شلكاية
Arabic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.la.kaː.ja/
Noun
شَلَكَايَة • (šalakāya) f (plural شَلَكَايَات (šalakāyāt)) (Sudan)
- long spear of jagged blade
- Coordinate term: (likewise a long spear traditional to tribal armour of horsemen in Dārfūr) مَرْكُنْدَي (markunday)
- p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa, volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
- ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه- 1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver
- 1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
Declension
Declension of noun شَلَكَايَة (šalakāya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَلَكَايَة šalakāya | الشَّلَكَايَة aš-šalakāya | شَلَكَايَة šalakāyat |
| Nominative | شَلَكَايَةٌ šalakāyatun | الشَّلَكَايَةُ aš-šalakāyatu | شَلَكَايَةُ šalakāyatu |
| Accusative | شَلَكَايَةً šalakāyatan | الشَّلَكَايَةَ aš-šalakāyata | شَلَكَايَةَ šalakāyata |
| Genitive | شَلَكَايَةٍ šalakāyatin | الشَّلَكَايَةِ aš-šalakāyati | شَلَكَايَةِ šalakāyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَلَكَايَتَيْن šalakāyatayn | الشَّلَكَايَتَيْن aš-šalakāyatayn | شَلَكَايَتَيْ šalakāyatay |
| Nominative | شَلَكَايَتَانِ šalakāyatāni | الشَّلَكَايَتَانِ aš-šalakāyatāni | شَلَكَايَتَا šalakāyatā |
| Accusative | شَلَكَايَتَيْنِ šalakāyatayni | الشَّلَكَايَتَيْنِ aš-šalakāyatayni | شَلَكَايَتَيْ šalakāyatay |
| Genitive | شَلَكَايَتَيْنِ šalakāyatayni | الشَّلَكَايَتَيْنِ aš-šalakāyatayni | شَلَكَايَتَيْ šalakāyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَلَكَايَات šalakāyāt | الشَّلَكَايَات aš-šalakāyāt | شَلَكَايَات šalakāyāt |
| Nominative | شَلَكَايَاتٌ šalakāyātun | الشَّلَكَايَاتُ aš-šalakāyātu | شَلَكَايَاتُ šalakāyātu |
| Accusative | شَلَكَايَاتٍ šalakāyātin | الشَّلَكَايَاتِ aš-šalakāyāti | شَلَكَايَاتِ šalakāyāti |
| Genitive | شَلَكَايَاتٍ šalakāyātin | الشَّلَكَايَاتِ aš-šalakāyāti | شَلَكَايَاتِ šalakāyāti |