CEFR Level

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

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