زغاية

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Arabic

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Etymology

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A Berber borrowing, from Proto-Berber *zaġāya (spear).

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Noun

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زَغَايَة (zaḡāyaf (plural زَغَايَات (zaḡāyāt))

  1. (obsolete, colloquial, Algeria, Tunisia) a pole with an iron stick to prod, bayonet, assegai
    Synonym: سُنْكِيّ (sunkiyy)

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