View source for Phoneticized Libyan-Arabic Spice Names and English translation

Here is a list of Libyan Arabic spice names, ingredients and cooking terminology in English phonetics and their English translation. 

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! width=50% | Arabic
! English
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| colspan="2" | '''Spices'''
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| tooma || garlic 
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| hilba || fenugreek seeds 
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| kamoon || cumin
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| hubbug || cilantro  
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| fil fil aswad || black pepper  
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| millah || salt  
|-style="background:#921817; color:white;"
| colspan="2" | '''Cooking ingredients'''
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| mayer || water   
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| acell || honey 
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| gideed || jerky
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| fil fil || chili pepper and bell pepper 
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| hameera || yeast  
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| khoobza || bread  sameen - fat (may also mean lard, shortening or butter depending on the recipe) 
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| macaroni || pasta  
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| fool || fava beans
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| baziliya || green beans  
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| colspan="2" | '''Cooking terminology'''
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| hajeena || dough   
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| sharba || soup (also refers to orzo noodles and Sharba Libya - a particular soup made with these)  
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| asharbal || soups 
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| fil fil mashi || stuffed peppers  
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| macaroni || pasta dishes
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