ultan_1

de: talk cheerfully, talk or laugh

hm: 1

lx: bulxan

pd: (bulxamay)

ps: v1=

key: bulxan_1

de: divide into teams by drawing lots, take sides

hm: 1

lx: cubtan

pd: (cubtamay)

ps: v1=recip

key: cubtan_1

cf: shidaal

de: newly-kindled fire; ignition

hm: 1

lx: hulkan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: hulkan_1

cf: meerto, miile, moogtan, shifti

de: shift, turn (for work)

hm: 1

lx: kaltan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: kaltan_1

de: table improvised with cut branches to slaughter an animal

hm: 1

lx: kullan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

syn: shillal

key: kullan_1

de: special vessel for force feeding invalids ~ babies

hm: 1

lx: qulaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2(c)-m

key: qulaan_1

de: chatter, ramble on

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yulqan

pd: (yulqamay)

ps: v1=

syn: yoon

key: yulqan_1

de: this, these Refers to feminine nouns

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tan

pd: (tani)

ps: deic-f

xe: Here it is

xv: taa(s), teer, too

key: tan_1

(Ultan-ka)

Ulo ku cayaarid; ul isla dhicid (cayaar); ultamid.

ultan¹: m.l la-mid: ultamid.

ultan²: f.mg1 (-amay, -antay; -ami) Laba qof ama ka badan cayaar ulo yaryar laysla dhacayo ku tartamid. la-mid: ulootan².

v. fight each other with sticks

ultan vl. n., [compound] contest, fight with sticks

-ka: (magac, lab, keli) labo ulood isla dhicid ilaa mid adkaysan waayo oo cararo.

ultan: (fal) ulo ku ciyaar.

ultan -ka: (magac, lab, keli) ulo ku ciyaarid; ulo isla dhicid.

a: la', laam

bw: Arabic

de: L [letter of the Arabic & Somali alphabet]

hm: 1

lx: laan

pd: (-ka Pl: laaman (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: laan_1

de: meet, assemble, hold a meeting

hm: 1

lx: kulan

pd: (kulmay)

ps: v1=

key: kulan_1

de: go to s.o.

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: u tag

pd: (tagey)

ps: v1=expr

key: u_tag_1

de: created, brought into being

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: uuman

pd: (uunnaa)

ps: adj-der

syn: abuuran

key: uuman_1

de: sultan, prince

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: suldaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2(c)-m

xe: Arabic

xv: saldano

key: suldaan_1

de: you all do (X)

hm: 1

lx: -ataan

ps: v3-2pl-prhb

xe: you take

xv: qaadataan

key: -ataan_1

de: arrange, agree on, settle on; set, fix, appoint (a date for a meeting)

hm: 1

lx: ballan

pd: (ballamay)

ps: v1=

key: ballan_1

a: bilcaan

de: married woman; lady

hm: 1

lx: bilcan

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

key: bilcan_1

de: cheerful conversation, talk and laughter

hm: 2

lx: bulxan

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn2-m

key: bulxan_2

de: Bulhan

hm: 3

lx: Bulxan

ps: name-m

key: Bulxan_3

de: he ... not + [FOCUS] = baa + uu + aan

hm: 1

lx: buusan

pd: (baanu)

ps: focus + vpro + neg

key: buusan_1

de: become angry; boil

hm: 1

lx: cartan

pd: (cartamay)

ps: v1=

key: cartan_1

de: act of dividing players into teams by drawing lots, etc.

hm: 2

lx: cubtan

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn2c-m

key: cubtan_2

de: Ubtan

hm: 3

lx: Cubtan

ps: name-f

key: Cubtan_3

de: flood of talk

hm: 1

lx: dalqan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: deexad ~ deexasho

key: dalqan_1

de: go ~ pass over

hm: 1

lx: dulmar

pd: (dulmaray)

ps: v1=cmp

key: dulmar_1

de: wrapped, bound, tied, gathered together, folded, rolled up; turbanned; crowned (as insignia of office)

hm: 1

lx: duuban

pd: (duubnaa)

ps: adj-der

key: duuban_1

de: laid horizontally, crosswise rw: gudub

hm: 1

lx: gudban

pd: (gudbanaa)

ps: adj-der

key: gudban_1

de: growl

hm: 1

lx: gurxan

pd: (gurxamay)

ps: v1=

key: gurxan_1

cf: duryan, guraabbaas

de: idle chatter, waffling

hm: 1

lx: guryan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: guryan_1

de: champion, fight for (a cause), struggle, compete

hm: 1

lx: halgan

pd: (halgamay)

ps: v1=intr

syn: kifaax

key: halgan_1

de: slow walk, totter

hm: 1

lx: huddan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2c-m

syn: luud

key: huddan_1

cf: shid

de: be kindled, start to burn, ignite

hm: 2

lx: hulkan

pd: (hulkamay)

ps: v1=inch

key: hulkan_2

de: play-fighting, wrestling

hm: 1

lx: hurdan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: hurdan_1

de: before, not until With a negative verb construction

hm: 1

lx: intaan

ps: conj + neg

xe: Before Abdi arrives, lets have lunch!

