waxay_1

de: large tree sp., growing in the mountains, from which poison is obtained

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waabay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n-m

key: waabay_1

de: what I ... [CLEFT FOCUS]

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waxaan

ps: focus + vpro

xe: aad. I want some beef.' = waxa + aan

xv: Waxaan rabaa hilib lo

key: waxaan_1

de: EXISTENTIAL PARTICLE Used to make simple declarative statements

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waa

ps: class

xe: It is a book. Waa kaygii. 'It's mine.

xv: Waa buug.

key: waa_1

vl. pron. what she ...

waxay vl. pron. what they ...

[pronoun she / they plus action verb] ...they / she.... Ex: waxay tiri, ma arag; she said, I haven't seen them. Waxay yimaadeen guriga; they came home

(fal) samee oo wax ka dhig. Saanbuuse ii waxay. Dh: samee; qabo.

de: she is ... = waa + ay

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: way

pd: (wey)

ps: class + vpro

key: way_1

de: person, individual Negative sense or impolite

hm: 1

lx: axad

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

xe: I dont want to talk about him / her.

xv: Axadka warkiisa iga daa.

key: axad_1

de: mucus, catarrh; vaginal ~ body secretion

hm: 1

lx: axal

pd: (/sha)

ps: n1-f-mass

key: axal_1

a: bay ~ bey

de: she / they + [FOCUS] = ayaa + ay

hm: 1

lx: ayay

pd: (ayey)

ps: focus + vpro

key: ayay_1

bw: Arabic

de: leaders of a sub-clan

hm: 1

lx: raay

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f-col

key: raay_1

de: small hut ~ dwelling; building used to isolate a sick person

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waab

pd: (-ka Pl: waabab (ka) ~ waab (ta))

ps: n4-m, n5-m

key: waab_1

cf: fac; laag; jaal

de: age-mate, contemporary, person of the same age; [ext.] equal (of the same rank ~ social standing)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waal

pd: (-ka Pl: waalal (ka))

ps: n4-m

key: waal_1

de: I am / do ... = waa + aan

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waan

ps: class + vpro

key: waan_1

bw: waq

de: God

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: Waaq

pd: (-a)

ps: n0-m

syn: Eebbe, Illah

key: Waaq_1

de: yard (measure of length)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waar

pd: (-ka Pl: waarar (ka))

ps: n4-m

syn: yaardi

key: waar_1

de: quarter (1/4) share; quarter of an hour; quadrant {mathematics}

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waax

pd: (-da)

ps: num-f, n1-f

syn: rubac, rubi, rubuc

key: waax_1

de: fail to find ~ get, miss {S}

hm: 2

initial: w

lx: waay

pd: (waayay / waayday)

ps: v1=tr

key: waay_2

de: he / she / it is ... [VERBLESS DECLARATIVE]

hm: 3

initial: w

lx: waay

ps: class

see: weeye

key: waay_3

(Waxayn-ta)

Samayn; falid; yeelid; qabasho.

m.f.dh eeg waxee.

-ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) samayn oo wax la garnayo ka dhigid. Dh: samayn; yeelid, qabasho, waxays.

-ta: (magac, dhedig, keli) eeg waxayn.

de: camel lead rope

hm: 1

lx: dacay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2-m

key: dacay_1

cf: baraanbur ~ buraanbur; Contrast: geeraar, jiifto, masafo, wilgo

de: poem form (long classical Somali epic poetry) Involves strict rules of alliteration and is generally chanted or recited by men

hm: 1

lx: gabay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2-m

key: gabay_1

de: why?, what for?

lx: maxay ... u

ps: qw

xe: Why did they go?

xv: Maxay u tageen?

key: maxay_u

de: glowing charcoal

hm: 1

lx: qaxan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-col

key: qaxan_1

cf: sabbaar

de: provisions for a journey

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: sahay

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

key: sahay_1

de: corrected

hm: 1

initial: s

lx: saxan

pd: (saxnaa)

ps: adj-der

key: saxan_1

a: waaye

de: old times, former days

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waaya

pd: (/ha)

ps: np-m-time

key: waaya_1

de: he / she / it is ... [VERBLESS DECLARATIVE]

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waaye

ps: class

xe: Medina is a teacher.

xv: weeye {S}

key: waaye_1

cf: maxay ... u?

de: why?, how come?

