abab_1

de: patchwork

hm: 1

lx: kabkab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: kabkab_1

de: be complete, done; be whole, wholesome

hm: 1

lx: abyan

pd: (abyamay)

ps: v1=inch

xe: The project is now completed.

xv: Mashruucii hadduu abyamay.

key: abyan_1

de: slope; diagonal; crossing

hm: 1

lx: babac

pd: (-a ~ -da)

ps: n0-m/f

key: babac_1

bw: Arabic

de: marvel, miracle, wonder, amazement

hm: 1

lx: cajab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n2-f, n1-f

key: cajab_1

a: cinab

bw: Arabic

de: grapes; vine

hm: 1

lx: canab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-enum

key: canab_1

de: floor, story ~ storey of a building

hm: 1

lx: dabaq

pd: (-a)

ps: n2a-m

key: dabaq_1

de: hobble rope for camels; fetters, manacles, chains Contrast: qoofal (for horse)

hm: 1

lx: dabar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: dabar_1

de: horizontal thing; [fig.] newborn baby

hm: 1

lx: dadab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: dadab_1

de: request, apply, order (e.g., at a restaurant)

hm: 1

lx: dalab

pd: (dalbay)

ps: v1=

key: dalab_1

de: ablution, washing one's anus ~ private parts after defecating ~ urinating; water used for this function

hm: 1

lx: darab

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn-m

key: darab_1

a: gibin

de: small (amount ~ child), young, little (thing ~ male)

hm: 1

lx: gaban

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: gaban_1

a: gabadh ~ geber

de: girl, daughter; maiden, virgin

hm: 1

lx: gabar

pd: (-ta Pl: gabdho (/ha))

ps: n3-f

key: gabar_1

cf: baraanbur ~ buraanbur; Contrast: geeraar, jiifto, masafo, wilgo

de: poem form (long classical Somali epic poetry) Involves strict rules of alliteration and is generally chanted or recited by men

hm: 1

lx: gabay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2-m

key: gabay_1

a: garaabiido, garabgooye

cf: garbabbeel

de: disease of the back of animals (especially a camel)

hm: 1

lx: garab

pd: (/da)

ps: n-f

key: garab_1

de: stagnant water at the bottom of a well, dregs Opp: baxsiis

hm: 1

lx: habac

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f

key: habac_1

cf: dhiil

de: cover, lid

hm: 1

lx: habar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: habar_1

de: broken; [ext.] polluted, impure; cheap

hm: 1

lx: jaban

pd: (jabnaa Pl: jajaban)

ps: adj-der

key: jaban_1

de: fragment, fraction; small-change

hm: 1

lx: jajab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: jajab_1

a: kaman

de: guitar, native string instrument, mandolin

hm: 1

lx: kaban

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: kaban_1

de: excavation

hm: 1

lx: kabax

nt: kabax ~ kabxay [v1=] 'excavate'

pd: (-a)

ps: n2a-m

key: kabax_1

de: achievement

hm: 1

lx: kasab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: kasab_1

cf: dhaawac, fajaas, qoon

de: wound, injury; pain; infection, boil, abscess, sore

hm: 1

lx: nabar

pd: (-ka Pl: nabro (/ha))

ps: n3-m, n2-m

key: nabar_1

a: khasab

de: sugarcane

hm: 1

lx: qasab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-mass

key: qasab_1

de: be the reason for; be the cause of death ~ danger

hm: 2

initial: s

lx: sabab

pd: (sababay)

ps: v1=

key: sabab_2

de: waist, middle of the body

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sabar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: sabar_1

de: branches used for building a hut

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sarab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m

key: sarab_1

bw: Arabic

de: yield, profit, result of an effort, product, productivity; hard work

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tacab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2(a)-m

key: tacab_1

de: stature, height; shape, form

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tatab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m

key: tatab_1

de: satisfaction of thirst; animal that has drunk its fill of water

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wabax

pd: (-a)

ps: n0-m-abs; n2a-m

key: wabax_1

de: superstructure of a well

hm: 1

initial: x

lx: xakab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

syn: makaab

key: xakab_1

a: jabaq

de: make a din, produce the noise of people ~ animals heard from a distance

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yabaq

pd: (yabqay / yabaqday)

ps: v1=

key: yabaq_1

de: AA, long A [digraph letter of the Somali alphabet]

hm: 1

lx: aa

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f

key: aa_1

cf: sullan, walcan

de: ancestor; [pl] forefathers, ancestry

hm: 1

lx: ab

pd: (-ka Pl: abab (ka))

ps: n4-m, n7-m

key: ab_1

(Abab-ka)

