As I understand it, in the Arabic language every word can be traced back to a triliteral root.
E.g. Muhammad, Ahmad, Hamed, e.t.c. come from the root "hmd" where the "h" sound is strongly aspirated from the throat.
E.g. Wahid, Ahad, e.t.c. come from the root "ahd".
I would like to know if any Muslims or Christians out there could shed some light on what the Arabic roots are for the following words, and possibly provide other Arabic words that come from the same roots;
1) Jahannam - hell
2) Injil - gospel
3) Taurat - torah
4) Zabur - psalms
5) 'Isa - jesus
6) Jibreel - gabriel
7) Mika'eel - michael
8) Ya'qoob - jacob
9) Aadam - adam
10) Hawwaa - eve
11) Ishaq - isaac
12) Ismaa'eel - ishmael
13) Ilyaas - elijah
14) Daawood - david
15) Zakariyyaa - zechariah
16) Sulaimaan - solomon
17) Loot - lot
18) Masih - messiah
19) Moosa - moses
20) Nooh - noah
21) Haaroon - aaron
22) Yoosuf - joseph
23) Yoonus - jonah
24) Al-Yasa' - elisha
Oh, and what do these words mean in Arabic? most of them are names, and none of the name-books I have looked at have been able to give the meanings of the names.
I wouldn't expect anyone to find all of them as I have been unable to do so myself.