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waayo

ps: qw

key: waayo_1

de: satisfaction of thirst; animal that has drunk its fill of water

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wabax

pd: (-a)

ps: n0-m-abs; n2a-m

key: wabax_1

bw: wacel ~ wecel

de: bastard, illegitimate male child

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wacal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

syn: garac, kisi

key: wacal_1

bw: Arabic

de: distress, anxiety, grief

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wahan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-abs

key: wahan_1

bw: Arabic

cf: samafal

de: donation ~ bequest for charitable purposes (to a community)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waqaf

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: waqaf_1

a: wadhaf ~ weref

de: sling, catapult

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waraf

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

ps: n2a-m, n3-m

key: waraf_1

de: spear, lance

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waran

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

ps: n3-m, n2-m

key: waran_1

(pronoun) mine (maayn)-, my belongings ~ kayga. Ex: waxayga ii dhaaf; drop off my belongings [things]

conj. and what she ... / they ...

de: and what she ... / they ... [CLEFT FOCUS]

initial: w

lx: waxayna

ps: focus + conj

key: waxayna

vl. pron. what we [inclusive.] ...

de: what we [inclusive] ... [CLEFT FOCUS] = waxa + aynu

initial: w

lx: waxaynu

ps: focus + vpro

key: waxaynu

de: dry grass ~ straw used as packing material

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yacay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2-m

key: yacay_1

de: he is

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yahay

ps: v5a-3m-prhb

xe: The thing is new.; Can be used for 'he was' in past narratives

xv: Wuxu wuu cusubyahay.

key: yahay_1

bw: Arabic

de: empty field, clear open space; vestibule, corridor

hm: 1

lx: barxad

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

key: barxad_1

de: wind; weather

hm: 1

lx: dabayl

pd: (/sha)

ps: n1-f

xe: It will be a bit windy tomorrow.

xv: dabeyl

key: dabayl_1

de: inheritance, legacy

hm: 1

lx: dhaxal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: dhaxal_1

de: maize, corn Alt sp: galley ~ gelley

hm: 1

lx: gallay

pd: (-da)

ps: n0-f-col

key: gallay_1

de: help!

hm: 1

lx: hayaay

ps: intj

key: hayaay_1

de: excavated

hm: 1

lx: kabxan

pd: (kabxanaa)

ps: adj-der

see: kabax

key: kabxan_1

de: she / you had ~ owned s.t.

hm: 1

lx: lahayd

ps: v5b-2sg/3f-past

xe: She had a farm.

xv: Beer bey lahayd.

key: lahayd_1

de: had not, did not have

hm: 1

lx: lahayn

ps: v5b-neg-past

xe: They never had any children.

xv: Carruur weligood meey lahayn.

key: lahayn_1

bw: maseyr {C & S}

de: jealousy

hm: 1

lx: masayr

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-abs

syn: hinaas ~ hinaaso

key: masayr_1

de: large needle (for sewing sacks); bodkin, awl

hm: 1

lx: maxaad

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2(a)-m

key: maxaad_1

de: grotto, big hole ~ hollow place (in a mountain)

hm: 1

lx: qaxaab

pd: (-ta)

ps: n1-f

key: qaxaab_1

de: evacuated, scattered (of a group of people or animals)

hm: 1

lx: qaxsan

pd: (qaxsanaa)

ps: adj-der

key: qaxsan_1

a: waabaayo

de: poison

hm: 2

initial: w

lx: waabay

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

key: waabay_2

-ga: (magac, lab, keli) eeg waaxaysasho.

f.g3 (-stay, -satay) 1. Wax afar meelood u kala qaybsasho. 2. Wax qaybo isla eg ka dhigasho. la-mid: waaxyeyso.

(fal) adiga oo weyso qaba haddana biyo yar ku jidiidso. Haddii weysaqabkii Duhurka ay kuugu dambaysay waaxayso.

de: one, alone, single; singular {grammar}

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waaxid

pd: (-ka)

ps: n0-m-col

xe: hal, kow, mid; Contrast: wadar

xv: Arabic

key: waaxid_1

de: sharing, holding in common, passing around

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wadaag

pd: (-ga)

ps: n2a-m

key: wadaag_1

bw: Arabic

de: six days of fast following Ramadan

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waddac

pd: (-a)

ps: n-m-col

key: waddac_1

a: wedder

de: fatal blow

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waddar

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m

key: waddar_1

de: concern, preoccupation, anxiety, worry, nervousness; indecision; [ext.] waffle, rambling talk

