aha_1

de: to be Used with auxiliary verbs

hm: 1

lx: ahaan

ps: v5a-inf

xe: If he hadnt been drunk, he wouldn't have been a prisoner.

xv: Haddaanu sakhraamin, maxbuus muu ahaan lahayn.

key: ahaan_1

de: we were

hm: 1

lx: ahayn

ps: v5a-1pl-past

key: ahayn_1

de: wild animal, beast; evil person

hm: 1

lx: bahal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m, n1-m

xe: The man is inhumane.

xv: dugaag

key: bahal_1

de: house, building

hm: 1

lx: dahar

pd: (-ta)

ps: n2-f

syn: daar, sar

key: dahar_1

de: I / he had ~ owned s.t.

hm: 1

lx: lahaa

ps: v5b-1sg/3m-past

xe: I had something else to do.

xv: Shaqo kale baan lahaa.

key: lahaa_1

de: have, possess; ought

hm: 1

lx: lahaw

ps: v5b-imp-sg

see: lahow

key: lahaw_1

a: qaxar

de: difficulty, problem

hm: 1

lx: qahar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: qahar_1

bw: rahaamad

de: pawn, pledge

hm: 1

lx: rahan

pd: (-ta)

ps: n2-f

syn: curaar

xv: Arabic

key: rahan_1

bw: Arabic

cf: sahlan

de: ease, easiness, simplicity; [atr.] easy, simple, uncomplicated

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sahal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: sahal_1

cf: sabbaar

de: provisions for a journey

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sahay

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

key: sahay_1

bw: Arabic

de: Venus (the second planet), morning star

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: Sahra

pd: (-da)

ps: n0-loc-f

syn: Waxaraxir

key: Sahra_1

bw: Arabic

de: distress, anxiety, grief

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wahan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-abs

key: wahan_1

bw: aqoonyahan, cayaaryahan

de: expert hunter

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yahan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: baydari, hargaanti, ugaarsade; Used in compounds

key: yahan_1

de: he is

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yahay

ps: v5a-3m-prhb

xe: The thing is new.; Can be used for 'he was' in past narratives

xv: Wuxu wuu cusubyahay.

key: yahay_1

de: the [FEMININE PLURAL] = - o + -da

hm: 1

lx: -ada

ps: n2-f-pl-suf

key: -ada_1

de: the [MASCULINE PLURAL] = -o + -ka

hm: 2

lx: -aha

ps: n1-m-pl-suf

xe: places

xv: meelaha

key: -aha_2

de: this, here

hm: 1

lx: -han

ps: deic-m-suf

xe: this teacher

xv: =-kan

key: -han_1

de: learn s.t. during childhood; grow up learning; be reared in

hm: 1

lx: abab

pd: (ababay)

ps: v1=

key: abab_1

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

hm: 1

lx: adaa

ps: pro-red-2sg + focus

key: adaa_1

de: discipline (in education)

hm: 1

lx: adab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m-col

key: adab_1

de: four

hm: 1

lx: afar

pd: (-ta)

ps: num-f

key: afar_1

de: usefulness

hm: 1

lx: agab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-abs

key: agab_1

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

cf: annaga

de: we, us [exclusive]

hm: 1

lx: anna

ps: pro-red-1pl

key: anna_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: 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: happen, occur; have (a disease); blow (wind)

hm: 1

lx: dhac

pd: (dhacay / dhacday)

ps: v1=intr

xe: What is happening?

xv: Waa maxay waxa dhacayaa?

key: dhac_1

de: beget, bear, father (a child), give birth to, lay eggs; create, cause

hm: 1

lx: dhal

pd: (dhalay / dhashay)

ps: v1=

xe: Who is your father ~ mother?

xv: Yaa adiga ku dhalay?

key: dhal_1

cf: dhammaan

de: all, entire, whole, complete

hm: 1

lx: dhan

pd: (dhammaa)

ps: num-adj

key: dhan_1

de: wash, launder, clean

hm: 1

lx: dhaq

pd: (dhaqay / dhaqday)

ps: v1=

xe: Give me a shampoo.