xv: Intaan Cabdi iman, an qadeynno!

key: intaan_1

bw: Arabic

de: Muslim, member of Islam See also: Islaam

hm: 1

lx: Islaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2c-m

key: Islaan_1

de: take turns

hm: 2

lx: kaltan

pd: (kaltamay)

ps: v1=recip

key: kaltan_2

de: go by (a means of transportation); go for a purpose ~ motive

hm: 1

lx: ku tag

pd: (tagey)

ps: v1=expr

key: ku_tag_1

a: kaahin

bw: Arabic

de: diviner, soothsayer

hm: 1

lx: kuhaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: kuhaan_1

de: large evergreen tree sp., with edible fruit and hard wood (from which is obtained the small boards that are used in Koranic schools)

hm: 2

lx: kullan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

syn: shillal ~ shillin

key: kullan_2

cf: gulungulco, kankoonsan, lucuun

de: round, rounded, globular, lumpy; stocky, short and fat

hm: 1

lx: kuusan

pd: (kuusnaa)

ps: adj-der

key: kuusan_1

de: jack, knave (in playing cards)

hm: 2

lx: qulaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2c-m

syn: wiil {Hindi / Arb}

key: qulaan_2

bw: Arabic

de: greeting; greetings

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: salaan

pd: (-ta Pl: salaamo (/ha))

ps: n1-f-col

key: salaan_1

de: long and thin

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: suuqan

pd: (suuqnaa)

ps: adj-der

key: suuqan_1

de: hesitation, second thought, doubt, dilemma

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tallan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: tallan_1

de: do something deliberately, on purpose

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: ulakac

pd: (ulakacay)

ps: v1=cmp

key: ulakac_1

f.g2 (-iiyay, -iisay) Laba qof ama ka badan ula yaryar oo laysla dhaco ku tartansiin (ciyaar).

(fal) labo qof ultan ku dheelsii; ciyaarta ultanka labo qof u duqee. Ultansii labada wiil ha ka la hadhaane.

de: sad droning noise

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: uugaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m

key: uugaan_1

de: rambling talk, chatter

hm: 2

initial: y

lx: yulqan

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn2c-m

key: yulqan_2

cf: aniga

de: I, me

hm: 1

lx: an

pd: (ani)

ps: pro-red-1sg

key: an_1

de: someone, 'you', they, people Often translated by English passive

hm: 1

lx: la

ps: pro-indefinite

xe: he was caught

xv: French 'on'

key: la_1

(tilmaame) wax abaabulan; wax darban.

a: -dha, -da, -sha

de: the [FEMININE DEFINITE ARTICLE] Provides new information

hm: 1

lx: -ta

ps: det-f-suf

key: -ta_1

de: not Alt of ma in relative clauses

hm: 1

lx: aan

ps: neg-rel

xe: the work which wont be done

xv: shaqada aan la qabaneynin

key: aan_1

de: field, plain, plateau; stage; out of doors

hm: 1

lx: ban

pd: (-ka Pl: banan (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: ban_1

de: art, craft, handiwork; arts and crafts

hm: 1

lx: fan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-col

key: fan_1

de: with me = i + la

hm: 1

lx: ila

ps: pro + prep

xe: He spoke with / to me.

xv: Wuu ila hadlay.

key: ila_1

cf: kaa ~ kaas, keer, koo

de: this, these, here

hm: 1

lx: kan

pd: (kani ~ kanu)

ps: deic-m

key: kan_1

de: less, without, lacking, deprived of, missing, minus Opp: leh; combines with nouns to make adjectives

hm: 1

lx: la'

pd: (la'aa)

ps: adj

xe: blind'; Magaaladu wey biyo la'dahay. 'The city is without water.

xv: indhala

key: la'_1

cf: nin, rag, say

de: male; masculine {grammar}

hm: 1

lx: lab

pd: (-ka Pl: labab (ka))

ps: n4-m-col

key: lab_1

de: bone

hm: 1

lx: laf

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

xe: I know you through and through. [lit: I know your white bones]

xv: Lafahaaga cad baan aqaannaa.

key: laf_1

a: liq

de: swallow

hm: 1

lx: laq

pd: (laqay / laqday)

ps: v1=

key: laq_1

de: be lost, get lost

hm: 1

lx: lun

pd: (lumay)

ps: v1=intr

xe: Im lost.

