> Maybe English words are used in the Arabic translations (though I doubt it) It wouldn't make much sense, because the Fremen are Arab-inspired, or at least, M

> Maybe English words are used in the Arabic translations (though I doubt it) It wouldn't make much sense, because the Fremen are Arab-inspired, or at least, Middle Eastern. Arrakis is a desert planet toyed with by colonial powers. Any other interpretation would change the work so much it would become a completely different book.