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)

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