F

fabbola

fable [CT 24]

fabrica

factory

fabricante

manufacturer

fabricar

manufacture

faccia

front, face

facile

easy

fada

tasteless

fagioli

kidney-beans

falsiar

falsify

falso

false [Dict] [Sch 71]

falta

lack; also:
mistake, defect. lfal+a dy kan eml abrhm abynw. The mistake which our Father Abraham had made. [SLE 89b]
$af endha baed alfal+at. He saw some faults in her.[SLE 89b] (Arabic plural.)

faltar

to fail, stumble, be lacking. wbalak yfaltt+ar fy had a$y. And let him not fail in this matter. [SLE 3a]
ydwmw fy dyk· lxdma wma yfaltarw$. They will continue in this service and not be lacking. [SLE 15a]
ma yfaltar Hta klma. Nothing shall be lacking. [SLE 81a]

falzoletto, fazzoletto

(hand)kerchief

fame

hunger, famine, appetite

famia

family

familia

family. Hyn yqaDy asdr yqrah llfamylyya dyyalw. When he finishes the Passover service, he shall read it to his family. [SLE 8a]
wxrj ycHq mgrr mea lfamylyya dyyalw. And Isaac went out from Gerar with his family. [SLE 20b] Very frequent.

fanal

lantern

fantasia

arrogance, offense [Sch 72]

far

do, make [Dict] [CT 11]

farina

flour

fasir

do [Sch 71] See also fazir

fascia

facing

fattura

account. b+an+w flmyya rywH el lfatwra dyyalha. With such-and-such a percentage of profit on its account. [SLE 92b]

fauteuil

armchair. whwwa y$wf wwaHd lbnt qaeda fy wwahd lfu+wyy ddhab. And he saw a girl sitting in a golden armchair. [SLE 108a]

fava

bean

favola

story

favor

favor. w+lb mnw fabwr. And he asked a favor of him. [SLE 55a]
Gyr wwaHd lfabor temlhwly. You will do me just one favor [SLE 42b]

favorir

protect

favorisar

favor

favorito

favorite

favur

favor

fazir

do

febre

fever [Sch 78]

fee

faith [Sch 79]

femella

female

fendir

break

fenta

slit

ferencia

difference. twwryna lfyrynsyya byn lxwwan bHal emlq...wbyn ytrw. [The Torah] shows us the difference between brothers such as Amalek, and Jethro. [SLE 82a]
a$ mn fyrynsya byny lbynw.
What difference is there between me and him? [SLE 154B] The absence of the first syllable may be due to identifying it with the Arabic -- or Italian/Spanish -- particle di. Cohen (p. 440) quotes this word only in the full form deferensia. He declares that in Algiers it is used solely by Jews.

ferro

iron

festa

feast [Dict] [Sch 71]
kan freh eml fys+a kbyra. Pharoah made a great feast.[SLE 36a]
wwaHd lfys+a kbyra. A certain great feast. [SLE 152a]

festuk

pistachio (Arabic)

ficella

twine

fiero

proud

fiesta

see festa

figa

fig

figlio

son

figura

face

fijar

see fixar

filo

wire

fine

end

finezza

delicacy

fingir

feign

finir

finish

fino

fine; also
alprwt almlaH walGarwcat alfynw. Good fruits and fine vegetables. Note lack of concord. There is an Arabic definite article however. [SLE 6a]
ye+y lbntw wwaHd lxdyma fynw. He will give his daughter a fine servant-girl. [SLE 35b] Note lack of concord.
qrars finw. magnificent carriages. [SLE 150a] Note lack of concord.

fiore

flower

fiorir

flower

firma

signature

fisar

to fix. rana fysarna ba$ fnhar lfwlany ynjmew. Lo, we have established that they shall assemble on such-and-such a day. [SLE 153B]
See also fixar.

fixar

to fix; also:
nhar dy kanw fykcarw dljmwe. The day which they had fixed for the assembly. [SLE 153B]
flmwmyn+w brwHw dy fyksarlhwm. In the very moment which he had fixed for them.
See also fisar.

flaco

weak

flamma

flame

folia

leaf

fonduk (Arabic)

market (sic!)

fora

outside [Dict] outside, from within [Sch 71]

fora-balla

bullet-forceps

forado

taken out [Sch 79]

forar

raise, remove [Dict] take out, take away [Sch 71] go out [Sch 78] Used in various compounds: see Sch 71 note 12.

fora-tapa

corkscrew

forbichi

chisel

forma

structure. wjabw lma blqwwadm mn fwrma fwq dyk lGn+ra. And they brought the water in the forward parts of the structure over that bridge. [SLE 10b]

formaggio

See fromaggio

formar

form

forno

oven

formica

ant

fornello

stove

forterezza

fort

forti

strong

fortificar

fortify

fortification

fortification

fortuna

fortune, chance

forza

effort, strength also: wyxarj lyhwd blfwrsa elykum. And he will bring the Jews with strength against you. [SLE 20a]
wyakd hadwk lwwlad fwrsa ba$ yqtlhwm. And he will take these children forcibly in order to kill them. [SLE 23a]
wma bqa$ fyh fwrca ba$ yrkb ktr. And there was no strength left in him to ride any more. [SLE 32a]

forzar

to force; also:
c+aHq acwl+an yfwrcarw Hta +lq dak· leabd dyyalw wHarrw. The king had to force him, so that he released that slave and freed him. [SLE 55b]
ma kan$ mn yfwrcark. There was noone to force you. [SLE 125a]
yfwrcar elyh. He will force him. [SLE 150a]

forzar

force

fossa

pit, grave

fragola

See fraula

franc

franc. ye+ylw kwl waHd frnk·. Each one would give him a franc. [SLG 134]

francés

Frenchman [Sch 85]

francis

French

franco

franc

franqueza

frankness

fratello

brother

fraula

strawberry

fredo

cold

frenir

shudder

fresqueza

freshness

fritar

fry

fromaggio

cheese

Fronista

A Contemplative (religious sect) [CT A8]

fronte

forehead

frontiera

frontier

frutar

rub

fruto

fruit

fuerza

See forza

fuogo

fire [Sch 71]

fuga

flight

fugar

strangle

fugir

flee

fugidor

fugitive

fuma

smoke

fumar

smoke

fumo

steam

fundir

melt

fundo

deep, foundation

fuogo

fire

furba

deceitful [CT 19]

furfanta

swindler [CT 21]

furioso

furious

furniere

baker

furor

rage