once upon a time
Qaamuuska Aasaasi: Ingiriis-Soomaali - Cabdiraxmaan C. Xaashi, Cawil Cali Xaashi [1993]
once upon a time
/ (phr) maalin maalmaha ka mid ah (waa waayaha ka mid ah).
Qaamuuska Afmaal: Soomaali-Ingiriis - Saciid [2013]
waa baa waxaa
once upon a time there was ...
Qaamuuska Fiqi: Soomaali-Ingiriis - Cabdiraxmaan C. Xaashi, Cawil Cali Xaashi [1995]
beri
-ga: (n) [Pl. beryo-beryaha] 1. once (wanis)-, one time in the past; Ex: beri baa waxaa jiray..; once upon a time... —beri hore: a time ago; long time age
Qaamuuska Fiqi: Soomaali-Ingiriis - Cabdiraxmaan C. Xaashi, Cawil Cali Xaashi [1995]
waa
-ga: (n) time (taaym); epoch (epek); era (eera); particular period of time or a season ~ xilli, ayaan seben, wakhti, samaan, seman. Ex: waa wakhtiyada kamid ah; once upon a time
waa -ga: (n) daybreak (deey-bareeyk); dawn (doon); morning (moon-ing) ~ waabbari Ex: waagu makuu baryo baan baxaynaa; we are leaving at dawn [daybreak]
waa -yey / wayday / waayeen / waynay: (v) cannot find; unable to find ~ waay, wey. Ex: furihii waan waayey; I could not find the key
waa: (pronoun) this (this); used to refer, what is about. Ex: kani waa maxay? waa guri; what is this? this is a house
Qaamuus Soomaali-Ingiriis - Madiina Cismaan, R Deefid Zork [1993]
waa_baa_waxaa
de: once upon a time there was ... Common introductory phrase in folktales and legends
initial: w
lx: waa baa waxaa
pd: (~ waxa)
ps: expr
key: waa_baa_waxaa