Italian loanwords exist in Libyan Arabic mainly, but not exclusively, as a technical jargon. For example machinary parts, workshop tools, electrical supplies, names of fish species ...etc.
| Libyan Arabic | Italian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word | IPA (Western) | IPA (Eastern) | Meaning | Word | Meaning |
| ṣālīṭa | slope | salita | up slope | ||
| kinšēllu | metallic gate | cancello | gate | ||
| anguli | corner | angolo | corner | ||
| ṭānṭa, uṭānṭa | , | truck | ottanta | eighty (a model of a truck of Italian make) | |
| tēsta | a hit with the forehead | testa | head | ||
| maršabēdi | sidewalk | marciapiede | sidewalk | ||
| kāčču | kick | calcio | kick | ||
| sbageţi, spageţi | spaghetti | ||||
| lazānya | lasagna | ||||
| rizoţu | risotto | ||||
| feţuččini | fettuccine | ||||
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)