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Rio de Janeiro
Arabic is taught at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) (Departamento de Letras Orientais e Eslavas, Faculdade de Letras), in Rio de Janeiro. It offers Bachelor's degrees.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Universidade de São Paulo (Departamento de Letras Orientais, FFLCH), in São Paulo. It offers Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Universidade de São Paulo (Centro de Estudos Árabes), in São Paulo.
Vitória, Espírito Santo
Arabic is taught at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) (Arabic course, Pró-Reitoria de Extensão), in Vitória, Espírito Santo.
Londrina, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Arabic language course), in Londrina, Paraná.
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Arabic is taught at ABC Árabe, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial (Senac), in São Paulo.
Maringá, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Instituto Latino Americano de Estudos Islâmicos (ILAEI), in Maringá, Paraná.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Instituto Islâmico Brasileiro, in São Paulo.
Brasília
Arabic is taught at Universidade de Brasília (UnB Idiomas), in Brasília.
Rio de Janeiro
Arabic is taught at Abraço Cultural, in Rio de Janeiro.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Dar Al Targama, in São Paulo.
Brasília
Arabic is taught at Orientse, in Brasília.
Espírito Santo
Arabic is taught at VCB Idiomas e Turismo, in Espírito Santo.
Salvador, Bahia
Arabic is taught at UFBA (Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais (CEAO)), in Salvador, Bahia.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at USP (Centro Interdepartamental de Línguas), in São Paulo.
Central São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Centro da Língua Árabe, in Central São Paulo.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Língua e Caligrafia Árabe, in São Paulo.
Belém, Pará
Arabic is taught at UFPA (Cursos Livres de Línguas Estrangeiras), in Belém, Pará.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Instituto Linguae, in São Paulo.
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Colégio Árabe Brasileiro, in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
Vila Carrão, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Escola Islâmica Brasileira, in Vila Carrão, São Paulo.
Brás, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Colégio Brasileiro Islâmico, in Brás, São Paulo.
Curitiba, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Escola Brasileira Árabe de Curitiba, in Curitiba, Paraná.
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Colégio Líbano Brasileiro, in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Escola de Educação Islâmica, in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
Santo Amaro, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Ibin Sina School, in Santo Amaro, São Paulo.
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Arabic is taught at Escola Imam Al-Ghazali, in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.
Criciúma, Santa Catarina
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Islâmica de Criciúma, in Criciúma, Santa Catarina.
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Islâmica Cultural e Beneficente de Mogi das Cruzes, in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Colégio Medina, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
Taubaté, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Centro Islâmico de Taubaté, in Taubaté, São Paulo.
Londrina, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Escola da Mesquita Rei Faiçal, in Londrina, Paraná.
Rio de Janeiro
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Beneficente Muçulmana do Rio de Janeiro — Mesquita da Luz, in Rio de Janeiro.
Brasília
Arabic is taught at Centro Islâmico do Brasil em Brasília, in Brasília.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Beneficente Muçulmana — Mesquita Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
Taguatinga, Brasília
Arabic is taught at Escola Masjid Al-Walidain, in Taguatinga, Brasília.
Joinville, Santa Catarina
Arabic is taught at Centro Islâmico de Joinville, in Joinville, Santa Catarina.
Curitiba, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Dania Escola, in Curitiba, Paraná.
Santo Amaro, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Escola Caminho da Fé, in Santo Amaro, São Paulo.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Escola Qitaf Al-Ward, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
Manaus, Amazonas
Arabic is taught at Amazon Pearl School, in Manaus, Amazonas.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Estrelas da Terra, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
Guarulhos, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Instituto Raízes, in Guarulhos, São Paulo.
Salvador, Bahia
Arabic is taught at Centro Cultural Islâmico da Bahia, in Salvador, Bahia.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Centro Cultural Árabe Sírio em São Paulo, in São Paulo.
