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Somali — Intermediate Vocabulary

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -aan Pronoun, Phrase Creates feminine abstract nouns from adjectives.
2 -aha Phrase Added to words to form nouns.
3 -gaga Phrase that belongs to you.
4 -nimada Phrase Added to an adjective or another noun, to create an abstract noun; -ity, -ty, -ness, -cy, -ion.
5 -nimo Phrase /ˈnimɞ/ Added to an adjective or another noun, to create an abstract noun; -ity, -ty, -ness, -cy, -ion.
6 -yaasha Phrase Added to words to form plural nouns.
7 aabbe Noun Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
8 aabe Noun Alternative spelling of aabbe.
9 aabo Noun father (male parent).
10 aamin Verb to believe.
11 aayo Noun stepmother.
12 abaayo Noun
13 abeeso Noun /ʔɑˈβɛːsɔ/ snake (Bitis arietans somalica).
14 aboowe Noun
15 abriil Noun
16 abuur Verb to create, to cultivate.
17 adag Adjective difficult, hard.
18 addoon Noun
19 adeer Noun
20 adiga Pronoun /ʔɑ̀.ˈð̞ɪ́.ɣɑ̀/ you (second-person singular personal pronoun).
21 adkee Verb strengthen.
22 aduun Noun
23 afaaf Noun
24 afar Adjective /ˈʔɑffɑr/ Equivalent to 'four': The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
25 afartan Adjective
26 afduub Verb to abduct.
27 afka Noun definite of af.
28 aftahan Noun A promoter of sobriety, especially in the form of poetry.
29 afur Verb to end one's Ramadan fast.
30 afuuf Verb
31 agoosto Noun
32 ahaw Noun
33 ahay Noun, Verb
34 akhri Verb
35 amni Noun
36 anaga Pronoun we, us (first-person plural independent exclusive personal pronoun).
37 aniga Pronoun /ʔɑ̀.ˈnɪ́.ɣɑ̀/ I (first-person singular independent emphatic personal pronoun).
38 aqal Noun
39 aqbal Verb to permit.
40 arag Verb
41 arbaco Noun Equivalent to 'Wednesday': The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in sys…
42 arkid Verb
43 asaas Verb found; establish.
44 asaga Pronoun he, him (third-person singular independent masculine personal pronoun).
45 askar Noun soldier or police officer.
46 askari Noun soldier, police officer.
47 axad Noun Equivalent to 'Sunday': The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in syste…
48 ayaga Pronoun they, them (third-person plural independent personal pronoun).
49 ayeey Noun grandmother.
50 ayeeyo Noun Equivalent to 'grandmother': grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo.
51 baabi Verb
52 baal Noun
53 baaruud Noun gunpowder.
54 baasto Noun
55 babuur Noun Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer…
56 badhan Noun
57 badhi Noun
58 badweyn Noun Equivalent to 'ocean': One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
59 bakaal Noun /bɑ̀.ˈkʰɑːl/ Venus, bright star, morning star.
60 bakhtii Verb to terminate.
61 balaar Adjective
62 balal Adjective
63 bandhig Verb to introduce.
64 banee Verb to evacuate.
65 bangiga Noun
66 baraf Noun Equivalent to 'ice': Acronym of internal combustion engine.
67 barar Verb
68 barbaar Noun young man.
69 bari Noun Southern dialect form of badhi.
70 bariis Noun Equivalent to 'rice': Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”).
71 baro Verb intransitive of bar.
72 baruur Noun
73 bashaal Adjective fun, relaxed.
74 bataate Noun
75 beddel Verb
76 been Noun /ˈbɛːn/
77 beer Noun Equivalent to 'liver': A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bil…
78 bidde Noun
79 bidix Adjective Equivalent to 'left': Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on…
80 bilaa Preposition
81 bilow Verb
82 biriq Noun Equivalent to 'Lightning': A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a c…
83 birta Noun
84 bisad Noun
85 bisha Noun
86 bixi Verb
87 biyo Noun /bɪˈjɔ́/
88 bohol Noun hole, opening in the ground.
89 booy Verb
90 boqol Adjective Equivalent to 'hundred': A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g.
91 boqor Noun Equivalent to 'king': An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone w…
92 buluug Adjective /bʉ̀lúːɡ/ Equivalent to 'blue': The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the vis…
93 burbur Verb to destroy.
