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/biik/ (n) afka dhuuban ee shimbiraha.

Hordhac

/liidh/ (v) 1. hoggaamin; e.g. The manager leads his employees. 2. u hagid, u hoggaamin (sida waddo meel ku geysa ama qof haga qof kale). e.g. This road leads to the village. 3. curiye macdan ah. 4. qalin rasaaska afkiisa madoow ee hore (lead pencil).

n., (a metal) rasaas, -ti.

lead, v.tr., (guide) badbaadi, kaxay; lead from, out of, ka badbaadi; lead to, u kaxay; lead the dance, cayaarta hagaaji; lead the prayer, ina tuki or tuji.

/liif/ (n) 1. caleen. 2. xaashi (warqad khafiif ah). 3. bir qaab caleen u samaysan (sida caleen dahab ah).

n., caleen, -ti; leaf of a palm-tree, caw, -di.

/liin/ (v) 1. janjeer (wax dhan u janjeera)(v) 2. ku tiirsan (isku tiirin) e.g. He leaned against the door. 3. foorar. e.g. She leaned out of the window. (adj) 4. xayiisi (caato ah). (adj) 5. abaar ah (aan nafac lahayn).

n., (of meat) jiidh, -ki, jimidh, -ki.

lean (animal), n., abax, -i; a., abax ah; be lean, abax; v.c., abaxi.

lean, a., caataysan, weydsan; be lean, caatow, weydow; v.c., weydee.

lean, v.tr., (incline) tiiri, cuski; v.i., tiirso, cusko; lean upon, ku tiiri, ku tiirso.

/liip/ (n) 1. bootin (boodis). e.g. He leaped into the water. (v) 2. ka dul boodid. e.g. The thief leaped the wall and ran away. (v) 3. dhakhso u kordhid (u badasho). e.g. a leap in oil prices.

v.i., (jump) bood; n., boodo, -adi, bootin, -ti.

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/piik/ (n) 1. fiinta (baarka ama caaradda ugu sarraysa buurta) (v) 2. meesha ugu sarraysa gaarid (heerka ugu sarreeya)(n) 3. foodda koofiyadda ee soo taagan.

n., caaro, -adi, fiiq, -i.

/tiik/ (n) alwaax-adag, geedka alwaaxa.

(adj) lacking physical strength, energy or vigor; likely to fail under pressure, stress, or strain.

itaal daran

/wiik/ (adj) daciif ah (tabar daran).

a., (feeble) weydsan, caataysan.

/biliit/ (v) 1. cida idaha, ariga iwm. 2. cantatabid (si naac ah u hadlid)

/biliit/ (v) ithaaley haang lyng weery.

(v) (m) to crack or split into two or more pieces with sudden or violent force, esp. a bone.

jabis

/bareyk/breaking, broke; (v) 1. kala-jebin (jabin). e.g. He broke the window. (v) 2. khilaafid (sharci jebin). e.g. You are breaking the law. (n) 3. biririf, nasasho, bareeg. e.g. We need to take a break for lunch.(v) 4. gooyn; joojin (go'id). e.g. It is difficult for me to break the habit of smoking.

Joojiye

/breyk/ (v) 1. jhibiyow, jhabow. He has broken the door. 2. gooyow. He broke the promise. (n) 3. neebsyshy (hoolly luku neebsythy). I am having a coffee break.

v.tr., burburi, bururi, jebi, break the stick, break the glass, jejebi usha, galaaska jebi; break the bottles, qaaruuradaha jejebi; break your neck, qoorta is jebi; break silence, waa hadli kartaan; break the wall down, derbiga burburi; break the eggs, ugaxaan bururi; break the eyes, isha ka bururi; break the picture, sawirka bururi; break open the door, albaabka burburiya or burbursha or jiida or iska jiida or ku dhufta; break the prison, xabsiga jebi; break (quell) that horse, faraska ii tababar or jarra bar; break his back, dabada kala dhac; break the head, dakhar, ka dhangalashi; (violate) kufso.

break: v.i., (burst) burbur, burur, jejeb, jab, ka jab; the ice breaks, barafku waa burburaa or jajabaa; the ice broke, barafki jejeb; the glass broke, galaaski jejeb or burbur; when the wave breaks, kolka mawjaddu burburto; I broke my leg, lug baan ka jabay (literally: I was broken of my leg); break your leg, lug ka jab; my eye burst, il baa i bururtay.

/kliin/ (n) 1. nadiif (v) 2. nadiifin.

a., adaysan, safaysan, saafi ah, maydhan, miiran, nadiifsan.

clean, cleanse, v.tr., cadee, safee, xal, maydh, maydho, tir, ka tir, iska tir, nadiifi, nadiif ka dhig; clean up, qor.