Curitiba, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Centro Islâmico Beneficente do Paraná, in Curitiba, Paraná.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Esporte Clube Sírio, in São Paulo.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Mesquita Brasil, in São Paulo.
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Arabic is taught at Mesquita Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Câmara de Comércio Árabe-Brasileira, in São Paulo.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Centro de Divulgação do Islam para a América Latina, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Instituto da Cultura Árabe (ICArabe), in São Paulo.
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at WAMY América Latina, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at BibliASPA — Biblioteca e Centro de Pesquisa América do Sul–Países Árabes–África, in São Paulo.
São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Federação das Associações Muçulmanas do Brasil (FAMBRAS), in São Paulo.
Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Islâmica de Santana do Livramento, in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul.
Campinas, São Paulo
Arabic is taught at Sociedade Islâmica de Campinas, in Campinas, São Paulo.
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البرتغاليّة
الزعفران
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «açafrão»
Its words on the origin: «árabe az-za'afran.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Azafran»
البرتغاليّة
دكّانُ الجزّار
كان السوقَ فصار الملحمة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «açougue»
Its words on the origin: «árabe as-soq, mercado, feira.»
البرتغاليّة
السكّر
وأصلُه في العربيّة سنسكريتيّ.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «açúcar»
Its words on the origin: «árabe as-sukkar, do sânscrito xarkara.»
البرتغاليّة
جهازُ التقطير
وأصلُه في العربيّة يونانيّ.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alambique»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-'anbiq, do grego ámbiks, -ikos.»
البرتغاليّة
العود، الآلةُ الموسيقيّة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alaúde»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-'aud, lenha, pedaço de aloé queimado como incenso, alaúde.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Alaude»
البرتغاليّة
الخرشوف
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alcachofra»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-kharxofâ.»
البرتغاليّة
حاكمُ القلعة قديمًا
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alcaide»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-qaid, que conduz, condutor, capitão, chefe, comandante.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Alcaide»
البرتغاليّة
القطران
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alcatrão»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-qatran, resina, alcatrão.»
البرتغاليّة
الكحول
كان الكحلَ فصار الكحول.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «álcool»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-kuhl, colírio feito de pó de antimónio.»
البرتغاليّة
غرفةُ النوم
كانت القبّةَ فصارت غرفةَ النوم.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alcova»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-qubba, abóbada, cúpula.»
البرتغاليّة
اللقب
كانت الكنيةَ فصارت اللقب.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alcunha»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-kunia, sobrenome.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Alcuna»
البرتغاليّة
القرية
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «aldeia»
Its words on the origin: «árabe ad-dai'â.»
البرتغاليّة
إكليلُ الجبل
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alecrim»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-iklíl.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Alecrim»
البرتغاليّة
الخسّ
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alface»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-khass.»
البرتغاليّة
الخيّاط
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alfaiate»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-haiiât.»
البرتغاليّة
الجمرك
كان الفندقَ (النُّزُل) فصار الجمرك.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alfândega»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-funduq, estalagem, hospedaria.»
البرتغاليّة
رتبةٌ عسكريّة (ملازم)
كان الفارسَ فصار رتبةً عسكريّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alferes»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-fáris, cavaleiro, escudeiro.»
البرتغاليّة
الرقم
من اسم العالم الخوارزميّ، ووصل عن طريق اللاتينيّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «algarismo»
Its words on the origin: «latim medieval algorismus ou algorithmus, do árabe al-Huuarizmi, antropónimo.»
البرتغاليّة
القطن
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «algodão»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-qutun.»
البرتغاليّة
أساسُ البناء
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alicerce»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-isas.»
البرتغاليّة
سائقُ دوابّ الحمل
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «almocreve»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-mukari.»
البرتغاليّة
الوسادة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «almofada»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-mukhaddâ, coxim, travesseiro.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Almohada»
البرتغاليّة
كرةُ اللحم
كانت البندقةَ فصارت كرةَ اللحم.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «almôndega»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-bundqâ, avelã, bolinha.»