94 buste Noun
95 buug Noun /bùːɡ/ book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material).
96 buur Noun
97 buuran Adjective
98 buux Verb Equivalent to 'full': Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fil…
99 buuxa Adjective
100 buuxi Verb transitive of buux.
101 caad Noun Equivalent to 'cloud': A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
102 caadi Adjective
103 caajis Adjective
104 caano Noun
105 caaro Noun Equivalent to 'spider': Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs…
106 caato Adjective
107 caawi Verb
108 cadaan Adjective
109 caday Noun toothbrush.
110 caddey Verb
111 cadeyso Verb brush the teeth.
112 cagaar Adjective Equivalent to 'green': The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is e…
113 calan Noun Equivalent to 'flag': Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
114 calanka Noun Equivalent to 'flag': Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
115 caleen Noun Equivalent to 'leaf': The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative pla…
116 calool Noun Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
117 cambe Noun
118 canuuni Noun Equivalent to 'durian': Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
119 carar Verb
120 caro Noun
121 carrab Noun /ˈʡ͜ʢɑ́rːɑ̀b/
122 casaan Noun /ʕɑ̀ˈsɑːn/ Equivalent to 'red': The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest v…
123 casho Noun
124 casri Adjective
125 cawl Adjective Equivalent to 'Soemmerring's gazelle': A species of gazelle from the Horn of Africa, Nanger soemmerringi, formerly Gazel…
126 caws Noun /ˈʡ͜ʢǽʉs/ Equivalent to 'grass': Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and le…
127 caymi Verb
128 cayn Noun /ʕajn/ A reer darawiish region between Nugaal and Haud that was historically part of the Dhulbahante garaadship and then its su…
129 ceebey Verb embarrass.
130 celceli Verb to repeat.
131 celi Verb
132 ciddi Noun Equivalent to 'nail': The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
133 cinjir Noun
134 ciriiri Adjective
135 ciyaal Noun
136 ciyaar Verb
137 codso Verb
138 cowli Adjective
139 cudud Noun
140 cudur Noun /ˈʡ͜ʢúd̪ur/ Equivalent to 'disease': An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distin…
141 culeys Adjective
142 culus Verb, Adjective to be important.
143 cunto Noun Equivalent to 'food': Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to su…
144 cunug Noun
145 cusayb Noun, Adjective
146 cusbo Noun Equivalent to 'salt': Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money…
147 cusub Verb
148 daabici Verb to publish.
149 daacad Adjective Equivalent to 'honest': Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
150 daadi Verb to trickle.
151 daahi Verb Equivalent to 'delay': A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivi…
152 daawo Verb
153 dabaal Verb
154 dabada Noun
155 dabar Noun
156 dabayl Noun Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p…
157 daci Verb
158 dadaal Verb
159 dadhan Verb
160 dagaal Verb
161 dahab Noun Equivalent to 'gold': A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
162 dahir Noun /dɑħɪr/ reality, truth.
163 dalbo Verb
164 danbas Noun
165 daqiiq Noun Equivalent to 'flour': Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such…
166 dardar Verb accelerate.
167 dareen Verb Equivalent to 'feeling': Sensation, particularly through the skin.
168 dariiq Noun /da.riːq/ street, road.
169 daruur Noun Equivalent to 'cloud': A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
170 dawee Verb
171 dayax Noun Equivalent to 'moon': The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology…
172 degdeg Verb Equivalent to 'hurry': An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than i…
173 derbi Noun Equivalent to 'wall': A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part…
174 dermo Noun Equivalent to 'mat': A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor…
175 dhaaf Verb to surpass.
176 dhabar Noun
177 dhac Verb to happen.
178 dhaciif Adjective
179 dhagax Noun /ˈɖɑ́.ɡɑ̀ħ/ Equivalent to 'stone': An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a s…
180 dhal Verb to give birth; to procreate; to reproduce.
181 dhalaal Verb to sparkle.
182 dhamee Verb
183 dhamey Verb
184 dhan Adverb completely.
185 dhaq Verb /ɖɑ́q/
186 dhaqaaq Noun, Verb
187 dhaqan Noun Equivalent to 'culture': The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particu…
188 dheer Adjective Equivalent to 'far': Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
189 dheg Noun /ˈɖɛɡ/
190 dheh Verb
191 dhib Verb annoy, bother.
