gaafo_1

de: love, affection between relatives

hm: 1

lx: gacalo

pd: (/da)

ps: n0-f-abs

key: gacalo_1

(Gaafa-ha)

1. Waayo badan; jeer; wax badan.

2. Meerto; kaltan.

gaafo¹: m.l 1. Waqti dheer. 2. Miileysi; kaltan.

gaafo²: f.mg3 (-ftay, -fatay) 1. Bawdyo kala fogeyn (hal). 2. U g.: wax qabashadooda isu diyaarin. 3. U g.: wax baajintooda isku hawlid. 4. Ku g.: wax dhan walba ka marid.

m. n. plenty, quantity; frequent turns

gaafo v. prepare oneself, be ready

-da: (magac, dhedig, keli) waayo badan; muddo badan. Gaafo ayaan ku aqaanay.

a: gef

de: mistake, error; difficulty; trap, deceit

hm: 1

lx: gaf

pd: (-ka Pl: gafaf (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: gaf_1

de: purulent conjunctivitis (eye disease)

hm: 1

lx: daaf

pd: (-ka Pl: daafaf (ka))

ps: n4-m-col

syn: bakooro

key: daaf_1

de: spread

hm: 1

lx: faaf

pd: (faafay)

ps: v1=

key: faaf_1

de: stalk, creep up on, ambush, take by surprise

hm: 1

lx: gaad

pd: (gaaday)

ps: v1=

key: gaad_1

nickname; name-m ready, prepared, willing, predisposed. Syn: Gaafan, Gaafane

bw: kaafir, mulxid

de: non-Muslim, infidel; white man, European; [ext.] cruel person

hm: 1

lx: gaal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: faranji ~ ferenji

key: gaal_1

a: gaadh

de: reach, attain, achieve; overtake, catch up with, arrive

hm: 1

lx: gaar

pd: (gaaray)

ps: v1=

key: gaar_1

de: buy (for oneself)

hm: 1

lx: gado

pd: (gatay / gadatay)

ps: v3b=

syn: iibso, soo iibi

key: gado_1

de: strips of thinly sliced meat

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: saaf

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-col

key: saaf_1

de: be hungry, be in need; need, want

hm: 1

lx: baaho

pd: (baahday)

ps: v3b=

xe: You will need it.

xv: Waad u baahan doontaa.

key: baaho_1

de: inspect, search, examine for oneself

hm: 1

lx: baaro

pd: (baartay)

ps: v3b=

key: baaro_1

de: make a handle for s.t.

hm: 1

lx: daabo

pd: (daabtay)

ps: v3b=

key: daabo_1

de: belch, burp

hm: 1

lx: daaco

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: daaco_1

de: cereal, grains, granules

hm: 1

lx: daafi

pd: (-da)

ps: n2-f

key: daafi_1

de: view, watch, observe carefully ~ with admiration

hm: 1

lx: daawo

pd: (daawaday)

ps: v3a=tr

key: daawo_1

de: shorten, cut short, summarize; move slowly

hm: 1

lx: gaabi

pd: (gaabiyey)

ps: v2a=tr

key: gaabi_1

a: gaar {N}

de: arrive, reach

hm: 1

lx: gaadh

pd: (gaadhay / gaadhdhay)

ps: v1=

key: gaadh_1

de: character, personality, disposition

hm: 2

lx: gaado

pd: (/ha)

ps: n0-m

key: gaado_2

cf: maranti, marwo

de: good housewife, good woman Opp: areebo, baali, basari

hm: 1

lx: gaari

pd: (-da)

ps: n2a-f, n7-f

key: gaari_1

a: gedef

de: circle, circumference; curtain, cover

hm: 1

lx: gadaf

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

ps: n3-m, n2a-m

key: gadaf_1

de: kerchief, head-scarf

hm: 1

lx: gambo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

see: ganbo {C & S}

key: gambo_1

de: shoulders

hm: 1

lx: garbo

pd: (/ha Sg: garab)

ps: n3-m-pl

key: garbo_1

cf: burbur

de: odds and ends, fragments, bits

hm: 1

lx: jaabo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f-col

key: jaabo_1

de: sufficiency; [atr.] sufficient

hm: 1

lx: kaafi

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m

key: kaafi_1

de: replenish oneself, be replenished (of water in a well)

hm: 1

lx: maaxo

pd: (maaxday)

ps: v3b=intr

key: maaxo_1

de: wind pipe, trachea, air passage to the lungs; thorax

hm: 1

lx: qaaxo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: qaaxo_1

de: cleanliness; purity; pure thing; [atr.] clean, pure

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: saafi

pd: (-ga ~ -da)

ps: n2a-m/f

key: saafi_1

de: hang s.t. up for oneself

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: taaro

pd: (taartay)

ps: v3b=tr

key: taaro_1

a: daawe ~ daawo {N}

de: griddle, frying pan

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: taawo

pd: (/ha)

ps: n6-m

key: taawo_1

de: hand-clapping game played by two teams of men

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waalo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: waalo_1

cf: maxay ... u?

de: why?, how come?