1. Daaqbarad (xoolo).

2. Dhallaanka yaryar waxbarashadooda hore sida cunno cunidda; sansaanka, habka, ku-dayashada, (ama abaab).

abab¹: m.l Ubad xoolaad oo daaq barad ah. la-mid: abaab¹, ababid.

abab²: f.mg1 (-bay, -btay) 1. Ubad xoolaad daaq barasho. 2. Ku a.: dhallaan dad, aqoon, dhaqan iyo wixi lamida ku barbaarin. la-mid: abaab².

f.mg1 (-bay, -btay) 1. Ubad xoolaad daaq barasho. 2. Ku a.: dhallaan dad, aqoon, dhaqan iyo wixi lamida ku barbaarin. m.f.dh, ababid.

v. learn something during childhood; grow up learning; be reared in

abab vl. n. training of young animals to graze (associated with weaning); initial learning of infants to

(fal) 'neef dhashay' wax cunista baro.

abab -ka: (magac, lab, keli) daaqbarashada neef yar. Neefkan caatada ah ababkii ayaa ka xumaaday.

de: go to (a place), head for; reach, get to (a destination)

hm: 1

lx: aad

pd: (aaday / aadday)

ps: v1=

xe: Im going to the market.

xv: Suuqa ayaan aadayaa.

key: aad_1

de: slowly, gently, carefully Used with possessive pronouns

hm: 1

lx: aal

pd: (aasha)

ps: n0-f / adv

xe: he (does it) carefully

xv: aashiis

key: aal_1

de: not Alt of ma in relative clauses

hm: 1

lx: aan

ps: neg-rel

xe: the work which wont be done

xv: shaqada aan la qabaneynin

key: aan_1

de: revenge, vengeance

hm: 1

lx: aar

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn0-m-col

key: aar_1

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) 1. Ubad xoolaad daaq barid. 2. Ku a.: dhallaan dad, aqoon, dhaqan iyo wixi lamida barid. la-mid: abaabi.

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) 1. Ubad xoolaad daaq barid. 2. Ku a.: dhallaan dad, aqoon, dhaqan iyo wixi lamida barid. m.f.dh, ababin. la-mid: abaabi.

-yey -say: (v) raise (reeyz); bring up; rear (riyar) ~ barbaari. Ex: waxaa nalaku ababshay diinta Islaamka; we were raised in the Islamic religion.

(fal) neef yar, bar sida daaqa loo cuno. Ababi maqasha, haddeed way kobocdaye.

de: he / she is not; they are not

hm: 1

lx: aha

pd: (ma aha)

ps: v5a-3-neg-prhb

xe: He is not a fool.

xv: Nacas muu aha.

key: aha_1

cf: bi'i

de: become spoiled; be wiped out, destroyed, get ruined

hm: 1

lx: ba'

pd: (ba'ay / ba'day)

ps: v1=inch

key: ba'_1

de: sound of a slap ~ smack

hm: 1

lx: bac

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f

key: bac_1

de: compel, force; be to blame for, cause trouble for, involve in difficulty; make s.o. deserve s.t.

hm: 1

lx: bad

pd: (baday / badday)

ps: v1=

key: bad_1

de: children born of the same mother; mother and child

hm: 1

lx: bah

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f, n2-f

xe: Mary and her children

xv: Bah Maryan

key: bah_1

de: allright, ok, well, just, now, uh [FILLER WORD]

hm: 1

lx: bal

ps: intj

xe: Just look at ...

xv: Bal eeg!

key: bal_1

de: field, plain, plateau; stage; out of doors

hm: 1

lx: ban

pd: (-ka Pl: banan (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: ban_1

de: curdling ~ spoiling of milk; fermentation

hm: 1

lx: baq

pd: (-a)

ps: n-m

key: baq_1

de: teach

hm: 1

lx: bar

pd: (baray)

ps: v1=

xe: If you know it, teach it -- If you dont know it, learn it! [slogan]

xv: Haddaad taqaan bar, haaddaanad oqoon baro!

key: bar_1

de: be burnt to ashes; dry up, become arid and dusty

hm: 1

lx: bas

pd: (basay)

ps: v1=

key: bas_1

de: exit, leave, come ~ go out; take out, withdraw; sprout, grow

hm: 1

lx: bax

pd: (baxay / baxday)

ps: v1=

xe: How much (money) do you want to withdraw?

xv: Immisaad rabtaa inaad la baxdo?