xv: ambo, habaab, hallaab

key: lun_1

de: good Generally used in compound words

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: san

pd: (samaa)

ps: adj

key: san_1

cf: aqoon, diil, dhagar, khatal, sir, xeelad, xirrib

de: tactic; trick; cunning; skill; [pl] skills

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

key: tab_1

de: thigh

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: taf

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

syn: bowdo

key: taf_1

de: go (to); depart

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tag

pd: (tagey ~ tegey)

ps: v1=tr

xe: Go to Mogadishu!

xv: aad, soco

key: tag_1

de: ton {Eng}

hm: 2

initial: t

lx: tan

pd: (-ka Pl: tanan (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: tan_2

de: capacity, volume; limit

hm: 3

initial: t

lx: tan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-abs

key: tan_3

de: unit of ten Note that morphophonemic changes take place

hm: 5

initial: t

lx: tan

pd: (-ka)

ps: num-m-suf

xe: 90

xv: sagaashan

key: tan_5

de: have the ability, affect; be of use ~ useful; assist; multiply, increase in numbers

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tar

pd: (taray)

ps: v1=tr

xe: Abuse is no use in fighting. [proverb]

xv: Afxumo colaadda waxba ka ma tarto.

key: tar_1

de: hair (single)

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tin

pd: (-ka Pl: timo (/ha))

ps: n1-m

xe: He manages to avoid disaster [idiom; lit: his buttocks have one hair]

xv: Dabada buu tin ku leeyahay

key: tin_1

de: beat, strike, hammer, grind, pound; play drum ~ guitar

hm: 1

initial: t

lx: tun

pd: (tumay)

ps: v1=tr

key: tun_1

de: not ... to / on = u + ma

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: uma

ps: prep + neg

xe: You cant pack it that way.

xv: Sidaas uma xirxiri kartid.

key: uma_1

a: un

de: just, alone, only, merely; some, other

hm: 1

initial: u

lx: uun

ps: adj-atr / adv

key: uun_1

cf: adhi ~ ari; Opp: lax

de: ram, male sheep

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wan

pd: (-ka Pl: wanan (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: wan_1

de: this, these

hm: 1

lx: -dan

pd: (dani)

ps: deic-f-suf

xe: this town

xv: =-tan

key: -dan_1

de: this

hm: 1

lx: -gan

ps: deic-m-suf

xe: this house

xv: =-kan

key: -gan_1

de: this, here

hm: 1

lx: -han

ps: deic-m-suf

xe: this teacher

xv: =-kan

key: -han_1

a: taas

cf: tan, teer, too

de: that, those

hm: 1

lx: -taa

ps: deic-f-suf

key: -taa_1

de: do (X) to each other ~ to one another Forms a verb with a reciprocal meaning

hm: 4

lx: -tan

ps: v1-reciprocal-suf

xe: fight with sticks

xv: ultan

key: -tan_4

de: you / she did (X)

hm: 1

lx: -tay

ps: v1-2sg/3f-past

xe: she was present

xv: =-tey

key: -tay_1

a: ayaan

de: I + [FOCUS] = baa + aan

hm: 1

lx: baan

ps: focus + vpro

key: baan_1

de: lower jaw; [fig.] cheek

hm: 1

lx: daan

pd: (-ka Pl: daaman (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: daan_1

cf: dhammaan

de: all, entire, whole, complete

hm: 1

lx: dhan

pd: (dhammaa)

ps: num-adj

key: dhan_1

cf: faanmaroodi

de: fang, tusk

hm: 1

lx: faan

pd: (-ta Pl: faanan (ka))

ps: n4-f, n1-f

key: faan_1

cf: aagaan, buro; gadow

de: water vessel of fiber, wood bucket; any large jar; [ext.] gas ~ petrol tank

hm: 1

lx: haan

pd: (-ta Pl: haamo (/ha))

ps: n1-f

key: haan_1

bw: Arabic

cf: fasax, ijaaso, ruqso

de: permission, authorization

hm: 1

lx: idan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2c-m

key: idan_1

de: cousins on the paternal aunt's side (emphasizing the relationship)

hm: 1

lx: ilma

pd: (/da)

ps: n-f-col

key: ilma_1

de: to come

hm: 1

lx: iman

ps: v4b-inf

xe: They will come.

xv: Iyagu wey iman doonaan.

key: iman_1

cf: carruur

de: boy; son, male child

hm: 1

lx: inan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: gaban, igaar, wiil, yar

key: inan_1

a: intii

de: while, until

hm: 1

lx: inta

ps: conj

key: inta_1

de: sour milk; [ext.] sour, salty ~ brackish soil

hm: 1

lx: jaan

pd: (-ka Pl: jaanan (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: jaan_1

de: with you

hm: 1

lx: kula

ps: pro + prep

xe: Did he go with you?

xv: Miyuu kula socdey?

key: kula_1

de: curve, bend, fold

hm: 1

lx: laab

pd: (laabay)

ps: v1=

key: laab_1