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زغا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific group of people, the Zaghawa, and their origins. It also extends to describe a particular scent associated with them and a general sense of intention or purpose.

Derived headwords

الزغاوةname
  1. 1.
    Zaghawa peopleboth

    A specific ethnic group originating from Sudan.

زغاويadjective
  1. 1.
    of the Zaghawaboth

    Relating to or belonging to the Zaghawa people.

الزغىnoun
  1. 1.
    scent of Abyssiniansclassical

    A specific odor attributed to Abyssinians (Ethiopians).

  2. 2.
    intentionclassical

    Purpose or aim; the act of intending.

Parallel reading

الزغاوة: جنس من السودان
Al-Zaghawa: a people from Sudan.
والنسبة إليهم زغاوي
And the attribution to them is Zaghawi.
الزغى رائحة الحبشي
Al-Zughā is the scent of the Abyssinian.
والزغى: القصد
And Al-Zughā: the intention.
زغاوة قبيلة من السودان
Zaghawa is a tribe from Sudan.
أحم زغاوي النجار
A red Zaghawi carpenter.
كأنما ... يلاث بليتيه نحاس وحمحم
As if... its two sides are bound with copper and neighing.