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waayo

ps: qw

key: waayo_1

cf: caws

de: soft grass sp.

hm: 1

initial: x

lx: xarfo

pd: (/da)

ps: n0-f-col

key: xarfo_1

de: later time, time after; outcome, result

hm: 1

lx: gadaalo

pd: (/ha)

ps: n6-m

key: gadaalo_1

de: buying

hm: 1

lx: gadasho

pd: (/da)

ps: vn6-f

key: gadasho_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

bw: Arabic

de: Islamic holiday (in memory of Abraham's offer to sacrifice his son)

hm: 1

lx: Arrafo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: Arrafo_1

cf: darmad, waabaayo

de: poisonous plants

hm: 1

lx: balalo

pd: (/da)

ps: n0-f-col

key: balalo_1

bw: Arabic

de: fight off, protect; defend (in a court of law)

hm: 1

lx: daafac

pd: (daafacay)

ps: v1=

key: daafac_1

cf: dhabcan, dhiriq, falti

de: dung (of cattle, etc.)

hm: 1

lx: faanto

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f-col

key: faanto_1

cf: magaan

de: one who cannot run fast

hm: 1

lx: gaabis

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: gaabis_1

a: gaari

de: car, automobile, truck, wheelbarrow; cart; chariot

hm: 1

lx: gaadhi

pd: (-ga Pl: gawaadhi (da))

ps: n8-m, n2a-m

syn: baabuur, fatuurad

key: gaadhi_1

de: drill, train, march

hm: 1

lx: gaardi

pd: (gaardiyey)

ps: v2a=tr

key: gaardi_1

a: gacaliso

de: beloved female relative

hm: 2

lx: gacalo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: gacalo_2

de: back; background; behind; backward; [ext.] ending, suffix, termination {grammar}

hm: 1

lx: gadaal

pd: (/sha)

ps: n1-f-loc

xe: behind the building

xv: daarta gadaasheeda

key: gadaal_1

de: anger, rage

hm: 1

lx: gadood

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: gadood_1

de: whitewash, white powder; white stripe on the forehead of livestock

hm: 1

lx: galaal

pd: (/sha)

ps: n2-f

key: galaal_1

de: wrap (around), curve

hm: 1

lx: galool

pd: (galoolay)

ps: v1=

key: galool_1

de: fine, penalty

hm: 1

lx: ganaax

pd: (-a)

ps: n2a-m

syn: cisaaro, tacsiir, yake

key: ganaax_1

cf: dhug, maan, maskax, xirgi

de: understanding, judgement, wisdom; mind, sense, thought, intelligence

hm: 1

lx: garaad

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-abs

key: garaad_1

de: divorcee, widow

hm: 1

lx: garoob

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: carmal ~ carmali {C & S}

key: garoob_1

de: sour milk

hm: 1

lx: garoor

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-mass

key: garoor_1

de: severe harm, damage, bad wound

hm: 1

lx: halako

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: halako_1

bw: Arabic

de: rent (money)

hm: 1

lx: ijaaro

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: ijaaro_1

de: song relating to hunting ~ fishing

hm: 1

lx: maanyo

pd: (/da)

ps: n -f

key: maanyo_1

cf: farax, khayr; bishaaro, caloolsami

de: good fortune ~ news, happiness, unforgettable situation

hm: 1

lx: naallo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

key: naallo_1

a: qaansarroobaad (da)

de: rainbow

hm: 1

lx: qaanso

pd: (/da)

ps: n2a-f

key: qaanso_1

de: chest

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: saaddo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

syn: gaaddo, shaf

key: saaddo_1

de: sliced thin ~ in strips

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: saafan

pd: (saafnaa)

ps: adj-der

key: saafan_1

de: cairn; pile; statue, monument

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: taallo

pd: (/da)

ps: n6-f

xe: Who is that statue of?

xv: Taalladaas yaa leh?

key: taallo_1

de: benefit from

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: u aayo

pd: (aayday / aayaday)

ps: v3b=expr

key: u_aayo_1

cf: rasto

de: rake, hoe (implement for moving soil)

hm: 1

initial: x

lx: xagaaf

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: xagaaf_1

de: it [masc] is not there

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yaallo

pd: (yaal)

ps: v4c-3m-neg-prhb

xe: Theres no table in the house.

