ku_mehi

de: join s.o. in matrimony with s.o. else; have s.o. marry s.o.

lx: ku meheri

pd: (meheriyey)

ps: v2a=ditr

key: ku_meheri

de: own, possess

lx: ku leh

pd: (lahaa)

ps: adj-expr

xe: We own a house in Mogadishu.

xv: Xamar baan guri ku leenahay.

key: ku_leh

v. tantalize, delude ~ deceive someone with something; pretend to give

de: repeat; return to, give back to

lx: ku celi

pd: (celiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ku_celi

de: be dis-appointed, get disillusioned about s.t. (as an unfulfilled promise)

lx: ku muho

pd: (muhday)

ps: v3b=expr

key: ku_muho

ditransitive v. join someone in matrimony with someone else; have someone marry someone

de: attach ~ stick (s.t. on to s.t. else); [ext.] accuse s.o. falsely rw: dheg; See also: dhaji

lx: ku dheji

pd: (dhejiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ku_dheji

de: occupy; sit on

lx: ku fadhi

pd: (fadhiyey)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_fadhi

a: masal

de: compare s.t. with s.t. else

lx: ku mesel

pd: (meselay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_mesel

de: hold fast, hold onto s.o. ~ s.t.; be unwilling to lose

lx: ku mitid

pd: (mintiday)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_mitid

m.l la-mid: kuumi.

m. n. ten cents, 'dime'; coin (in general)

-ga: (n) dime (dhaaym); ten cents

a: caanad

cf: lacag, shilin {C & S}

de: ten cents, 'dime'; coin (in general)

lx: kumi

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m, n7-m

key: kumi

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) la-mid: mihi.

de: appropriate, suitable; complete

lx: ku eg

pd: (ekaa)

ps: adj-expr

key: ku_eg

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) Meel isugu keenid (nafley).

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) Meel isugu keenid (nafley). m.f.dh, kulmin.

v. cause to meet, convene

(fal) meel isugu keen.

de: cause to meet, convene rw: kulan

lx: kulmi

pd: (kulmiyey)

ps: v2a=

key: kulmi

f.g2 (-iyay, -isay) 1. Hilib jiir ah dufan ku shiilid. 2. la-mid: yumbi.

v. cook (pieces of meat) in butter in order to preserve them

-yey -say: (v) soak (soowk); immerse (imeersi); dip (dip)~kunbi. Ex: kumbi haaanta biyood! immerse something in the water container!

(fal) biyaha wada geli. Dh: kunbi, quusi.

bw: kumbis; yumbi

de: cook (pieces of meat) in butter in order to preserve them

lx: kumbi

nt: kumbin (ta) [vn-f]

pd: (kumbiyey)

ps: v2a=tr

key: kumbi

(pronoun) where are you?

m.l (-iyo, m.dh) Lacag sarrif ah oo qiimaheed yahay toban senti. la-mid: kumi.

m. n. ten cents

-ga: (magac, lab, keli) wax aan senen lahayn oo wanaaggooda si buunbuunis ah loo faalleeyo oo loo cawryo.

a: kumi

de: ten cents

lx: kuumi

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m, n7-m

syn: gambo {C & S}

key: kuumi

adj., [expression] own, possess

de: land on; come down on

lx: ku deg

pd: (degay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_deg

a: ku lad

de: enjoy, take pleasure in s.t.

lx: ku led

pd: (leday)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_led

de: form a bad habit (e.g., smoking, drinking); be obsessed with

lx: ku mam

pd: (mamay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_mam

de: tie s.t. up with s.t. else

lx: ku mar

pd: (maray)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_mar

pron., neg., vl. pron. she ... not ... you

de: she ... not ... you = ku + ma + ay

lx: kumeey

ps: pro + neg + vpro

xe: She did not tell you.

xv: Kumeey sheegin.

key: kumeey

de: desire, long for; want for oneself, aspire to; show one's love; prove affection for

initial: u

lx: u muho

pd: (muhday)

ps: v3b=expr

key: u_muho

de: intercede for, plead for; protect from; prevent from

lx: ka celi

pd: (celiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ka_celi

de: give s.o. a rest

lx: ka nefi

pd: (nefiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ka_nefi

v. repeat; return to, give back to

-yey / say: (v) repeat (ripiit) ~ mar kale samee; mar kale dheh

v. be disappointed, get disillusioned about something

de: spend the night, pass the night in peace

lx: ku bari

pd: (baryay / bariday)

ps: v1=

xe: At night, they used to stay in the same corral.

xv: Habeenkii isku xero bey baryi jireen.

key: ku_bari

de: align, make s.t. correspond to ~ coincide with s.t. else; direct

lx: ku beeg

pd: (beegay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_beeg

de: bestow upon, grant unto; do an act of generosity

lx: ku deeq

pd: (deeqay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_deeq

de: write on; do s.t. to

lx: ku dhig

pd: (dhigay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_dhig

de: head towards, go to; face

lx: ku jeed

pd: (jeeday)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_jeed

a: kedi

de: take s.o. by surprise, surprise

lx: ku kadi

pd: (kadiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ku_kadi

de: boo, show disapproval (of actor, speaker ~ shameful action)

lx: ku orri

pd: (orriyey)

ps: v2a=tr

key: ku_orri

de: leave at; leave a residue behind

lx: ku reeb

pd: (reebay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_reeb

de: rub oneself against s.t.

lx: ku saho

pd: (sahday)

ps: v3b=expr

key: ku_saho

de: consider, count as

lx: ku tiri

pd: (tiriyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ku_tiri

de: surround with s.t.

lx: ku xeer

pd: (xeeray)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_xeer

de: make follow, put after, put next to rw: xig

lx: ku xiji

pd: (xijiyey)

ps: v2a=expr

key: ku_xiji

m.l.kh la-mid: safiih.

a: mihiib

de: take s.t. from s.o. on consignment

lx: ka mahiib

pd: (mahiibay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ka_mahiib

de: take on consignment, receive s.t. from s.o.

lx: ka mihiib

pd: (mihiibay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ka_mihiib

cf: mari

de: smear ~ rub s.t. on s.o.; put on heavy makeup

lx: ku maliiq

pd: (maliiqay)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_maliiq