البرتغاليّة
مكيالٌ قديم
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «alqueire»
Its words on the origin: «árabe al-kail.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Alqueire»
البرتغاليّة
وحدةُ وزنٍ قديمة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «arroba»
Its words on the origin: «árabe ar-ruba'a, um quarto, quarta parte.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Arroba»
البرتغاليّة
الأرزّ
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «arroz»
Its words on the origin: «árabe ar-ruzz.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Arroz»
البرتغاليّة
الزيتونة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «azeitona»
Its words on the origin: «árabe az-zaitunâ.»
البرتغاليّة
الطاحونةُ المائيّة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «azenha»
Its words on the origin: «árabe as-saniâ, roda de irrigação, nora, animal que a faz mover.»
البرتغاليّة
البلاطُ المزخرف
دخل البرتغاليّةَ عن الإسبانيّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «azulejo»
Its words on the origin: «espanhol azulejo, do árabe hispânico al-zuléig.»
البرتغاليّة
الرقم؛ الشيفرة
كان «الفارغ» فصار الرقم، ووصل عن طريق اللاتينيّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «cifra»
Its words on the origin: «latim medieval cifra, do árabe sifr, vazio, zero.»
البرتغاليّة
الصداعُ النصفيّ
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «enxaqueca»
Its words on the origin: «árabe ax-xaqiqâ.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Axaqueca»
البرتغاليّة
فلان
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «fulano»
Its words on the origin: «árabe fulan, alguém, um certo, uma determinada pessoa.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Fulano»
البرتغاليّة
الخنزيرُ البرّيّ
من «الجبليّ».
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «javali»
Its words on the origin: «árabe jabalii, montês.»
البرتغاليّة
البرتقالة
وأصلُه في العربيّة فارسيّ.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «laranja»
Its words on the origin: «árabe narandja, do persa narang.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Naranja»
البرتغاليّة
الليمون
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «limão»
Its words on the origin: «árabe limun.»
البرتغاليّة
العاج
من العاميّة «مَلْفيل»، من «الفيل».
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «marfim»
Its words on the origin: «árabe vulgar malfîl, do árabe fil, elefante.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Marfil»
البرتغاليّة
الناعورة
بمعنى الناعورة؛ أمّا «nora» بمعنى زوجة الابن فلاتينيّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «nora»
Its words on the origin: «árabe anna'ura.»
البرتغاليّة
ليتَ، عسى
دخلت البرتغاليّةَ عن الإسبانيّة ojalá، ويذكر المعجم «إن شاء الله» أيضًا.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «oxalá»
Its words on the origin: «espanhol ojalá, do árabe wa xallah ou in xallah, queira deus, se deus quiser.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Oxala»
البرتغاليّة
الرهينة
صيغةٌ من «رَهْن»، وصار الشخصَ المحتجَز.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «refém»
Its words on the origin: «árabe rihan, forma popular de rahn, penhor.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Rehen»
البرتغاليّة
المهمّة
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «tarefa»
Its words on the origin: «árabe tariha.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Tarea»
البرتغاليّة
الشطرنج
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «xadrez»
Its words on the origin: «árabe hispânico as-satrang.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Axedrez»
البرتغاليّة
الشرابُ الدوائيّ
ضاق معناه من الشراب إلى الدوائيّ.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «xarope»
Its words on the origin: «árabe xarab, bebida, poção.»
Second source: R. Dozy & W. H. Engelmann, Glossaire des mots espagnols et portugais dérivés de l'arabe, 2e éd. (Leyde: Brill, 1869) – مادّة «Axarabe»
البرتغاليّة
الصفر
وصل عن طريق الفرنسيّة والإيطاليّة.
Source: Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa – مدخل «zero»
Its words on the origin: «francês zéro, do italiano zero, do árabe sifr, vazio, zero.»
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