192 dhiig Noun, Verb /[ˈɖɪ́ɪ̀ʔ͡k]/ Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
193 dhilo Noun prostitute.
194 dhimo Verb
195 dhinac Noun direction.
196 dhiqid Noun the act of washing.
197 dhis Verb /ˈɖɪs/
198 dhoobo Noun Equivalent to 'Clay': A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; t…
199 dhooqo Noun muddy water; very wet mud.
200 dhowey Verb
201 dhuf Verb
202 dhul Noun Equivalent to 'earth': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water).
203 diafad Noun
204 dibi Noun /ˈd̪ibi/
205 difaaci Verb to defend.
206 diid Verb /ˈdiːd/
207 diig Noun
208 diin Noun Equivalent to 'religion': Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanie…
209 dili Verb infinitive of dil.
210 dilid Noun the act of killing.
211 diman Verb
212 diyaar Adjective
213 diyaari Verb to organize.
214 doob Noun
215 dood Verb to debate; to dispute.
216 doon Noun, Verb dhoni (traditional sailing vessel).
217 doonta Noun
218 door Verb to choose.
219 doqon Noun Equivalent to 'Fool': A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
220 dugsi Adjective
221 durug Verb to move, push, shift.
222 dusha Preposition
223 duub Verb
224 duubcad Noun A Horn African who wears a white turban, especially as a serviceperson.
225 duug Adjective
226 duulid Verb Equivalent to 'fly': Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless specie…
227 duun Noun
228 duur Noun Equivalent to 'jungle': A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild p…
229 duwan Adjective different.
230 eber Adjective Equivalent to 'zero': NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 0.
231 eeddo Noun
232 eedo Noun Equivalent to 'paternal aunt': The wife of a sibling of someone’s father.
233 faa'ido Noun
234 faaruq Adjective
235 faasiq Noun A nihilist.
236 fadhi Verb Equivalent to 'seat': Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, a Spanish automobile manufacturer.
237 fadlan Adverb
238 fakarid Verb
239 feero Noun Equivalent to 'iron': A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, a…
240 feker Verb
241 fiican Adjective Equivalent to 'nice': A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region…
242 fiiri Verb
243 filan Adjective
244 finan Noun
245 fiyoore Noun
246 folxun Adjective
247 fudud Adjective
248 fududey Verb to simplify.
249 fure Noun Equivalent to 'key': A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
250 fuul Verb
251 gaaban Adjective Equivalent to 'short': An unincorporated community in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States.
252 gaabi Verb to turn the volume down.
253 gaadh Verb
254 gaaf Noun A Somali wedding celebration where the groom and bride are brought to their new dwelling.
255 gaajo Noun
256 gaal Noun non-believer.
257 gaalo Noun
258 gaanaha Noun Field marshal or general of the army.
259 gaaniye Noun Field marshal or general of the army.
260 gaar Verb
261 gabadh Noun Equivalent to 'daughter': daughter; female equivalent of hijo.
262 gabdho Noun
263 gacan Noun /ɡɑˈʕɑn/ Equivalent to 'hand': The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many…
264 gadaal Noun
265 gadh Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'chin': The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
266 gadho Noun, Verb
267 galab Noun afternoon.
268 galbeed Adjective
269 ganaax Verb Equivalent to 'fine': Senses referring to subjective quality.
270 garaac Verb strike, knock.
271 garac Noun
272 garo Verb to understand.
273 garwaaq Noun
274 geed Noun /ˈɡêːd̪/ Equivalent to 'tree': A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance f…
275 geel Noun /ˈɡêːl/ Equivalent to 'Camel': A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
276 gees Noun /ˈɡeːs/
277 gefer Verb to run loose (usually of a horse).
278 geli Verb transitive of gal.
279 geri Noun Equivalent to 'Giraffe': A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated n…
280 giriir Verb
281 goos Noun The act of biting.
282 gubid Noun Equivalent to 'Burn': A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5928).
283 gudbi Verb
284 gumeys Verb
285 guraac Noun breakfast.
286 guri Noun
287 guur Verb Equivalent to 'marriage': A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religiou…
288 habee Verb
289 habeen Noun /hɑˈβ̞ɛ̂ːn/ Equivalent to 'night': The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
290 hadal Verb
291 haddii Conjunction
292 hadhal Noun
293 hagaaji Verb
294 harraad Adjective Equivalent to 'thirst': A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivat…
295 hawlyar Adjective
296 haye Adverb all right.
