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Evil (شر)

The Arabic word for evil is Shar.

Excuse Me (عفواً)

The Arabic word for the English phrase 'Excuse me' is '`Afwen'.

Extremism (تعصُّب)

The Arabic word for 'extremism' is 'Ta`assub'. The word is strongly linked with the Arabic word for anger. Modern connotations relate this word with terrorism while its' original common use was to describe how people would stick to particular creed-based opinions with emotional fervour.

An extremist could be called 'mut`assib', which also means they are angry.

Eye (عين)

The Arabic word for eye is 'ain' (also spelt 3ayn).

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