or-ka

(Or-ka)

1. Dhawaaq dheer oo wadajir loo sameeyo (cayaar; dheelaas...).

2. (°) Dhar; maro.

-da: (n) eleventh (11lh ) letter of Somali alphabet, according to the style adopted by this dictionary, pronounced as (ka ') or (kaaf), it is consonant ~ shibbane

-ka: (magac, lab, keli) heeso iyo sawaxan laga maqlo dhallinyar gudaysa ama odayo yake u socda. Or ayaa xaggaa ka baxaysa.

or-ka: (magac, lab, keli) bulka cawsa meyrada.

or -ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) calal, maro.

prp.; the soldiers were about him, askarti waa ku xeertay; it was about night, habeenki waa dhowaa; when I saw him, he was about to die, markaan arkay inuu dhinto yuu u dhowaa; I have no money about me, anigu lacag ma sito; he is somewhere about the house, aqalkuu meel ka joogaa; it is about the house, aqalkay meel ka taal; all about, meel walba, or meel kasta; look about and about, meelaha eeg, or ka day; I visited all the country round about, magaalada oo dhan ku soo wareegay; I am about to go away, anigu inaan iska tago baan u dhowahay; look about you, war! is jir.

about, ad.; for three leagues round about there is no game, saddexda saacadood ee hore ugaadhi ma joogto, or ugaadh arki maysid; do you know a short cut about? daw yar meesha ma ka ogtahay? is there a long (i.e. round-about) way? daw weyn meesha ma leedahay? drink about, mid waliba markiisa ha cabo; a tree of about seven cubits round, geed toddoba dhudhun ah.

v.tr., (reconcile); Jesus atoned us to God, Ciisaa Eebbeheen ino geeyay or heshiisiiyay.

atone for, v.i.; if you wish to be in peace atone for your sins, haddaad doonaysid inaad nabad gashid dembigaagi hanun iskaga bi'i or ka toobad keen.

v.tr., (implore) bari, dalbo; I beseech you, sir, pardon me, saab, baryaan kaa dalbaday ee i cafi, or waxaan kaa baryay ee i cafi; I beseech your attention, foojigaantaadaan weydiisanayaa, or kaa baryayaa.

v.i., (lose blood) dhiig bax; my wound is bleeding, qoontayda dhiig ka baxayaa or ka imanayaa.

bleed, v.tr., (let blood) dhig ka sii daa.

v.tr., (fetch) keen, ka keen, gee, la kaalay; bring to me, bring to us, ii keen, noo keen or ii la kaalay, noo la kaalay; bring to him, her, them, u gee, or ula tag; bring me a coach, gaadhi ii keen; bring Ali with you, Cali soo kaxee; bring to light, dhal, yeelo; she brought a child into the world, inan bay ifka keentay; bring him into debt, qaan geli; bring into danger, cabsi geli; bring him to do it, ha falee waxaas u gee; bring back or again, soo celi; bring back to, u celi; bring to life again, noolee, soo nolaysii; bring away, sii qaad, soo saar, kasoo saar; bring the boy down, wiilka dafta usoo rog, or soo deji; bring forward, horo u keen, horo u jiid, horo usoo jiid; bring in, soo geli; bring here, halka keen, la kaalay, soo gur; bring out, tus, dibadda u saar; bring out your story, sheekadaada soo sar; bring that man out of trouble, war! ninka xumaanta ka bixi; he was brought forth before the time, shinku dhalad ma aha, or shinki ma dhalan, or shinki ma gaadhin; he was brought forth at his time, shinki ku dhalan; the she-camel brought forth a young one, hashi nerig bay abax ku dhashay or dhalatay or dhalisay: bring up (educate...) kori; help to bring up, la kori; be brought up, kor; be brought up with, la kor; your bad conduct will bring mischief upon you, asluubtaada xumi meel daran bay ka ridi or ka tuuri.

n., qarfa or karfa, -di.

v.i., imoo, (commonly) kaalay; how comes that? war! Waxaas maxaa sidaas ka dhigay? or war! waa sidee saasi? come about, kusoo wareeg; come again, come back, soo noqo, soo laaban; come after, raadi, raad gur; come along, soo raac; come along the shore, xeebta soo raac; come away, kasoo bax, ina keen; come by, soo mar; come down, soo deg, hoosta kaalay, soo dhaadhac; come down from, ka soo deg; come for, u kaalay; come forth, soo bax; come forward, wad; come from, ka kaalay; come in, soo gal; come in for, usoo gal; come into, ka dhac; come into trouble, jar ka dhac; come near, soo dhowow, soo durug; come next, ku xig; that comes of my doing, waxaasi waxay waxaa ku noqdeen waa wax anigu aan sameeyay, or kaasu wa shuqulkaygii; how did you come off? war! sidee usoo baxsatay? do you think to come off so? war! ninyohow sidaa ku baxsan maysid ha moodin, or ma u malaynaysaa inaad sidaa ku baxsatid? my hair comes off, timahaygaa soo hoday; the moon comes out, dayixi waa kasoo baxayaa; come to, soo soco, soo gaadh, gaadh; come to me, isoo gaadh or bax; he came to a shameful end, si xun buu u dhintay; it came to pass, waxay noqotay; come to and fro, soo noqo, sii noqo; come together, isa soo raaca; come with, soo raac; come life, come death, I will go alone, ama aan dhinto, ama aan noolaado, keligay baan socon; come between, soo dhexee, noo dhexee, soo na dhex gal; come quick, soo dhaqso, soo orod; come up, soo kor, dusha u kaalay, dusha usoo bax; let come, soo daa; when old age comes upon you, you cannot do anything, markaad da’ weyn gaadhid, or markaad odayowdid waxba ma kari doontid.

