List of Libyan Arabic words of Italian origin

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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.

Italian Loanwords
Libyan Arabic Italian
 Word  IPA (Western)   IPA (Eastern)  Meaning  Word  Meaning 
ṣālīṭa[sˤɑːliːtˤa]slopesalitaup slope [1]
kinšēllu[kənʃeːlːu]metallic gatecancellogate [2]
anguli[aŋɡuli]cornerangolocorner [3]
ṭānṭa, uṭānṭa[tˤɑːntˤɑ], [utˤɑːntˤɑ]truckottantaeighty [4] (a model of a truck of Italian make)
tēsta[teːsta]a hit with the foreheadtestahead [5]
maršabēdi[marʃabeːdi]sidewalkmarciapiedesidewalk [6]
calcio[kɑːttʃu]kickcalciokick [7]
sbageṭi, spageṭi[sbɑːɡeːtˤi, spɑːɡeːtˤi] spaghetti
lazānya[lɑːzɑːnja] lasagna
rizoṭu[rizoːtˤu] risotto
feṭuččini[fetˤutˤ.ʃiːni] fettuccine
kuğīna[ku.dʒiːna]kitchencucina
bagno[banyu]bathroombagno
lavandino[lavandino]sinklavandino
rifugio[rifugio]refugerifugio
garage[garage]garagegarage
carrozza[carrozza]carriagecarrozza
macchina[machine]machinemacchina
fattura[fattura]invoice, billfattura
bolletta[bolletta]bill, ticketbolletta
ospedale[ospedale]hospitalospedale
cassa[cassa]box, moneycassa
bicicletta[bicicletta]bike, bicyclebicicletta
medaglia[medaglia]medalmedaglia
gomma[gomma]rubber, tiregomma
penna[penna]penpenna
lista[lista]listlista
tabella[tabella]poster, signboard, tabletabella
semaforo[semaforo]trafficlightsemaforo
marciapiede[marciapiede]sidewalk, pavementmarciapiede
bosco[bosco]woodland, forestbosco
camicia[camicia]shirtcamicia
calzature[calzature]footwear, cover leg for footballercalzature
forchetta[forchetta]forkforchetta
antenna[antenna]antennaantenna
gonna[gonna]skirtgonna
puttana[puttana]whoreputtana
balcone[balcone]balconybalcone
borsa[borsa]bagborsa
parcheggio[parcheggio]parkingparcheggio
sacco[sacco]bag, hand bag, luggage, baggagesacco
scala[scala]ladderscala
mazza[mazza]bat, club, mace, sledge-hammer, malletmazza
freno[freno]brakefreno
freno a mano[freno a mano]handbrakefreno a mano
trapano[trapano]drilltrapano
cacciavite[cacciavite]screwdrivercacciavite
chiave inglese[chiave inglese]wrenchchiave inglese
pinze[pinze]plierspinze
tazza[tazza]cup, glass watertazza
vaso[tazza]jarvaso
aspetta[aspetta]waitaspetta
televisione[televisione]televisiontelevisione
musica[musica]musicmusica
radio[radio]radioradio
porta[porta]goalporta
calcio di rigore[calcio di rigore]calcio di rigoreporta
scoglio[scoglio]rock, cliffporta
pagabondo[pagabondo]vagabond, homelesspagabondo
bastardo[bastardo]bastardbastardo
canottiera[canottiera]undershirt, vestcanottiera
maglietta[maglietta]t shirtmaglietta
mutande[mutande]underwearmutande
scaffale[scaffale]shelf, rack, bookcasescaffale
giacca[giacca]jacketgiacca
giubbotto[giubbotto]jacketgiubbotto
benzene[benzene]benzinebenzene
lavaggio[lavaggio]car wash station, washlavaggio
vetrina[vetrina]showcasevetrina
finito[finito]finished, gonefinito
trattore[trattore]tractortrattore
camino[camino]fireplacecamino
stufa[stufa]stovestufa
pioggia[pioggia]rainpioggia
veranda[veranda]balcony, verandaveranda
tuta[tuta]suittuta
dumper[dumper]dumper truckdumper
cappuccio[cappuccio]hoold (cloths)cappuccio
cofano[cofano]engine covercofano
gusto[gusto]taste, flavor , fancygusto
giardino[giardino]guardiangiardino
frutta[frutta]fruit, fruit mixfrutta
testa[testa]headtesta
cambio[cambio]gearcambio
macete[macete]machete, knifecambio
pala[pala]shovelpala
guanti[guanti]glovesguanti
viaggio[viaggio]trip, journeyviaggio
occasione[viaggio]opportunity, chance, bargainoccasione
senza[senza]without, nothingsenza
sigaro[sigaro]cigar, cigarettesigaro
lampada[lampada]lamp, bulblampada
rete[rete]netrete
tiro[tiro]shottiro
d'effetto[d'effetto]reflection, reflex, effect, reflexion, influenced'effetto
tacco[tacco]heeltacco
palo[palo]post (upright; vertical post)palo
fallo[fallo]foulfallo
tuffo[tuffo]divetuffo
rimessa laterale[rimessa laterale]throw-inrimessa laterale
punta[punta]striker in footballpunta
il libero[il libero]central defenderil libero
giro[giro]tour, ride, roundgiro
affari[affari]businessaffari

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  2. "cancello  Dizionario italiano-inglese". WordReference.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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