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: walaac

pd: (-a)

ps: n2a-m

key: walaac_1

de: brother, male sibling

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: walaal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n1-m

xe: her brother

xv: abboowe

key: walaal_1

de: stir, mixing ~ stirring; [ext.] disturbance

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: walaaq

pd: (-a)

ps: n-m

xe: Stop disturbing us!

xv: lab; qas

key: walaaq_1

de: morning sickness (first signs of pregnancy)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wallac

pd: (-a)

ps: n-m

key: wallac_1

cf: layr; geyre

de: cool breeze that blows in the evening

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: walwal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n-m

key: walwal_1

de: drink, s.t. to drink; time for watering (livestock, garden, etc.)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: waraab

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2a-m

key: waraab_1

cf: hadal; war

de: information; talk, conversation

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: warran

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m-col

key: warran_1

de: more ... than (anything ~ anyone)

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wax ka

ps: expr

xe: Ali likes food more than anybody else so he tried to gobble it all.

xv: Cali wax ka cunta jecele cuntadii buu boobay.

key: wax_ka_1

bw: bahal (2)

de: whachamacallit, whats-it [when one does not know or cannot remember the right word]

hm: 2

initial: w

lx: waxaan

pd: (-ka)

ps: n -m

see: geed (2)

key: waxaan_2

vl. pron. what you [plural.] ...

de: what you [plural] ... [CLEFT FOCUS] = waxa + aydin

initial: w

lx: waxaydin

pd: (waxeydin)

ps: focus + vpro

key: waxaydin

de: blister

hm: 1

initial: x

lx: xalxal

pd: (-ka)

ps: n2-m

key: xalxal_1

de: may she not!, don't let her ...! With negative optative

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yaanay

pd: (yaaney)

ps: pro-neg-opt

xe: Dont let the girl look!

xv: yeeyan, yay

key: yaanay_1

de: shyness, timidness, minor embarrassment

hm: 1

initial: y

lx: yaxyax

pd: (-a)

ps: n0-m-abs

syn: ilfashaq, xishood

key: yaxyax_1

de: will, last will and testament

hm: 1

initial: w

lx: wasaayad

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

syn: dardaaran

key: wasaayad_1

de: AA, long A [digraph letter of the Somali alphabet]

hm: 1

lx: aa

pd: (-da)

ps: n-f

key: aa_1

cf: iyada

de: she, it [feminine]

hm: 1

lx: ay

pd: (ey)

ps: vpro-3f

key: ay_1

v.aux: fail to do (X), miss (out on) doing (X)

waay v. fail to find ~ get, miss

waay class: he / she / it is ... [verbless declarative]

-yey / wayday / waayeen / waynay: (v) can't find; unable to find ~ waa. Ex: furihii waan waayey; I could not find the key

(ereydhawaaq) lagu dhawaaqo marka gurmad la doonayo. Dh: wey, way, alla.

qr.dd la-mid: waxaa.

the thing that ...

see [eeg] waxaa

a: waxaa; designates focus or contrast in a cleft sentence

de: the thing that ... [CLEFT FOCUS]

initial: w

lx: waxa

ps: focus

xe: What was broken was my cup [i.e., not my dish].

xv: Waxa jabay waa koobkeygii.

key: waxa

de: go to (a place), head for; reach, get to (a destination)

hm: 1

lx: aad

pd: (aaday / aadday)

ps: v1=

xe: Im going to the market.

xv: Suuqa ayaan aadayaa.

key: aad_1

de: slowly, gently, carefully Used with possessive pronouns

hm: 1

lx: aal

pd: (aasha)

ps: n0-f / adv

xe: he (does it) carefully

xv: aashiis

key: aal_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: revenge, vengeance

hm: 1

lx: aar

pd: (-ka)

ps: vn0-m-col

key: aar_1

de: mother {UJ}

hm: 4

lx: aay

pd: (-da)

ps: n1-f

key: aay_4

de: he / she is not; they are not

hm: 1

lx: aha

pd: (ma aha)

ps: v5a-3-neg-prhb

xe: He is not a fool.

xv: Nacas muu aha.

key: aha_1

de: exit, leave, come ~ go out; take out, withdraw; sprout, grow

hm: 1

lx: bax

pd: (baxay / baxday)

ps: v1=

xe: How much (money) do you want to withdraw?

xv: Immisaad rabtaa inaad la baxdo?

key: bax_1

de: drool

hm: 1

lx: cay

pd: (-ga)

ps: n0-m-mass

key: cay_1