xv: mayr, qasaal

key: dhaq_1

de: be stunted

hm: 1

lx: dhar

pd: (dharay)

ps: v1=

key: dhar_1

de: near, soon, close

hm: 1

lx: dhaw

ps: adj

see: dhow

key: dhaw_1

de: anoint, rub salve ~ ointment (on); grease up, oil

hm: 1

lx: dhay

pd: (dhayay / dhayday)

ps: v1=tr

key: dhay_1

de: direction

hm: 1

lx: jaho

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

xe: compass direction [north, south, east ~ west]

xv: jiho

key: jaho_1

de: apart, separately; away from each other Opp: wada

hm: 1

lx: kala

ps: deic-prep

key: kala_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

de: and someone ... = la + -na

hm: 1

lx: lana

ps: pro + conj

key: lana_1

de: Mecca

hm: 1

lx: Maka

ps: n0-loc-f

key: Maka_1

de: with us [excl] = na + la

hm: 1

lx: nala

ps: pro + prep

key: nala_1

cf: gojoxo, laab, xagato; leg

de: chest, breast

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: shaf

pd: (-ka Pl: shafaf (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: shaf_1

de: five

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: shan

pd: (-ta)

ps: num-f

xe: The five of them.

xv: Iyaga shantood.

key: shan_1

cf: irmaan

de: Somali checkers (board-game usually played on the ground); [ext.] scheme, plan

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: shax

pd: (-da)

ps: n0-f

key: shax_1

bw: Arabic

de: thing, item

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: shay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m, n7-m

see: shey

key: shay_1

de: that I be / that he become ...

hm: 1

lx: ahaado

ps: v5a-1sg/3m-rel

key: ahaado_1

de: that you be / that she / it [fem] become ...

hm: 1

lx: ahaato

ps: v5a-2sg/3f-rel-inch

key: ahaato_1

de: good manners, polite behavior; ethics, morality

hm: 1

lx: anshax

pd: (-a)

ps: n0-m-col

syn: edeb

key: anshax_1

bw: Arabic

de: lesson (in Koran ~ school); chapter (of book)

hm: 1

lx: cashar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: meeris

key: cashar_1

cf: shaqal, sharrax

de: decorate, cover

hm: 1

lx: dahaar

pd: (dahaaray)

ps: v1=

key: dahaar_1

bw: Arabic

de: Jihad, Holy War

hm: 1

lx: jahaad

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: jahaad_1

de: to have, possess, own

hm: 1

lx: lahaan

ps: v5b-inf

xe: Some day I will own lots of sheep and goats.

xv: Maalin ari badan baan lahaan doonaa.

key: lahaan_1

de: she / you had ~ owned s.t.

hm: 1

lx: lahayd

ps: v5b-2sg/3f-past

xe: She had a farm.

xv: Beer bey lahayd.

key: lahayd_1

de: had not, did not have

hm: 1

lx: lahayn

ps: v5b-neg-past

xe: They never had any children.

xv: Carruur weligood meey lahayn.

key: lahayn_1

v., neg., present habitual: he / she is not; they are not

/aaha/ (inter) (informal) oraah la isticmaalo markaad wax fahantid ama heshid waxaad raadinaysay. e.g. I had a good book here somewhere. Aha, here we are.

(v) [with negative ma] 1. he, it or she is not ~ ma aha. Ex: madow ma aha; it is not black, xoog ma aha; it is not by force. 2. they are not. Ex: Soomaali ma aha; they are not Somalies

—aha2: (suffix): the. The definite masculine plural with ending o. Ex: Xoolo; xoolaha; [the livestock]. Ex: Caano; caanaha [the milk], Guryo; guryaha [the houses]

a: -ka after c, h, kh, q, x, '

de: the [MASCULINE DEFINITE ARTICLE]

hm: 1

lx: -a

ps: det-m-suf

xe: the head

xv: madaxa

key: -a_1

de: ah!, oh! Expression of sorrow

hm: 2

lx: aa

ps: intj

key: aa_2

de: -er, -or [AGENT] archaic noun formative showing the person or object doing the action of the verb root

hm: 7

lx: aa

ps: n-suf

key: aa_7

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

cf: adiga

de: you, thou

hm: 1

lx: ad

pd: (adi)

ps: pro-red-2sg

key: ad_1

de: mouth

hm: 1

lx: af

pd: (-ka Pl: afaf (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: af_1

v., sg., simple past tense: I / he was

(v) I or he was (wooz); Ex: wuxuu ahaa nin sharaf leh; he was a respectable man

de: I / he was

lx: ahaa

ps: v5a-1sg/3m-past

xe: He was a good doctor.

