Words of arabic origin: keep sending replies thanx :)

Most of the . . .
Most of the "al . . . " words in English have an Arabic derivative: "Algebra, alphabet, allegory, allele, allergy," etc., etc. Check Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. Then, there are words like "iota." Check out various prefixes and suffixes for other word groups with Arabic roots. [/color]

arabic names
If you check your basic astronomy sites (especially for "star names" or "star maps") you'll find that many of the accepted names of individual stars are Arabic in origin--not to discount the Greek names or designated letter-number names--as are many of the terms in chemistry.

Take Orion by itself: Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, Rigel & Saiph at the shoulders and knees, and Mintaka in the belt. Then there's Aldebaran (in Taurus the Bull) and such.

Although members of the Arab world did a lot of travelling, the vast majority of their observations were limited to the Northern Hemisphere.