 Falafel is known as <unk> ( Egyptian Arabic : <unk> <unk> , IPA : [ <unk> ] ) in Egypt . The word is derived from a diminutive form of the Arabic word <unk> ( <unk> , " food " ) ; the particular form indicates " a unit " of the given root in this case <unk> @-@ ʕ @-@ M ( <unk> <unk> <unk> , having to do with taste and food ) , thus meaning " a little piece of food " or " small tasty thing " . 
