Please note: I speak pidgin Irish, no Romany, no Arabic. I may very well have screwed up any of the below.

Arabic

abu: 'uncle.' Used as slang term for an older man.

ad Da'ud: Ibrahim 'Abd ar-Rahman ad-Da'ud, Republican Guard leader named minister of defense after the 1968 coup, presumed anti-Ba'athist and exiled to Jordan in 1968.

al salaam a'alaykum: 'peace be upon you.'

argilah: pipe.

Ba'athists: The briefest definition ever: Saddam Hussein's political party in Iraq.

bel salaam: 'peace.' Greeting.

bismillah: 'in the name of God.'

ghusl: full ablution in Islam. I had Sayid follow Sunni practice.

hadith: folk tradition in all branches of Islam, with varying beliefs amongst the traditions.

hajj: Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

hijab: Muslim modest dress.

ihtaris - al-Jarrah ilhadun wa zindiqun: 'beware - Jarrah is a heretic and an atheist' (had someone check out the Arabic on this, but if I have it wrong, please feel free to correct me.)

Isa: 'Jesus.'

jahsh: 'dumbass,' but not quite as harsh.

mahdi: Islamic messiah.

Qa, 'alif, dal, ya, ra: Q-A-D-I-R.

sadikie: 'pal.' Informal.

salaam: 'peace.' Non-literally, a style of bowing.

shahadah: pronunciation of faith in Islam, or Islamic creed (Sayid recites it in 'Solitary' when Danielle traps him.)

shamal: A particularly bad type of desert wind.

Sidi Mohammed: Muslim ruler of Morocco in the mid-1850s, famed for an impressive court.

sukran: 'thank you.'

takbir, tahmid, tahlil, and tasbih: Muslim recitative prayer, obligatory.

ya 'Ammo: Informal title of respect to someone a generation older or younger.

ya Bek: Formal title of respect used for police and military officers.

ya Doctor: 'Doctor,' 'Professor,' etc. General formal academic title.

ya Sidi: General title of respect. Formal title for police and politicians, not used in official communications.

yalla: 'let's go.' Informal.

Irish (Gaelic)

mo chara, nár lagaí Dia do lámh: 'my friend, may God not weaken your hand.'

Sassenach: Saxon (English).

siúl: 'walk' (declarative.)

slán agat: 'safe by you.' Non-literal 'goodbye' (by the leaving person).

slán leat: 'safe with you.' Non-literal 'goodbye' (by the person who is left).

Other Languages

ja wohl: 'yes!' (emphatic.) German.

kafes: 'cage.' Turkish.

kala azar: 'black fever.' Hindi. (Leishmania donovani.) Parasitic disease of the internal organs spread by sandflies.

punji sticks: camouflaged stakes tipped with poison or worse.

spiuni baro: 'spy man.' Romany, the Rom (aka Rroma or "gypsy") language.