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Somali — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary

108 words

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.

#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	aayooyin	Noun
2	abaanduul guud	Noun		commander in chief.
3	abaha was	Noun		fatherfucker.
4	afargees	Noun
5	afmiishaar	Noun		A promoter of animosity, especially in the form of poetry.
6	arabbikhi	Noun
7	ayeeyooyin	Noun
8	ballaari	Verb		to expand.
9	ballaran	Adjective
10	barwaaqo	Noun	/bɑ̀r.ˈwɑː.qɔ̀/	prosperity.
11	billaawe	Noun		type of knife.
12	bolobolo	Noun		Equivalent to 'duck': To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
13	cabitaan	Noun
14	calaamad	Noun
15	caleemayso	Noun
16	casrinimo	Noun		modernity.
17	ciyaarid	Verb		Equivalent to 'play': Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
18	dabaalan	Verb		passive of dabaal.
19	dabadeed	Adverb
20	dabadhilif	Noun		a native opponent of the Darwiish.
21	dhaawici	Verb
22	dhalinyaro	Noun
23	dhammaad	Verb		Equivalent to 'end': A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the last character of the current line.
24	dhammaan	Adjective
25	dhaqdaqaaq	Verb
26	dhegacas	Noun
27	digir cagaar	Noun
28	diindiin	Noun		Equivalent to 'tortoise': Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the…
29	dimuqraadi	Adjective		democratic.
30	diseembar	Noun		December (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar).
31	faaiidey	Verb		to benefit.
32	faasiqnimo	Noun		Equivalent to 'Nihilism': A movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for polit…
33	fadhiiso	Verb
34	faraxsan	Adjective
35	fariisan	Verb
36	farmaajo	Noun		Equivalent to 'cheese': The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.
37	febraayo	Noun		Equivalent to 'February': The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian cale…
38	gaaloraac	Noun		A person that is considered to prefer Western or non-Muslim interests over their own country.
39	gaar-haye	Noun		A bodyguard of the Qusuusi.
40	gaarhaye	Noun		A bodyguard of the khusuusi and Sayyid.
41	garanuug	Noun		gerenuk (Litocranius walleri).
42	garanwaa	Noun
43	garawati	Noun		Equivalent to 'Necktie': A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front.
44	goobabin	Adjective
45	goor galab	Adverb		rushed / in a hurry.
46	habaryar	Noun
47	hanjabaad	Adjective		dangerous.
48	heersare	Adjective		excellent.
49	hooyada was	Noun		motherfucker.
50	horfiiri	Verb		to preview.
51	ilkocaddey	Verb
52	injinyeer	Noun
53	isbahaysi	Noun
54	isticmaal	Verb		Equivalent to 'use': To consume completely: used up all our money.
55	ixtiraam	Verb
56	jaaliyaal	Noun		personality.
57	jannaayo	Noun		Equivalent to 'January': The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and prec…
58	jasiirad	Noun
59	jeesjees	Adjective		two-faced.
60	jeesjeeska	Noun		hypocrisy.
61	jilicsan	Adjective		Equivalent to 'Soft': A soft-headed or foolish person; an idiot.
62	kaladuwan	Noun, Adjective		different.
63	kaniisad	Noun		church (a house of worship).
64	kontarool	Verb		to control.
65	laablaab	Noun
66	labaatan	Adjective		Equivalent to 'twenty': A hamlet in Bourne parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1520).
67	magaalad	Noun
68	malaa'ig	Noun		angel (messenger from a deity).
69	mamnuuci	Verb		to forbid.
70	maqsinka	Noun
71	masaasad	Noun
72	mashquul	Verb		preoccupy, immerse.
73	mawooyin	Noun
74	middaani	Noun
75	mikroskoob	Noun		microscope.
76	muraayad	Noun		Equivalent to 'mirror': A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that…
77	mushaari	Noun	/muʃɑːri/	porridge, gruel.
78	musqusha	Noun		toilet, restroom, bathroom.
79	nidaamka	Noun		etiquette.
80	nofeembar	Noun		November (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar).
81	oggolaad	Verb
82	oktoobar	Noun		October (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar).
83	qorsheyn	Adjective
84	qorsheynta	Noun
85	reer daraawiish	Noun		The Siciid Harti, whom predominate in Sool, Cayn, the Fiqifuliye district and Bookh district.
86	reer darawiish	Noun		The Siciid Harti, who predominate in Sool, Cayn, the Fiqifuliye district and Bookh district.
87	riyaaqsan	Adjective		impressed.
88	rubad jar	Noun
89	sabuunno	Noun
90	sagaashan	Adjective
91	sahlidda	Noun		viability.
92	saqajaan	Noun		greedy person.
93	sebteembar	Noun		September (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar).
94	shaqaale	Noun		employee, worker.
95	shukaansi	Verb		flirt, court.
96	shukumaan	Noun
97	siddeetan	Adjective
98	soomaali	Noun
99	tabarruci	Verb		contribute.
100	tirtirid	Verb
101	turjubaan	Noun		interpreter.
102	turjumaan	Noun		interpreter.
103	wadahadal	Verb		to communicate.
104	walaasha was	Noun		sisterfucker.
105	wanaagsan	Adjective	/wɑ̀nǽːksæ̀n/	Equivalent to 'good': Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic for…
106	washensi	Noun		A person not from a settled place, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive; a yokel or bumkin.
107	xasiloon	Noun		stability.
108	xayawaan	Noun

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