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/kliir/ (n) 1. saafi (nadiif ah, miiran) (n) 2. waadax (aan mugdi ku jirin) (v) 3. saafi ka dhigid (v) 4. waadixin (caddayn).

a., miiran, saafi ah; a clean day, wa dharaar dhalaalaysa.

clear, v.tr., (make bright) cadee, miir; clear a business, difficulty, hagaaji, wanaaji; clear the account, xisaabta hagaaji; be clear, miiran.

/klerk/ (n) 1. garraani (qofka qabta shaga xafiiseedka yar-yar) 2. gade ama gacan-yare ganacsi.

/klowk/ (n) 1. jaakad gacma go'an ah (v) 2. qarin (daboolid).

/kriik/ (v) 1. ka jiiqsiin (sida albaab iwm, oo aan saliidaysnayn). (n) 2. is-lis ama shangarta jiiq-jiiqda.

fléau, n.m. - cudur dhib yar laakiin taxan; khaati baa laga joogaa.

/flek/ (n) bar, gaashi, dhibic

/friik/ (n) 1. noole abuurtiisu uusan caadi ahayn, sida neef laba dabo ku dhasha (n) 2. dhacdo aan caadi ahayn, ama naadir ah. (n) 3. qof wax aad u-jecel, taageere (adj) 4. aan caadi-ahayn (v) 5. marqaamid freakish/friikish/ (adj) aan-caadi ahayn, cajiib ah

/gliim/ (n) 1. bir-biriq, dhal-dhalaal (v) 2. bir-birid. e.g. The cat's eyes were gleaming in the dark.

n., (phosphorescent) galabildhaan or garabildhaan, -ki.

/gliin/ (v) isu soo-uruurin, siiba akhbaar si dhib badan lugu soo aruuriyo.

v.tr., gur.

m.l/dh 1. Laangeed oo labo qaybood u kala baxdo. 2. Mataano. 3. Fallaar, dabbaanta ka yara ballaaran oo aan dhega lahayn.

f. n./m: bifurcation of a branch; twins

-ha (magacwadareed) labo ilmood oo mar hooyo wada dhashay. Dh: mataano.

de: bifurcation of a branch; [ext. col] twins

lx: laako

pd: (/da ~ /ha)

ps: n-f/m

key: laako

m.l la-mid: le'asho.

-ka: (magac, lab, keli) dhimashada iyo bixitaanka nafta. Dh: bixid, le'asho.

a: le'asho (/da) [vn6-f]

cf: le'o

de: annihilation, destruction; death (of several persons ~ animals)

lx: le'ad

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn2a-m

key: le'ad

Culaacul

(n) (m) a wire that connects a monitoring device to a patient,

taar lagu xidho qalab lagu ilaaliyo qofka buka

/liifi/ (adj) caleemo badan (dhir cagaar badan).

agg. - daacad ah.

/lern/ (v) 1. wax barasho; tacliin barasho 2. wax ogaansho (war la ogaado oo kale).

v.tr., baro, dhigo.

/liis/ (n) hishiiska kiro oo guri, gaari iwm lugu kala kiraysto (oo qoraal ah) e.g. I signed a one year lease.

/liish/ (n) xarig ama hoggaan (siiba midka eyga lugu xiro).

/list/ (n) 1. ugu yar. 2. ugu yaraan.

a., ka wada yar, ugu yar.

/liiv/ (v) 1. tagid; ka tagid. e.g. My bus leaves at 10:00 am. 2. ku reebid, ka tagid (meel wax lugu dhaafo). e.g. Could you leave your name and phone number with my sister? 3. fasax gaaban. e.g. I am spending my next leave in Paris.

n., (permission) fasax, -i.

leave, v.tr., (let go) daa, nac; leave aside, meel dhigo; leave out, ka qadhi; leave behind, dambaysii; leave on, ku reeb; v.i., iska daa, iska reeb.

/liigal/ (adj) 1. sharci; qaanuun 2. sharci ah.

légal, adj. - Sharciyaysan; wax sharci ah; wax la oggolyahay.

(see lawful).

(fal) eeg lahaw.

/pliidh/ (v) 1. tuugid (aad u baryid) 2. cududaarasho (cududaar samaysasho) 3. jawaab siin maxkamadeed (go'aan siin maxkamad in qofkaasi dembiga galay iyo in kale) 4. u doodid (difaacid maxkamadeed).

/pliit/ (v) 1. biigooyin u yeelid (maro laa-laab loo yeelo)(n) 2. biigooyin (biigo).

/sliik/ (adj) timo-jilicsan oo dhalaalaya.

/sniik/ (v) 1. dhuumasho (si qarsoodi ah u bixid) (v) 2. ka war-sheekood (ka war-geyn). (n) 3. khaa'in (khayaamalow).

v.i., (creep) bogga ku soco.

/spiik/ (v) hadlid (la hadlo).

v.i., hadal; vtr, dheh, sheeg; v.i., in sleep, hawaawi.

/steyk/ (n) isteeg (hilib xaleef loo sameeyo).

/riik/ (v) kharribid; baabi'in.

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