زغاية

زغاية

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.ɣaː.ja/

Noun

زَغَايَة • (zaḡāya) f (plural زَغَايَات‎ (zaḡāyāt))

1. (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)
	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
  • → Afrikaans: assegaai
  • → German: Assagai
• → Catalan: atzagaia
• → French: azagaie, zagaie
  • → English: assegai, assagai, assagaie, assagay, assegaai, assegay, azagaia, hassagay, hassaguay, zagaie, zagaye
• → Italian: zagaglia
• → Portuguese: azagaia, zagaia
• → Spanish: azagaya

References

• Defrémery, Charles (1862) Journal asiatique, issue 1, page 89