xv: Takhtar wanaagsan buu ahaa.

key: ahaa

-ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) Diinta iyo milladda. Arjaca oo wixii hore tagee ahabta soo raaca; Ahabtiyo ergayntii kuwii lagala ayn waayey.

ahab: (tilmaame) wax la oggol yahay. Ina Amarre waaguu yimaad ahab tidhaahdeene. Dh: haye, marxabba.

m.l la-mid: ehel.

-ka: (magacwadareed) dadka qaraabada ah; gacal iyo xigaal. Dh: ehel.

ahan! interj. - ahan! ah! (dhawaaq la xidhiidha hawl adag).

f.mg3 (-aaday, -aatay) Wax xalaad ku sugan noqosho. la-mid: ohow.

f.mg3 (-aaday, -aatay) Wax xalaad ku sugan noqosho. Tusaale: Weligaa sidaas ahaw!

imperative v., sg. you be ~ become!

Singular (v) that you become or be ~ ahow

(fal) ku sugnaw xaalad gaar ah. Dh: noqo.

ahaw: (fal) wax jira noqo oo Awoodda Alle ku samaysan. Dh: abuuran, samaysan.

a: ahow

de: you be ~ become!

lx: ahaw

ps: v5a-imp-sg

key: ahaw

v., sg., present habitual: I am

(v) I am. Ex: Somaali baan ahay; I am a Somali. Ameerikaan baan ahay; I am an American

(tilmaame) sidaas ayaan ku suganahay. Waxaan ahay waadiga dugsiyada, waxaan ahay waanada macallinka.

de: I am

lx: ahay

ps: v5a-1sg-prhb

xe: Im fine'; Ardeyga cusub baan ahay. 'I am the new student.

xv: Waan fiicanahay.

key: ahay

cf: aniga

de: I, me

hm: 1

lx: an

pd: (ani)

ps: pro-red-1sg

key: an_1

de: purpose; cause, reason, sake Used with a possessive

hm: 1

lx: aw

pd: (-ga)

ps: n0-m

xe: out of fear

xv: baqdin awgeed

key: aw_1

cf: iyada

de: she, it [feminine]

hm: 1

lx: ay

pd: (ey)

ps: vpro-3f

key: ay_1

de: may, let Used to express a decision, hope, blessing or curse

hm: 2

lx: ha

ps: class-optative

xe: Long live Somalia.

xv: Soomaaliya ha noolaato!

key: ha_2

a: =-ku

de: the [SUBJECT]

hm: 1

lx: hu

ps: det-m-subj

key: hu_1

cf: ku, la, u

de: at, from, off, away, out of; against; across; about, concerning

hm: 1

lx: ka

ps: prep

key: ka_1

de: someone, 'you', they, people Often translated by English passive

hm: 1

lx: la

ps: pro-indefinite

xe: he was caught

xv: French 'on'

key: la_1

cf: annaga

de: us (not you) [exclusive]

hm: 1

lx: na

ps: pro-1pl-obj

key: na_1

a: -ta on feminine nouns ending in a vowel, d, h, kh, x, w, y, or '

de: the [FEMININE DEFINITE ARTICLE]

hm: 1

lx: -da

ps: det-f-suf

key: -da_1

a: =-ka after nouns that end in a vowel

de: the [MASCULINE DEFINITE ARTICLE]

hm: 3

lx: -ha

ps: det-m-suf

xe: the water

xv: biyo ~ biyaha

key: -ha_3

de: not; does not ~ doesn't; do, did ~ will not Introduces negative statement; can also be used as a suffix

hm: 1

lx: -ma

ps: neg

key: -ma_1