toobaák gun; rifle

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form توباک
Phonetic Form toobaák
Morphemic Form toobák
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): toobakí
Origin Urdu/Pashto (Persian/Turkish): tupak
Variant Form(s) thupéek (Biori)
    • gun; rifle
      • Example 1559:
        so muṭá the ráal bhe toobaák puurí ba bhéṭu.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        muṭ
        tree
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        ráal
        high
        bhe
        become
        -í
        -CV
        toobák
        rifle
        puuré
        fill
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        bheṭ
        sit.down.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He climbed up a tree, loaded his rifle and sat down.
        Source: A:WOM668
      • Example 1768:
        míi toobaák ghiní tirbaán ghaṇḍíli.
        míi
        1sg.erg
        toobák
        rifle
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        tirbaán
        target
        ghaṇḍé
        tie
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        I made myself ready to hit the target with the gun.
        Source: A:DLX321
      • Example 1769:
        toobakíi naṭúuki pooraapóori nikhéeti.
        toobák
        rifle
        -ii
        -gen
        naṭúuki
        bullet
        pooraapóori
        completely
        nikhát
        come.out.pfv
        -i
        -f
        The bullet from the gun pierced it completely.
        Source: A:DLX322