زغاية
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Arabic
Etymology
A Berber borrowing, from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (“spear”).
Pronunciation
Noun
زَغَايَة • (zaḡāya) f (plural زَغَايَات (zaḡāyāt))
- (obsolete, colloquial, Algeria, Tunisia) a pole with an iron stick to prod, bayonet, assegai
- Synonym: سُنْكِيّ (sunkiyy)
Declension
Declension of noun زَغَايَة (zaḡāya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَغَايَة zaḡāya |
الزَّغَايَة az-zaḡāya |
زَغَايَة zaḡāyat |
Nominative | زَغَايَةٌ zaḡāyatun |
الزَّغَايَةُ az-zaḡāyatu |
زَغَايَةُ zaḡāyatu |
Accusative | زَغَايَةً zaḡāyatan |
الزَّغَايَةَ az-zaḡāyata |
زَغَايَةَ zaḡāyata |
Genitive | زَغَايَةٍ zaḡāyatin |
الزَّغَايَةِ az-zaḡāyati |
زَغَايَةِ zaḡāyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | زَغَايَتَيْن zaḡāyatayn |
الزَّغَايَتَيْن az-zaḡāyatayn |
زَغَايَتَيْ zaḡāyatay |
Nominative | زَغَايَتَانِ zaḡāyatāni |
الزَّغَايَتَانِ az-zaḡāyatāni |
زَغَايَتَا zaḡāyatā |
Accusative | زَغَايَتَيْنِ zaḡāyatayni |
الزَّغَايَتَيْنِ az-zaḡāyatayni |
زَغَايَتَيْ zaḡāyatay |
Genitive | زَغَايَتَيْنِ zaḡāyatayni |
الزَّغَايَتَيْنِ az-zaḡāyatayni |
زَغَايَتَيْ zaḡāyatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | زَغَايَات zaḡāyāt |
الزَّغَايَات az-zaḡāyāt |
زَغَايَات zaḡāyāt |
Nominative | زَغَايَاتٌ zaḡāyātun |
الزَّغَايَاتُ az-zaḡāyātu |
زَغَايَاتُ zaḡāyātu |
Accusative | زَغَايَاتٍ zaḡāyātin |
الزَّغَايَاتِ az-zaḡāyāti |
زَغَايَاتِ zaḡāyāti |
Genitive | زَغَايَاتٍ zaḡāyātin |
الزَّغَايَاتِ az-zaḡāyāti |
زَغَايَاتِ zaḡāyāti |
Descendants
- → Dutch: assagaai
- → Catalan: atzagaia
- → French: azagaie, zagaie
- → Italian: zagaglia
- → Portuguese: azagaia, zagaia
- → Spanish: azagaya
References
- Defrémery, Charles (1862) Journal asiatique, number 1, page 89
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