origins of the assegai?

Emanuel · 30th July 2009, 12:36 AM

Hello Pallas,

Wikipaedia has a good entry on the term: "An assegai or assagai (originally Berber zaġāya "spear", from Old French azagaie Old Spanish azagaya < Arabic az-zaġāyah) is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron." Definition derived from Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition.

Can Arabic speakers corroborate the term "az-zaġāyah"?

Cheers,
Emanuel

30th July 2009, 12:36 AM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Hello Pallas, Wikipaedia has a good entry on the term: "An assegai or assagai (originally Berber zaġāya "spear", from Old French azagaie Old Spanish azagaya < Arabic az-zaġāyah) is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron." Definition derived from Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition. Can Arabic speakers corroborate the term "az-zaġāyah"? Cheers, Emanuel