S

sabato

Saturday

sabia

sand

saber

know [Sch 75]

sabir

know [Dict] [CT 3]

sabordo

porthole

sabun

soap

sabunar

soap

saccaggiar

sack, destroy

saccaggio

sack, destruction

saco

sack

sacrificar

sacrifice

sacrificateur (?)

sacrificer

sacrifizzio

sacrifice

safran

safran

sagacità

shrewdness

sagiar

try

saisie

distraint. wyaemlhum asyzy. And he carries out a distraint on them. [SLE 150b]

sala

hall. Also:
wkanw b' +ablat dlga$y fy cala wwaHda. And there were two guest tables in a hall. [SLE 60a] This is an old word in Western Arabic.

salade, salada

salad. had a$lada dy Ha+ytlna bla ma Ha+ytlna lHam m$wwy. This salad which you served us without serving us roasted meat. [SLE 60b] May be Oc. with the final vowel pronounced, or Spanish with omission of the initial en-. Cp. R. Joseph Caro, who renders empanadas as pnad$ in his Shulhan `Arukh, seventeenth century.

salata

salad

salame

salting

salar

salt

sale

salt

salmun

salmon. Also quoted by Cohen, p. 413.

salsa

sauce

saltar

jump

salto

jump

saltor

jumper

salutar

greet

salute

health, greetings! [Dict] [Sch 81]

saluto

greeting

salvador

savior

salvar

save

salvo

safe

sancto

holy [Sch 81]

sandal

fishing-boat

sangre

blood, relative [Dict] [Sch 71]

sano

healthy

sanir

cure

santar

sit down [Sch 85]

santità

sanctity

santo

holy, saint

sapor

flavor

sardina

sardine

sarradura

padlock

sartan

frypan

sartor

tailor

satino

satin

savento

learned

saviezza

wisdom

savio

wise

sbanioul

Spaniard [Sch 85]

sbarcar

disembark

sbarco

disembarkation

scala

ladder

scaladar

scale

scaliere

threshold

scarcina

scimitar [CT 1, 3]

scarfar

rub out

scaricar

unload

scarpe

shoe

scatola

bolt, snuff-box

scelerato

scoundrel

schiabbola

saber [CT 3]

schiavo

slave

scienza

knowledge, science

schifa

vestibule

scirocco

south

scirocco levanti

south-east

scirocco ponenti

south-west

scola

school

scolier

schoolboy

scometir

bet

scomezza

bet

scopetta

rifle

scorbut

scurvy

scordar

forget

scorsa

bark

scorta

escort

scortegar

flay

scriban

secretary

scripto

inscribed [Sch 78] (=escripta)

scrivano grande

chief secretary [Sch 80]

scrivir

write

scudo

crown (coin)

scultar

sculpt

scultor

sculptor

scultura

sculpture

scura

ax

scuza

excuse

scuzar

excuse

se

if, oneself [Dict] [CT 1, 3]

secar

wipe

secar

dry

secarezza

dryness

seco

dry

secolo

century

securità

security

securo

sure, certain [Sch 81]

seda

silk

sedar

sit

sedaria

silk goods

sedici

sixteen

sedio

siege

seductor

seducer

sega

saw

segador

sawyer

segadura

sawing

segar

saw

seggiornar

sojourn

seggiorno

sojourn

segnio

sign

segundamente

secondly

segundo

second, according to

segreto

secret

seguità

continuation

seguro

certain, certainly. kwnw sygwrw bly rana Dena mn adwnyya. Be sure that we have perished from the world. [SLE 12b] tkwnw sygwrw aly lbyr ykwn endkwm ahna flblad. You may be sure that you will have a well here in the city. [SLE 51a] wsygwrw wwayyn had a$y mn sbt emayylna lqbaH. And this thing is surely on account of our evil deeds. [SLE 3a] Very frequent. Note invariability of this form.

sei

six

sembiar

seem, resemble

semi-semi

together, along with you cf. Dict. siéme-siéme. Sch derives from It. insieme.

seminanza

sowing

seminar

sow

semola

semolina

seno

breast

señor, sr.

sir. n+qt Hnh wqaltlw sy' ma Hslt jyt lendk· lywm Gyr Hta wwcltny askyn llaeDm. Hannah spoke up and said to him: Sir! I came to you today only when for me the knife had reached to the bone. [SLE 87b]

señora

ntq wqllha snywra ela$ $qyt lywm lendy. He spoke up and said: Madam why have you come to me today? [SLE 83b] said: Madam, why have you visited me today? [SLE 87b]

señores, srs.

gentlemen. wn+q arby wqallhwm sy'. And the Rabbi spoke up and said to them: Gentlemen! [SLE 106b] Plural of sr. Note that in Judeo-Arabic rby is pronounced ribbi or rebbi, probably to keep it separate from the Arabic divine name rabbi.