xv: Guriga miis ma yaallo.

key: yaallo_1

de: rounds, visit to check that animals (etc.) are safe

hm: 1

lx: gaafmeer

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-cmp

key: gaafmeer_1

de: apply heat to draw out a boil ~ wound

hm: 1

lx: gaaroodi

pd: (gaaroodiyey)

ps: v2a=

key: gaaroodi_1

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

hm: 1

lx: aa

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f

key: aa_1

(Aafa-da)

Dhibaato aad u weyn.

m.dh (-ooyin, m.l) Dhibaato weyn oo abaar, cudur ama colaadi ay keentay oo guud ahaan u saameysa nafley badan; dhibaato aad u weyn.

m.dh (-ooyin, m.l) Dhibaato weyn oo abaar, cudur ama colaadi ay keentay oo guud ahaan u saameysa nafley badan; dhibaato aad u weyn.

f. n. disaster, severe damage

-da: (n) disaster (di-saas ter); catastrophe (ka taas taroofi); calamity (kalaamati); an event having fatal or ruinous results ~ masiibo, musiibo

-da: (magac, dhedig, keli) xumaan, dhib iyo haydaaro aad u ballaadhan.

de: disaster, severe damage (period of natural disaster: hurricane, flood, plague, etc.)

lx: aafo

pd: (/da Pl: aafaad (ka))

ps: n6-f, n8-f

xe: God, save us from the present disasters!

xv: Arabic

key: aafo

de: mouth

hm: 1

lx: af

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

ps: n4-m

key: af_1

(Gaaf-ka)

1. Meel la hagaajiyey oo la qurxiyey oo arooska loo sameeyo oo lagu sameeyo caweys, cunno, dheelaas, cayaaro, kd.

2. Dhis kala durugsan; hadoodil.

3. Kol, kal, toogo, moog; jilays.

4. Hareer; dibad.

gaaf¹: m.l (-faf, m.l) 1. Xaflad loo sameeyo labada is aroosay maalinta ay toddoba baxayaan. 2. Dhisme ku meelgaar ah. 3. Kaltan. 4. Dad shir u fadhiya looga arrinsanayo xaajo waxku'ool ah. 5. Hareer. 6. Dibad. 7. Meesha gorayada ku dhasho. 8. Midab geelu yeesho oo madow xigeen ah.

gaaf²: f.mg1 (-fay, -ftay) Wax ka dheeraan iyada oo muujinaya diidmo iyo nicitaan (nafley).

m.l (-faf, m.l) 1. Xaflad loo sameeyo labada is aroosay maalinta ay toddoba baxayaan. 2. dhisme ku meelgaar ah. 3. Kaltan. 4. Dad shir u fadhiya looga arrinsanayo xaajo waxku'ool ah. 5. Hareer. 6. Dibad. 7. Meesha gorayada ku dhasho. 8. Midab geelu yeesho oo madow xigeen ah.

m. n. ground cleared for wedding celebrations, wedding feast; structure set up for wedding feast; occasion, party, time; yard, open space

-ka: (n) traditional wedding party, usually in northern Somalia

(fal) «u ka qaybqaado hawlaha iyo ciyaaraha aroos.

gaaf-ka: (magac, lab, keli) wareegga guriga arooska hortiisa laga dadbo oo la qurxiyo si habeennada arooska dhallinyaradu ay ugu caweyso. Galabta ayaa gaafkii la dadbayaa. Dh: xayndaab, ardaa.

gaaf -ka: (magac, lab, keli) xaflad casuumad iyo ciyaaro iskugu jirta oo habeenka seddexaad ama toddobaad ee arooska la sameeyo.

gaaf -ka: (magac, lab, keli) hareer ama dibad.

de: ground cleared for wedding celebrations, wedding feast; structure set up for wedding feast; occasion, party, time; yard, open space

lx: gaaf

pd: (-ka Pl: gaafaf (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: gaaf

Fallow

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

f.mg1 (-oobay, -owday; -oobi) Wax aafeysan noqosho (nafley badan).

f.mg1 (-oobay, -owday; -oobi) Wax aafeysan noqosho (nafley badan). m.f.dh., aafoobid.

(fal) aafo iyo ibtilo yeelo.

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

de: who?

hm: 1

lx: ayo

ps: qw

xe: What's your family name? [lit: your father's name]

xv: Ina ayahaa?

key: ayo_1

de: let be, leave alone See also: isdaa

hm: 1

lx: daa

pd: (daayey / deysey)

ps: v2a=

key: daa_1

de: snatch, take s.t. away quickly ~ by force

hm: 1

lx: daf

pd: (dafay)

ps: v1=

key: daf_1