297 hees Noun Equivalent to 'song': A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beg…
298 heesid Noun Equivalent to 'Sing': A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].
299 heesta Noun
300 heshii Verb
301 hilib Noun Equivalent to 'meat': The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and…
302 hilmaam Verb
303 hindhis Verb
304 hoos Preposition under, below, beneath, bottom, down.
305 hooyo Noun
306 horgal Noun astroturfer.
307 horjeed Verb
308 hormar Verb to develop.
309 hubso Verb make sure.
310 hurdo Verb Equivalent to 'sleep': The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
311 idoor Noun An opponent of the Darwiish.
312 iftiin Noun
313 iibi Verb
314 iibso Verb
315 iidoor Noun
316 ilaali Verb
317 ilig Noun /[ˈʔɪ́lɪ̀ʔ͡k]/ Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for…
318 ilko Noun
319 illin Noun /ʔɪ̀ˈlːɪ́n/
320 ilmo Noun Equivalent to 'child': Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another importa…
321 iloob Verb to forget.
322 imaad Verb to come, coming.
323 imaan Verb
324 inan Noun /ˈʔīnàn/ Equivalent to 'boy': ISO 639-3 language code for Bodo (Central Africa).
325 indho Noun Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
326 intee Pronoun
327 irbad Noun
328 isaga Pronoun he, him (third-person singular independent masculine personal pronoun).
329 iska Pronoun
330 iskuday Verb
331 isniin Noun Equivalent to 'Monday': The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in system…
332 istaag Verb to stand up.
333 iyada Pronoun /ʔɪ̀.ˈjɑ́.ðɑ̀/ she (third-person singular independent feminine personal pronoun).
334 iyaga Pronoun they, them (third-person plural independent personal pronoun).
335 jaale Noun comrade; friend.
336 jaalle Noun comrade; friend.
337 jabaa Verb
338 jaban Adjective Equivalent to 'cheap': Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
339 jaceyl Noun
340 jari Verb
341 jawaab Verb Equivalent to 'answer': A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
342 jebi Verb transitive of jab.
343 jecel Verb
344 jeer Noun /d͡ʒeːr/ Equivalent to 'Hippopotamus': A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
345 jees Verb
346 jeex Verb tear, tear open.
347 jidhka Noun alternative spelling of jirka.
348 jidka Noun
349 jiff Verb to lie (on bed, etc).
350 jiidid Noun Equivalent to 'Pull': An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
351 jiifsan Verb to lie down.
352 jijin Noun
353 jilb Noun
354 jilib Noun Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
355 jimco Noun Equivalent to 'Friday': The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems…
356 jiran Adjective
357 jirka Noun
358 jiro Adjective
359 jiss Noun Equivalent to 'cheese': The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.
360 joog Verb
361 jooji Verb
362 juunyo Noun
363 kabacad Noun An idoor opponent of the Darwiish.
364 kacaan Adjective revolutionary.
365 kacsi Adjective
366 kadib Adverb
367 kaley Verb
368 kaneeco Noun
369 kaxee Verb
370 kaydi Verb
371 keen Verb /ˈkʰɛːn/
372 keeni Verb infinitive of keen.
373 khamiis Noun Equivalent to 'Thursday': The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in syst…
374 khiyaar Noun
375 kibir Noun arrogance.
376 kiis Noun draw-top bag.
377 kitaab Noun book (especially in Muslim contexts, such as when referring to the Qur'an).
378 konton Adjective
379 koob Noun Equivalent to 'cup': A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a h…
380 koofuur Adjective
381 kordhi Verb
382 kori Verb
383 kuleel Adjective
384 kulul Adjective
385 kuray Noun
386 kursi Noun Equivalent to 'chair': An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes…
387 laab Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'breast': Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary gland…
388 laashin Noun branch fork.
389 laba Adjective /ˈlɑbɑ/ Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
390 leben Noun
391 lebi Noun mesquite (Neltuma juliflora).
392 leexan Verb
393 libaax Noun /liˈβæ̂ːħ/ lion (Panthera leo somaliensis).
394 liin Noun
395 lixdan Adjective
396 luuliyo Noun
397 ma'wi Noun well full of water.