sensatione

sensation

sensato

sensible

sensibile

obvious

sensibilità

obviousness

senso

sense

sentar

put, seat

sentar

listen to [Sch 78]

sentena

well-room

sentenza

sentence

sentimento

sentiment

sentir

feel, understand [Dict] [Sch 70]

sentito

understood [Sch 71]

senza

without

separar

separate

separazion

separation

sepelir

bury

sepulcrale

sepulchral

sepultura

burial

sequestra

sequestration

sequestrar

sequester

sera

evening [Dict] [CT 10]

sera

will be [Sch 81]

sereno

serene

serigia

pack-saddle [Dict] [Sch 72] (Arabic)

serio

seriously

serradura

lock

serrar

close

serva

maidservant

servar

attend

service

service. ana HaDr lsrbys dyyalk·. I am at your service. [SLE 54b] wana HaDr lsrb'ys dyyalk·. And I am at your service. [SLE 76b]

servidor

servant

servir

to serve, wait on. Also:
wysrby a+wwabl. And he will wait on the tables. [SLE 60a] wjabhw lhad bn adam wsrbylhwm a+wwabl. And they brought a certain man, and he waited on the tables. [SLE 60a]

servitù

slavery

servizio

service

sessanta

sixty

sete

thirst

settanta

seventy

sette

seven

settimana

week

settimo

seventh

seubt

sabbath, Saturday (Arabic)

severità

severity

severo

severe

sfidar

defy

si

oneself

si

if [Sch 78, 80]

sia

let it be

sicurezza

security

sicuro

certainly. Compare seguro.

signal

signal

significar

signify

significazzion

signification

signor

Mr., sir

siguro

certain (See also sicuro.)

silenzio

silence

simio

monkey

simplamente

simply

simplicità

simplicity

simplificar

simplify

simplo

simple

simular

simulate

singular

odd

singulare

odd

singularità

oddness

sinistra

left

sino

otherwise, unless [Sch 79]

sintoma

symptom

situar

situate

situation

situation

snoga

see esnoga

società

company, society

sofa

sofa

soffiar

blow

soffio

breath

sol

sun

solamente

only

soldat

soldier. tmn myyat alp $wldad. 800,000 soldiers. [SLE 12b]

soleviar

assuage

solevio

soothing

solfero

sulfur

solidarità

solidarity

solidaro

conjointly liable

solidità

solidity

solido

solvent, solidly

solo

only, alone

somma

see suma.

sommation

summons

sono

sound, noise

sopra

above, (with il) surface

sorbet

syrup (Arabic)

sordi

(small coin) [Sch 85]

sordo

deaf

sorella

sister-in-law

soridir

smile

soriso

smile

sorte

fate, type

sortir

go out

sorza

source

sospirar

sigh

sospiro

sigh

sostegnio

support

sostenir

sustain

sostraction

subtraction

sotto

below

sottoterreno

subterranean

sovrano

sovereign

spachiar

settle

spacio

see espacio

spacioso

spacious

spada

sword

spagnioli

Spaniard [Sch 85]

sparmniar

lay by

spartir

share

speculazzion

speculation

spedir

send

spedition

despatch

speranza

hope

sperar

hope

spetta

wait [Sch 75]

spina

thorn, pin

spirito

spirit

spoliar

spoil

spoliazion

spoliation

sponga

sponge

sporcar

soil

sporco

dirty

sporquezza

filth

spuma

foam

squiavo

slave

stancar

tire

stanquezza

weariness

star

be [Sch 70, 75, 81] [CT passim]

stivale

boot

stablir

establish

star

be

stella

star

stendir

extend

stoffa

stuff

stomaco

stomach

strada

road

straniero

stranger

stretto

straight

studiar

study

stupefato

stupefied

stupido

stupid

stupor

stupor

sr., srs.

see señor and señores.

subir

undergo

subito

1. sudden, suddenly. Also:
2. immediately. swby+w rahy tbra. Immediately she will get well. [SLE 10a] wswby+w tbewh whab+w meah lspynh blkbwd. And immediately they went after him and went down with him to the ship in honor. [SLE 51b] The word always means "immediately", in the Arabic text as in Italian, and not "suddenly" as in Sp. Very frequent.
Cohen (p.441) declares that this word, which he translates de suite, is unknown to Muslim Arabic in Algiers. Listed in Dict as soubito.

subsistar

subsist

subsistenza

subsistance

subtile

subtle

subvenir

assist

succedir

succeed (follow on)

succeso

success

successor

successor

succombar

succumb

succo

juice

sudar

sweat

sudetto

subject

sudor

sweat

suffocar

choke

sujetion

subjection

sultan

sultan (Arabic)

suma

sum. Also:
wwHd aswma bkl eam weam. A certain sum every year. [SLE 84b]

summetir

submit

summizzion

submission

suono

sleep

superbo

proud, splendid

superior

superior

superiorità

superiority

superstizione

superstition

superstizioso

superstitious

suplear

supplement

suplemento

supplement

supliar

beg

suplicazion

supplication

supliciar

torment

suponir

suppose

supplicio

torment

supposizzion

supposition

supportar

support

surprendir

surprise

surpresa

surprise

suprimar

suppress

surmontar

surmount

surpassar

surpass

survivente

survivor

suspecto

suspect

suspendir

suspend

svanimento

swoon

synagoga

see esnoga