شلكاية

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Noun

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شَلَكَايَة (šalakāyaf (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

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