398 ma'wiyo Noun
399 maajo Noun
400 maalin Noun /ˈmɑːlɪn/
401 maanta Noun Equivalent to 'today': The present day, time, or age: "Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions" (Carolyn Heilbrun).
402 maanyo Noun
403 maaray Verb
404 maarso Noun
405 maax Noun, Verb to go through water.
406 maaxi Verb let water calm so mud gets to the ground.
407 maayad Noun flow / gurgling / stream of the water.
408 maayado Noun
409 macaan Adjective Equivalent to 'sweet': sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar).
410 madax Noun /ˈmɑd̪ɑħ/
411 madhan Adjective
412 madow Adjective Equivalent to 'black': The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rath…
413 magaalo Noun Equivalent to 'city': A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on t…
414 magac Noun Equivalent to 'name': Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
415 malab Noun Equivalent to 'honey': A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by hu…
416 malax Noun /mɑ̀ˈlɑ́ħ/ Equivalent to 'Pus': A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic…
417 malay Noun
418 malyuun Adjective
419 maqal Verb listen, hear.
420 maqlid Noun the act of hearing, listening.
421 maraq Noun
422 mari Verb
423 marin Verb Equivalent to 'access': A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
424 marka Adverb
425 markab Noun Equivalent to 'ship': A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, esp…
426 matag Verb
427 maxa Pronoun Equivalent to 'What': what (a/an) (intensifier, followed by a noun).
428 maxaa Pronoun
429 mayay Noun heavy rain.
430 mayr Verb
431 meel Noun
432 meyd Noun
433 midig Noun /ˈmɪ́d̪ɪ̀ɡ/ Equivalent to 'right': The political right wing seen as a whole, as distinguished from an individual right-wing politica…
434 miis Noun
435 miisas Noun
436 mindi Noun Equivalent to 'knife': A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually st…
437 miro Noun
438 miyaa Interjection indicating their reaction at new information, analogous to Really?.
439 mood Noun dead; not alive.
440 mooli Noun type of tree (Dracaena schizantha).
441 mooto Noun motorcycle.
442 mugdi Adjective
443 muhiim Adjective important.
444 murugo Adjective
445 muus Noun
446 naafo Noun disablement, atrophy, handicap.
447 naag Noun
448 naago Noun
449 nabad Noun /nɑˈβ̞ɑd̪/ Equivalent to 'peace': A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony.
450 nacas Noun fool, wasteman.
451 nacnac Noun
452 nadhiif Noun
453 nadiif Adjective
454 nasiib Adjective
455 naso Verb
456 naya Interjection An exclamation to get attention from a girl.
457 neefsan Verb to breathe.
458 neefso Verb
459 NNKH Interjection Naxariis iyo Nabadgelyo Korkiisa Ha Ahaato (peace be upon him).
460 nooc Noun
461 nool Verb
462 noolaan Verb
463 noqo Verb to become.
464 nuug Verb
465 oday Noun Equivalent to 'old man': A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Old Man…
466 ogaan Verb
467 ogol Verb to permit.
468 ogow Verb
469 onkod Noun /ˈʔɔ́n.kʰɔ̀d̪/ Equivalent to 'thunder': The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around…
470 oorso Noun
471 ooyin Verb
472 orgi Noun buck, billy (male goat).
473 orod Verb
474 otismo Noun
475 qaad Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'khat': A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; als…
476 qaado Noun
477 qaali Adjective Equivalent to 'expensive': Bringing a high price:costly, dear, high, high-priced.
478 qaamuus Noun dictionary.
479 qaanso Noun Equivalent to 'rainbow': A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of r…
480 qaawan Adjective
481 qabo Verb
482 qabooji Verb to make cold.
483 qabow Adjective /qɑˈβ̞ɔw/ Equivalent to 'cold': Acronym of computer output to laser disc.
484 qalaayl Adjective
485 qalab Adjective
486 qalabka Noun
487 qalalan Adjective
488 qalbi Noun Equivalent to 'heart': A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emoti…
489 qalin Noun Equivalent to 'Pen': A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink u…
490 qallaji Verb
491 qaniin Verb Equivalent to 'Bite': Acronym of behavior, information, thoughts, emotions (“four aspects of people's lives that a cult…
492 qaraar Adjective bitter, sour.
493 qari Verb
494 qarxi Verb
495 qayb Noun
496 qaybgal Verb to participate.
497 qaybin Verb Equivalent to 'divide': a measuring instrument used in geometry.