v.tr., qudus ka samee or ka dhig.

v.tr., (make fast) dab, tag; fix a day, maalin ballan; fix your dwelling there, fadhigaaga halkaa ka dhis or ka saar; fix a handle, daab ku jooji.

n., (of people) guuto, -adi, urur, -ki, fadhi, -gi; a flock of horses, fadhi farda ah, or kadin farda ah; a flock of cows, neat cattle, fadhi lo‘ ah, or kadin lo' ah; (they say also for) a flock of horses, fardo, -ihi; a flock of cows, lo', -di; a flock of goats and sheep, adhi, -gi; a flock of wild or fallow beasts, raxan, -ti; a junction of flocks, isku daran, -ki; a flock of young sheep, maqal, -shi; flock of wool, rifan, -ki; v.i., (gather into flocks) urur, is urur.

v.i., bax, daadi; the bucket flows (leaks), baaldigii waa daadinayaa; the tears flow, ilmaa ka horaysa or ka dareeraysa or ka dhacaysa; the tide flows and ebbs, maayaddu waa buuxsantaa oo caaridaa.

n. the frame of a Somali tent is composed of two udub or kaballo of a dhig dhoxo, of some dhigo, and of dhig loola crossing the dhigo.

prp., ka; go from him, ka tag; he comes from the jungle, miyi buu kasoo galayaa or ka imanayaa; from time to time I take fever, goor ka goor dhaxanti igu dhacda; from the creation of the world, halki iyo maalinti dunida la uumay; from my childhood, halkiyo caruurnimadaydii; from top to toe, kugta ilaa suulka; do not speak from above, dusha haka hadlin; they brought it from afar, meel fog baa laga keenay; they caught him from amidst the crowd, buuqii baa lugu dhex qabtay; they come from behind, waa iga daba yimaadeen; I hear a voice from beneath, cod baan hoosta ka maqlayaa; from beyond, meel ka shishaysay; whence do you come from? xaggee baad ka timid.

v.i., tag, soco, baydh; go together, is raaca; let us go together, aan is raacno; I cannot go, ma tegi karo; he is gone, teg; they are gone, tagay; go that way, xagga u kac, dawgaa qabso; go on foot, lug ku soco; he has gone a journey, waa sodcaalay; how goes your health? caafimaadkaaga ka warran? so the world goes, dunidaa sidaas ah, or dunidu waa sidaa; how go your concerns? iska warran? so the report goes, warku waa sidaa; he went unpunished, casiraad la’aan buu ku tagay; let go, sii daa; let go the anchor, baroosinka sii daa; go about, wareeg, soo wareeg, soo warwareeg; go about the world, dunida soo wareeg; I shall go about it, waan kaga qaban; go about your business, orod oo shuqulkaaga qabso; such a report goes abroad, warkaas meel walba gaadhayaa or ka baxayaa; thou art able to go against him, ninka waa iska cadaadin karta or waa qaabili kartaa; go along, mar; go along the house, aqalka dhaaf, or aqalka hor mar; go along with..., ninka sii raac; he goes aside, gees buu u baydhayaa, or dawga xun buu qabsanayaa; he goes astray, waa is hallaynayaa; they go asunder, waa kala socdaan or soconayaan; go away, tag, iska tag, iska bax, guur, ina kala wad; he went away with a thing, wax buu la tagay; go back, noqo; go back with, la noqo; he goes back from his word, hadalkiisi buu asaraarayaa, or dafirayaa; go backward, dib u noqo, dib u soco; go before, hor soco, hor u mar, ka hore, go behind, dambee, ka dambee, go between, dhex gal; I went between them, anigu waa dhex galay; go beyond, ka shishay; go beyond the hill, buurta shishadeeda mar; they went beyond my hopes, intaan sugayay yay i dulmartay; go by, ag mar; I will see the prisoners go by, maxaabisti oo i ag maraysaa arki doonaa; the time goes by, goortu dhakhso u soconaysaa; the wind goes contrary to us, dabayshi baa ina haysa; go down, hoosta u deg, hoosta tag, u dhaaf; go down the stairs, sallaanka sii mar, sallaanka kasoo deg; go down again, deg mar kale; no meat will go down with him, midna or waxba ka degi maayo; the sun goes down, qoraxdi waa dhacaysaa; go first, horay, hor u soco, sii tag, sii soco; go for, u kac; go for help, qayla gee, or macaawinad u kac; go for the governor, serkaalka doon or u yeedh; he goes for a robber, tuug baa la moodaa; that goes for nothing, waxba kuma filla; he went forth, tamashlay teg; the news went forth yesterday, shalaa lugu warramay; he went forth last week, todobaadkii buu dhashay; go forward, horo u wad; he goes forward in learning, barashadiisii waa wadanayaa; go from, ka tag; he goes from the service (work), shuqulki buu ka tagayaa; go in, gal, u dhaaf; go near, u durug, ag tag, u dhowee; I went near to be devoured, in la igu liqo baan u dhowaaday; he went off yesterday, shalay buu dhintay; these goods will never go off, xoolahaasi kolley iibsami mayaan; hear the great guns go off, maqal! madaaficdi la rid; go on, soco, wad; he goes on an embassy, erguu u kacayaa; go on your way, dantaada raac; board the ship, markabka fuul; go on as you have begun, sidaad ugaga qabatay u wad; how does your business go on? dantaa or hawshaa ka warran? go over the river, durdurka ka talaab; he goes out of the way, dawgi buu ka baydhayaa, dawgi aan toosnayn buu marayaa; the fire goes out, dabkii wa bakhtiyayaa; go through the crowd, buuqa dhex mar; he went through many dangers, cabsi badan buu si dhex maray; go through the town, magaalada xul or soo xul; go round, xeer, meer, soo meer, kusoo wareeg, meerayso; make him go round, meeri, meermeeri; go to, tag, u tag, u bax, gaadh, u kac, u soco; go to Bulahar, Buulaxaar qabo; I shall not go to that price, ganacdaa gadi maayo; go up, sare u bax, dusha tag; go up and down, dul iyo hoosba mar; go upon him, aamin; go with, raac.

