شلكاية

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.la.kaː.ja/

Noun

شَلَكَايَة • (šalakāya) f (plural شَلَكَايَات (šalakāyāt)) (Sudan)

1. 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^[1], 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

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