key: bax_1

de: fire

hm: 1

lx: dab

pd: (-ka Pl: dabab (ka))

ps: n4-m, n1-m

key: dab_1

cf: hannaan, qaab

de: mode, process, system, method, manner; regulation, rule; fashion, style, pattern, model; mood {grammar}

hm: 1

lx: hab

pd: (-ka Pl: habab (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: hab_1

de: break, get broken

hm: 1

lx: jab

pd: (jabay)

ps: v1=intr

key: jab_1

de: mend, patch, repair, fix, set (a bone)

hm: 1

lx: kab

pd: (kabay)

ps: v1=tr

key: kab_1

cf: nin, rag, say

de: male; masculine {grammar}

hm: 1

lx: lab

pd: (-ka Pl: labab (ka))

ps: n4-m-col

key: lab_1

de: have, hold, possess, own

hm: 1

lx: qab

pd: (qabay)

ps: v1=

xe: lahow

xv: hay, hayso

key: qab_1

de: want, desire; be about to do (X) May take infinitive verb form

hm: 1

lx: rab

pd: (rabay)

ps: v1=aux

xe: The boy wants to see it. Wiilku wuu arki rabaa. 'The boy is about to see it.

xv: doon

key: rab_1

bw: Samaale

de: low caste, group of people of low status, outcasts

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n0-f-col

see: caadaqaate

key: sab_1

cf: aqoon, diil, dhagar, khatal, sir, xeelad, xirrib

de: tactic; trick; cunning; skill; [pl] skills

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

key: tab_1

-da: (magac, dhedig, keli) si qardajeex ah oo an hubsiimo lahayn u falgalid. Ababa'da Caarre cidba ka cabsiin mayso. Dh: qardajeex.

(Ababid-da)

Yaraanta iyo korriimada hore, wax ku barasho.

m.f.dh eeg abab². la-mid: abaab¹, abaabid, abaabis, abab¹, ababis.

vl. n. teaching (of the very young)

-da: (magac, dhedig, keli) daaqbarashada xoolaha yaryar. Dh: daaqbarad.

de: teaching (of the very young)

lx: ababid

pd: (-da)

ps: vn2-f, vn1-f

key: ababid

m.f.dh eeg ababi. la-mid: abaabin.

-ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) neef yar daaqbaristiisa. Dadku way ku kala fiican yihiin ababinta maqasha.

m.l la-mid: ababid.

-ka: (magac, lab, keli) canug ama neef yar, sida wax loo cuno baris.

de: lobster

hm: 1

lx: abuu

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: abuu_1

de: It is you who ... = adiga + baa

hm: 1

lx: adaa

ps: pro-red-2sg + focus

key: adaa_1

de: small container, bag, purse

hm: 2

lx: adab

pd: (-ta Pl: adabyo (/ha))

ps: n1-f

key: adab_2

de: four

hm: 1

lx: afar

pd: (-ta)

ps: num-f

key: afar_1

de: goods, things, household utensils

hm: 2

lx: agab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n0-f-col

key: agab_2

de: deceive, mislead

hm: 1

lx: ajar

pd: (ajaray)

ps: v1=

key: ajar_1

bw: Arabic

de: expectation, high hopes

hm: 1

lx: amal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: amal_1

bw: Arabic

de: order, command, instruction; matter, affair; imperative

hm: 1

lx: amar

pd: (-ka Pl: awaamir (ta))

ps: n2-m, n8-m

key: amar_1

de: see

hm: 1

lx: arag

pd: (arkay / aragtay)

ps: v1=

key: arag_1

de: harvest of wild products (fruit, timber)

hm: 1

lx: arah

pd: (-da)

ps: n -f

key: arah_1

de: origin; parentage; [atr.] original

hm: 1

lx: asal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: asal_1

de: person, individual Negative sense or impolite

hm: 1

lx: axad

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

xe: I dont want to talk about him / her.

xv: Axadka warkiisa iga daa.

key: axad_1

de: mucus, catarrh; vaginal ~ body secretion

hm: 1

lx: axal

pd: (/sha)

ps: n1-f-mass

key: axal_1

a: baa

de: [FOCUS MARKER]

hm: 1

lx: ayaa

ps: class

key: ayaa_1

a: bay ~ bey

de: she / they + [FOCUS] = ayaa + ay

hm: 1

lx: ayay

pd: (ayey)

ps: focus + vpro

key: ayay_1

de: handle

hm: 1

lx: daab

pd: (-ka Pl: daabab)

ps: n4-m

key: daab_1

de: truth, reality; [atr.] real, true; thorough, full

hm: 1

lx: dhab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n0-f-abs

xe: Its true'; Waa iga dhab 'I'm serious

xv: Waa dhab

key: dhab_1

de: curve, bend, fold

hm: 1

lx: laab

pd: (laabay)

ps: v1=

key: laab_1

de: two; both; [atr.] double

hm: 1

lx: laba

pd: (-da)

ps: num-f

xe: at two oclock in the afternoon'; labadiin(na) 'both of you

xv: labadii duhurnimo

key: laba_1