1. Introduction

In the Arabic dialect of the Jews of Tripoli (Libya) the following Hebrew elements have been identified in fieldwork carried out by S. Yoda between 1996 and 2000:

ʿīnārə́ʿ (< עֵין הָרַע ʿēn hå̄-rå̄ʿ) ‘evil eye’, bdəq (< בָּדַק bå̄ḏaq) ‘to check’, bəsxū́č (< בִּזְכוּת bi-zḵūṯ) ‘thanks to’, brāxā́ (< בְּרָכָה bərå̄ḵå̄) ‘blessing’, būrī́m (< פּוּרִים p…