498 qaylo Verb
499 qeybgal Verb to participate.
500 qiimo Noun Equivalent to 'value': value (all senses) (clarification of this definition is needed.).
501 qiiq Noun Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
502 qiyaas Verb
503 qodid Verb Equivalent to 'Dig': An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is takin…
504 qolfo Noun
505 qoodh Noun Equivalent to 'penis': The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other…
506 qoorta Noun
507 qorfe Noun
508 qoslid Verb Equivalent to 'laugh': An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
509 qosol Verb Equivalent to 'laugh': An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
510 qoyaan Adjective Equivalent to 'moisturising cream': A cream that moisturises the skin.
511 qurux Noun Equivalent to 'beauty': The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comelines…
512 qurxi Verb
513 raac Verb to follow, to accompany.
514 raad Noun Equivalent to 'track': A mark left by something that has passed along.
515 raadi Verb
516 raali Interjection
517 raaxo Adjective Equivalent to 'comfort': welgesteld wees بِراحَةٍ приятно confortavelmente pohodlně bequem behageligt; bekvemt; komforta…
518 rajee Verb
519 raqiis Adjective
520 reer Noun
521 riix Verb
522 riixi Verb
523 riyaaq Noun fascination.
524 roob Noun Equivalent to 'rain': Condensed water falling from a cloud.
525 rooti Noun
526 rubad Noun /ruˈβ̞ɑ́d̪/ life, soul, spirit.
527 saabuun Noun Equivalent to 'soap': Acronym of Simple Object Access Protocol, a standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured i…
528 saar Verb put, place.
529 saas Adjective like this.
530 saaxo Verb
531 sabab Noun
532 sabci Noun
533 sabool Adjective Equivalent to 'poor': With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
534 sabti Noun Equivalent to 'Saturday': The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in sys…
535 sacab Noun
536 saddex Adjective /ˈsɑ́d̪ːɛ̀ħ/ Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune…
537 safar Verb Equivalent to 'trip': A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
538 sagaal Adjective /sɑ̀ˈɣ̞ɑːl/ Equivalent to 'nine': To the highest degree: dressed to the nines.
539 sahlayn Adjective
540 saliid Noun Equivalent to 'oil': Abbreviation of oxygen-iodine laser.
541 samay Verb
542 sambab Noun Equivalent to 'Lung': A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
543 samee Verb
544 sammi Noun namesake (one who shares a name with another).
545 sanad Noun
546 sanam Noun
547 sanka Noun
548 sariir Noun
549 sarreya Adjective
550 saxiix Verb
551 sayn Noun
552 saynan Noun
553 saytuun Noun Equivalent to 'guava': A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
554 seyn Noun
555 shaah Noun
556 shaati Noun
557 shabeel Noun /ʃɑ̀ˈβɛ̂ːl/
558 shacbi Noun
559 shan Adjective /ˈʃɑn/ Equivalent to 'five': A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
560 shandad Noun carrier bag.
561 shaqey Verb
562 shaqo Noun Equivalent to 'work': Of, relating to, designed for, or engaged in work.
563 sharci Noun
564 sheeg Verb
565 sheegid Noun Equivalent to 'say': A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
566 sheeko Noun conversation.
567 shimbir Noun /ʃɪm.ˈbɪr/
568 shinbir Noun
569 shub Verb
570 shumac Noun Equivalent to 'candle': A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow…
571 sida Adjective
572 siddeed Adjective /sɪ̀ˈð̞ːɛːd̪/ Equivalent to 'eight': Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river).
573 sido Verb
574 sifo Noun adjective.
575 siin Verb Equivalent to 'give': The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield…
576 socdaal Noun
577 soco Verb
578 socod Verb to proceed, to walk.
579 soddon Adjective
580 sonkor Noun Equivalent to 'sugar': Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten…
581 soocan Verb
582 souq Noun market, large market, bazaar.
583 subag Noun
584 sugto Verb
585 surin Noun street, alley.
586 suul Noun
587 suxul Noun Equivalent to 'elbow': The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
588 taabo Verb
589 taag Verb Equivalent to 'hill': An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
590 taageer Verb to support.
591 taallo Noun
592 tacaal Verb to address.
593 tacsi Verb to console.
594 talaado Noun Equivalent to 'Tuesday': The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in syste…
595 talin Verb to advise.
