thatch

/thaat/ (conj) kaas (taas).

a. and prn. (see Grammar); c., aan, in, bal aan, ha.

/baaj/ (n) dad ama wax koox ah oo hal mar shaqo laga qabto (la qaabilo). e.g. I have to process a batch of letters.

/kaj/ (n) (v) qabasho; la qabto.

/kaj/ (v) 1. qobythow, dhabsiyow. Can you catch the ball? 2. deerow (ku deerow). You need to catch the bus. 3. heleelow (jirry ky dhiyow). He caught a cold. 4. araghow (illy saarow). 5. ky dhiyow, ky dhowow. 6. dheeghow. (n) 7. walaaghi ly qobythi. 8. sakatuury (quful). 9. Tab.

catch, n.m. - Lagdanka xorta ah.

v.tr., (hold on to) qabo, qabso, xiji; catch hold of, ka qabo, ka qabso; catch with, ku qabso; catch the truth, runta qab; the wood will catch fire, alwaaxdu way guban; he has caught a distemper, cudur buu qaaday or qabsaday or wuu bukooday.

/hij/ (v) 1. ku-xirid, ama surid. (v) 2. lacag la'aan baabuur ku-raacid. (n) 3. dhibaato-yar. e.g. There had been two technical hitches.

/haj/ (n) takhtad ama qafas hal dhinac shabaq ku-leh.

/laaj/ (n) qataar; haandaraab (birta albaabada iyo daaqadaha laga xiro)

n., albaabka ilqadiisa.

/maaj/ (n) 1. tartan ciyaareed. 2. tarraq; kabriid 3. u dhigma (la mid noqon karo) 4. is-leh (isu eg ama is shabbaha).

match, n.m. - Tartansiinta; Cayaar (Dheel)

match nul - Barbardhac

n., (lucifer) qaraf, -ki, kebriid, -di.

/paaj/ (n) 1. jaan, kar ama gabal meel daloosha lugu karo ama lugu awdo 2. jaan-saarid (kar-karid) 3. bar ama gaashi meel ku taal (dhibic ka muuqaal duwan meeshay ku taallo).

v.tr., kar; n., karrin, -ti.

/tiij/ (v) barid (wax-barid).

v.tr., bar, u dhig, waani.

Saacad

/wooj/ (v) 1. daawasho (v) 2. eegid (ilaalin, indha-ku hayn) (n) 3. saacad.

n., ilaalo, -adi; watch word, baaq, -i; (pocket timepiece) saacad, -di.

/snaaj/ (v) 1. dafid (dhifsasho, la boodid) 2. ka gaarsiin (ka faa'iideysasho).

v.tr., dhufo or dhifo.

(n) a sudden small involuntary movement; jerk.

boodis

/twij/ (v) 1. soo-dhifasho (si xoog iyo kado ah u soo jiidid) (v) 2. dhaq-dhaqaajin (dubaaxinta jirka) (n) 3. dubaaxin (jarcayn, boodboodista kol-kol jirku sameeyo (n) 4. dhifasho (dafis).

n., (a quick pull) difad or dufad, -ki; v.tr., dufo, jid.

/haajit/ (n) faas-yar, oo daab gaaban.

(v) to make a thin, shallow cut or mark on a surface with a sharp instrument; to rub or scrape the skin to relieve itching.

isxoqis

/skraaj/ (n) 1. xagatin (xan- garuufo); xoqid(v) 2. ka tirtirid (liiska ka saarid)(v) 3. xoq-xoqid (xoq-xoqasho).

from scratch: meel hoose ka soo bilaabid (heer biloow ah ka bilaabid).

up to scratch: heerka la rabo (xadka layska rabo).

v.tr., xago, xagxago; v.r., is xago.

/strej/ (v) 1. kala-bixid (kala- fidin) (n) 2. fiditaan (kala-bax).

/thiyatar/ (ame) theatre (bre); (n) 1. masrax (v) 2. masrixiyad (n) 3. qolka qalliinka (n) 4. Goob-dagaal.

théâtre, n.m. - meesha riwaayadda lagu dhigo; gulaha maaweelada iyo madadaalada

tranche, n.f. - jab; qayb; qaar