originally from Coptic tôbe ) albacore   الباكورة al-bakoura albatross   البطرس possibly from al-qadus alchemy   الكيمياء al-keemiyaa (from disputed origins; possibly from the Greek khemeia "alchemy" via Arabic or from a purely arabic origin al-kammiyah  : the quantity). alcohol   via Spanish alcohol الكحول al-kuHuul (original meaning "eyeshadow", from