List of Libyan Arabic words of Italian origin
Italian loanwords exist in Libyan Arabic mainly, but not exclusively, as a technical jargon. For example, machinery parts, workshop tools, electrical supplies, names of fish species ...etc.
| Libyan Arabic | Italian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word | IPA (Western) | IPA (Eastern) | Meaning | Word | Meaning |
| ṣālīṭa | [sˤɑːliːtˤa] | slope | salita | up slope | |
| kinšēllu | [kənʃeːlːu] | metallic gate | cancello | gate | |
| anguli | [aŋɡuli] | corner | angolo | corner | |
| ṭānṭa, uṭānṭa | [tˤɑːntˤɑ], [utˤɑːntˤɑ] | truck | ottanta | eighty (a model of a truck of Italian make) | |
| tēsta | [teːsta] | a hit with the forehead | testa | head | |
| maršabēdi | [marʃabeːdi] | sidewalk | marciapiede | sidewalk | |
| kāčču | [kɑːttʃu] | kick | calcio | kick | |
| sbageţi, spageţi | [sbɑːɡeːtˤi, spɑːɡeːtˤi] | spaghetti | |||
| lazānya | [lɑːzɑːnja] | lasagna | |||
| rizoţu | [rizoːtˤu] | risotto | |||
| feţuččini | [fetˤutˤ.ʃiːni] | fettuccine | |||
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