596 tari Verb to profit.
597 tarjum Verb to translate.
598 tartami Verb to compete.
599 tibaax Verb
600 tijaab Verb to attempt.
601 timaha Noun
602 timo Noun Equivalent to 'hair': A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammal…
603 tiraab Noun, Verb to speak, talk.
604 tiri Verb
605 tirin Verb
606 tirtir Verb to delete.
607 toban Adjective /t̪ʰɔ̀ˈβ̞ɑ́n/ Equivalent to 'ten': Initialism of toxic epidermal necrolysis.
608 toddoba Adjective /t̪ʰɔ̀d̪ːɔ̀ˈβ̞ɑ́/ Equivalent to 'seven': A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.
609 tolid Verb
610 toogan Verb
611 toon Noun Equivalent to 'garlic': A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
612 toos Adjective
613 tufaax Noun
614 tuko Verb
615 tumaal Noun /t̪ʰuˈmɑːl/ Equivalent to 'Smith': A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heati…
616 tuug Noun Equivalent to 'thief': One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violen…
617 tuuris Verb
618 ubax Noun Equivalent to 'flower': A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting…
619 ugaadh Verb
620 ugxaan Noun
621 ujeed Verb to notice.
622 ukun Noun Equivalent to 'egg': An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other anim…
623 urin Verb
624 waan Pronoun
625 wacan Adjective Equivalent to 'good': Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic for…
626 wadaag Verb
627 wadne Noun /ˈwɑ́d̪.nɛ̀/ Equivalent to 'heart': A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emoti…
628 wajiga Noun face; your face.
629 walaal Noun
630 wanaaji Verb to improve.
631 waqooyi Adjective
632 waraab Verb draw water.
633 waraabe Noun
634 waran Noun /ˈwɑrɑn/ Equivalent to 'spear': A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to mak…
635 wareeg Verb switch, shift, circulate.
636 wareeji Verb to twist, rotate or turn.
637 wargeli Verb to inform.
638 warqad Noun letter (written message sent by post).
639 warta Noun /war.ta/ a dugout that often contains water.
640 warya Interjection An exclamation to get attention from a boy.
641 wasakh Adjective
642 wasaq Noun dirt, dirty.
643 wasmo Noun penovaginal intercourse.
644 waxbar Verb
645 waxey Pronoun
646 waxtar Verb to attain.
647 wayn Adjective big, large.
648 webi Noun Equivalent to 'river': A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas…
649 weydii Verb
650 weyn Adjective /wein/ Equivalent to 'big': A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of con…
651 weyney Verb to magnify.
652 wiil Noun
653 wiliga Adverb
654 wiyil Noun /ˈwijil/ Equivalent to 'Rhinoceros': Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae…
655 wiyillo Noun
656 xaafad Noun Equivalent to 'quarter': A fourth part of something.
657 xaas Noun Equivalent to 'family': A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin…
658 xabad Noun
659 xabxab Noun Equivalent to 'Watermelon': A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
660 xadiid Noun Equivalent to 'iron': A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, a…
661 xagan Verb to scratch.
662 xagee Adverb
663 xałi Verb
664 xanaaji Verb to irritate.
665 xanaaq Noun
666 xarig Noun
667 xariif Adjective Equivalent to 'clever': knap, oulik, slim بِذَكاء، بِمَهارَه، بِبَراعَه изкусно com esperteza chytře gescheit klogt; dyg…
668 xarun Noun The government of a post-medieval Horn African state, particularly the Daraawiish.
669 xarunta Noun The leading figures of the Daraawiish (i.e. commanders, governors, representatives, judges etc.) considered collectively…
670 xasil Adjective
671 xasuusi Verb to remind.
672 xiddig Noun /[ʜɪ̀ʔ͡tˈd̥ɪ́ʔ͡k]/
673 xirid Verb
674 xiriir Verb
675 xisaab Noun Equivalent to 'mathematics': An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative chan…
676 xishood Noun
677 xood Noun /ħɔ̀ːd/
678 xoog Adjective Equivalent to 'Shin': The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Ara…
679 xoolo Noun Equivalent to 'animal': Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cel…
680 xukun Verb Equivalent to 'judgment': The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty…
681 yaab Noun
682 yaanyo Noun tomato (fruit).
683 yeel Verb to permit.
684 yimaad Verb
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