No...we're not talking about conjugate mellenial words like3arabeezi. We're talking about a bunch of legit words we use everyday that according to your teta or jiddo come from the West. 


1. Zgort = He is good

According to some, Zgort (which means badass is Jordanian), comes from when the British Empire occupied Jordan after World War I. Jordanians knew very little English at the time. When an English soldier would point to a righteous man they would say "He is good" which sounded like Zgort, to the Jordanians. Hence a new word was born. 

2. Goter = Go there

Goter, which is another way of saying egleb wijak or go away, apparently comes from the phrase "go there"...MIND BLOWN!

3. Bakax = your car's Back Axel

If you've ever been to a mechanic in Bayader Wadi el Seer to fix your car, you've probably heard someone say it. Bakax which is actually the Back Axel in the car, is a log rod that holds the wheels together and is mechanically steered to the left or right depending on how you turn the steering wheel. 

4. Banshar = puncture

The worst thing in the world is waking up to go to work only to find out you have a "banshar". Banshar, which is a flat tire, is actually derived from the word puncture. Puncture...Banshar...there you go (Big Fat Greek Wedding pun-intended)

5. Ba2akes = put an X on something

"Bidi 2a2kes 3aleik", is a phrase that a lot of people seem to use, and it literally means "putting an X" on someone or letting something/someone out of your life completely. 

6. Comestare = come and stare

There are so many variations of this word, but the most common onee is when you ask someone where they were last night, they lie and so you say "camsartak I saw you in x place". 

The word actually comes from the phrase "come and stare". 

7. Ba6oun = Béton

Ba6oun which means concrete, is derived from the French word Béton Brut which means a smooth surface made from concrete. 

8. Batwin = to move between

 A person that batwins can be called a zgort (see no.1)...batwin which is actually between in English is used when someone drives in between cars to avoid traffic. 

9. Bakam = pick-up truck

Oh god this word!!! IT'S PICK UP TRUCK NOT BAKAM!!!!! 

10. Sarasri = a government employee who accepted bribes back in the day

So this word isn't really derived from anything but the history of it quite interesting. 

So sometime back in the day, there was a government employee who was described as a Shlaty. A Shlaty is someone who kept track of prices in the market, but with time the Shlaty became subject to bribery. 

And so the government had to employ someone to overlook the Shlaty and make sure they don't get bribed. They called him the sarsari. However, the sarsari started accepting bribes somewhere down the line and so the word sarsari came to life!