner, Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (1962), p. 276b.
- Ministry of Information, Eritrea.
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ኣምማል | ’ammāl | العالَم | the inhabited world |
| እራድ | ’irad | أرض | land, ground |
| እዕን | ’īn | عين | spring, source |
| ኣረብ | ’arab | عرب | desert inhabitants, nomads |
| ጊርቢል | gīrbīl | جِربة | uncultivated land |
| ጊዝራት | gīzrat | جزيرة | island |
| ኣፋድ | ’afadd | حدّ | boundary, limit |
| ኻረም | ḥaram | حرم | sacred hill, taboo |
| ካራእ | karā’ | كُراع | mountain ridge |
| ናዳ | nāda | ندى | dew |
| ራማድ | rāmad | رماد | ashes |
| ሳሃል | sāḥal | ساحل | shore |
| ሰራሪት | sarārit | شرارة | spark |
| ፍሳስ | fasās | فَصص | drizzle |
| ሓምዳ | ḥamda | حَمْدَة | burning |
| ካልቃ | kalqa | خلق | create |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ኣሲል | ’asīl | أصل | generation, origin |
| ኣምማት | ’ammat | عمّة | aunt |
| ፈላን | falān | فلان | so-and-so (someone) |
| ኣትላ | ’atlā | خالة | maternal aunt |
| ኣትል | ’atl | خال | maternal uncle |
| ሓሪም | ḥarīm | حريم | women |
| ናፍር | nāfir | نفر | person |
| ቆም | qom | قوم | creature, people |
| ሲብብ | ṣibbib | صاحب | young man |
| ይትልም | yālim | يتيم | orphan |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ዓንኮብ | ’ankob | عنكبوت | spider |
| ባእር | bāʾir | بعير | young camel |
| ባሕሚት | bahmīt | بهيمة | animal |
| ፈሊት | falīt | فلو | heifer |
| ጋዕል | gāʿl | جُعَل | beetle |
| ጊዱድ | gīdūd | جديد | pregnant camel |
| ጊዱእ | gīdū’ | جدعة | young cow, girl |
| ጊክ | gīk | ديك | cock/rooster |
| ኣሕማም | ’aḥmām | حمام | pigeon |
| ማሕሪት | māḥrīt | مهر | foal |
| ናዐት | nāʿat | ناقة | she-camel |
| ቀረስ | qaras | قرش | crocodile |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ኣእግ | ’ag | عاج | tusks of elephant |
| ኣሪድ | ’arīd | عُنق | neck |
| ደቦኽል | dabūkal | دبوقة | tuft on head |
| ድምቅል | dimqil | دماغ | skull |
| ደቐን | daqan | ذقن | cheek |
| ጎፍ | gof | جوف | inside of body |
| ጋላድ | gālād | جلد | skin |
| ጊብህል | gibhil | جبهة | forehead |
| ሕጉብ | ḥggūb | حاجب | eyebrow |
| ቀልቅም | qalqam | حلقوم | throat |
| ካዕብ | kāʿb | كعب | breast/ankle |
| ንብ | nib | نَبّ | tooth |
| ናፍታር | naftar | نفطار | breast/clavicle |
| ረሕም | raḥm | رحم | womb |
| ደአፍ | daʿif | ضعيف | weak |
| ደውኣ | dawā | دواء | medicine |
| ስፋ | safā | صفاء | health, remedy |
| ዚሊል | zīlīl | ذليل | powerless |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ቡን | bun | بُنّ | coffee |
| ቢሲል | bīsīl | بصل | onion |
| ናብል | nābil | نَبيد | wine |
| ቃሕዋ | qahwa | قهوة | coffee |
| ዘብዲል | zabdīl | زبدة | butter |
| ፊፉር | fīfur | فطور | breakfast |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ኣብራት | ’abrat | إبرة | needle |
| ኣማሚት | ’amāmīt | عمامة | turban |
| ባቡስ | bābūs | بابوج | shoes |
| ቀሚስ | qamīs | قميص | shirt |
| ጋቢል | gabbīl | جبيلة | vest |
| ጊዝማት | gīzmāt | جزمة | sandals, shoes |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ባብ | bāb | باب | door |
| ፋኑስ | fānūs | فانوس | lamp |
| ፋርስ | faras | فراش | carpet |
| ቃንዲል | qandīl | قنديل | lamp |
| ሰረግ | sarag | سراج | lamp |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| ኣባላስ | ’aballas | إبليس | devil |
| ኣድድእን | ’adhan | أذان | call to prayer |
| ኢድ | ʿīd | عيد | festival |
| ሶላት | ṣalāt | صلاة | prayer |
| ሲይክ | sayk | شيخ | sheikh (religious authority) |
| ዙምርት | zumrat/ziyārat | زيارة | pilgrimage, visit |
| ዙብሐ | subḥa | سبحة | rosary |
| Tigre (Geʽez) | Tigre (Latin) | Arabic (Arabic script) | Meaning |
|---|
| መዲነት |
madinat |
مدينة |
city |
| ዓሲመት |
ʿāsimat |
عاصمة |
capital city |
| ሸዐብ |
šaʿab |
شعب |
people |
| ቤረቅ |
bīraq |
بيرق |
flag |
| ርኢስ | r’is | رئيس | president |
