tăkoba

Tuareg

Etymology

There are no cognates within Berber. A borrowing from Latin copis (“short sword”) has been suggested.

Noun

tăkoba f (plural tikobawen) (Tamasheq, Tamahaq, Tawellemmet)

1. sword
   • 2003, Tamasheq New Testament, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., Matthew 26.52:

     Iɣtăl-t Ɣisa, innʼ-as: «Suɣəl tăkoba-năk dăɣ-titar-net; ere iknăsăn s-tăkoba, ad-ămmăt s-tăkoba.

     Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

Descendants

• → Arabic: تَاكُوبَا (tākūbā)
• → Hausa: takṑbī
• → Koyraboro Senni: takuba
• → Koyra Chiini: takuba
• → Zarma: tákúbâ, tókóbâ