n., duub, -ki, harag, -gi, saan, -ti; skin sewn to carry children, dhereb, -ti, furaad, -ki; skin sewn to make a couch, weelaalis, -ti; skin placed for a shed, gibil, -shi.

skin, v.tr., (flay) duubka or haragga or saanta ka bixi or ka mudhxi.

v.tr., hoo, hay, hayso, qab, qabo, qaad, qaado, qabso; I took the cup at his hand, fujaanki gacantiisaan ka qaaday; take that malefactor, laayaanka qabso; they took the town, magaaladi qaatay; if I can take him, hadaan qaadan karo; take the meat out of the pot, cadka kasoo bixi distiga; take that physic, daawada qaado; it has taken root, xididay leedahay; take hold of that, waxaas qabso or xajiso; take a snuff, nashug urso; we took the longest way, dawgi ugu dheeraa baannu qabsannay or raacnay; take the shortest way, dawga ugu gaaban qabso; take care, heed, is garaw, foojigow, iska eeg, iska dhawr; take you no care of that, dan adigu ha u gelin; let your friends take part with you, u daa saaxiibyadaadu hakula wadaageenay; he took alarm at the noise, sanqadhii buu ku naxay; take a good resolution, tala aada qaado; I take you at your word, hadalkaagaan kuu daynayaa; take that word in good part, hadalkaa ha qoonsan; take him in a lie, been ku qabo; take in a bad deed, falniin xun ku qabo; take pity on him, u naxariiso; I took a great affection to him, jacayl wanaagsan baan u qabay; I shall take it as a great favour, sidii sado wanaagsan baan kaga aqbali; I will take that affair at my own peril, hawshaas sababtaydu ku qaadan doonaa; what course shall I take now? dawma aan qabsanayaa?; I take it to be the best way, sidii ugu wanaagsanayd baan u wadaa or u sidaa; he took offence at that, waxaasi cay u qaatay; take an account of the suit, arrintii war nooga keen; take my word for it, hadalkayga rumayso; take time, waqti qaado, dulqaado; take and keep, hoo oo qaado; take again, mar kale qaado; take back again, cesho; take him along with you, sii kaxayso; take that asunder, baydi; take away, meesha ka qaad, ninka ka kaxai or ka saar; take away his flock, adhigiisa kala tag; take that down, waxaas deji; take him down, iska hoosaysii, iska jooji; I shall take his pride down, amarkiisa waan jebin or basarin; I took him for another, nin kalaan mooday; take from, ka dufo, ka qabo, ka qaad, soo dufo; take of, la tag; take off the skin, haragga or duubka iska jar or goo; take off your hat, koofiyadda iska dhig; take him off from his work, shuqulkiisa ka saar; take out that tooth, iligga soo bixi or soo jiid; take to pieces, jeexjeex; take to, kaxay, soo kaxay; take up arms, hub qaata; that will take up a good deal of time, hawl badan baa igaga bixi doonta; take up the book, kitaabka qaad.