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caabud
v. worship nf. caabudad
adj. caabud waa nin caabud ah he is a man who
worships (believer)
caad
nm. 1. a thin film 2. (indhaha eyes) cataract
caadi
nm. normal, ordinary
caado
nf. custom, habit
caafimad
nm. 1. health (general) 2. the state of being well ma caafimaad
baa? is everything well (ok)? caafimdaka wasaaradda
caafimadka Ministry of Health
caag
nm. plastic
caajis
nm. lazy adj. caajis
caajiska
caan
adj. well-known, renown, famous nf. caanimo
caano
nf. milk caanaha
caaqil
nm. chief (usually of a small subdivision within a clan; ranks
lower than sultaan, garaad, boqor or ugaas)
caashaq
nm. love caashaqa
caawa
nf. tonight
caawi
v. help, assist caawiye assistant
cab
v. drink cabitaan nm. drink, beverage
cabaad
nm. cry, wailing
cabbee
v. (weapon) arm cabayn the
act of arming a weapon
cabo
v. complain cabasho
complaint
cabso
v. be afraid, cabsasho nf. the act of bieng
afraid
cabudh
v. suffocate
cad
adj. white, clear biyo cad clear water
cad
nm. 1. meat 2. (fam. of person) old, senile 3. (fam. of person
weak, lacking ability
cadaab
nf. hell v. torture, treat poorly
cadaadi
v. oppress cadaadis nm. oppression
cadaalad
nf. justice cadaalad la'aan lack of justice
caday
nm. toothbrush cadayka
cadayo
v. brush your teeth
caddayn
n. (fr. cad; white, clear) clarification, proof
caddee
v. clarify. prove
cadho
nf. anger
caddo
nf. twilight caddo lowl games played in twilight
cadow
nm. enemy cadownimo enemity, hostility
caffi
v. forgive caffis nm.
caffiska
cag
nf. foot
cagaagan
adj. shoeless
cagaar
adj. green cagaar nm. the colour green
cajil
v. record on tape cajilaad nf. recording cajalad a
record, tape
calaacal
v. 1. lament 2. whine
calaali
v. chew aad u calaali chew well
calaamad
nf. sign, mark calaamad cas a red sign
calaamadi
v. mark
calaf
nm. fate
calan
nm. flag, banner
caleen
nm.
leaf
calool
nf. stomach, gut caloosha (fig) calool xumo
bad feeling
cambaar
nf. 1. a chronic skin rash caused by a fungus 2. blemish, fault,
defect canbaaree v. defame, call into question
canaad
adj. (person) headstrong, difficult, stuborn waa canaad
he is stuborn
canab
nm. grape
cananis
nm. pineapple
canbe
nm. mango
candhuuf
nf. spit, saliva
canuug
nm. baby, child
caqli
nm. 1. (body) brain 2.
faculties caqli wanaagsan intelligent
carar
v. run
carbi
v. (animals) domesticate, tame carbisan adj. tame
carbuun
nf. (money) deposit (artical) layaway
carjow
nf. cartilage
carmali
adj. a divorced woman
cari
nm. dare s.o cartan nm. dare
caruur
nf. children caruurta
carwo
nf. fair, exposition
cas
adj. red casaan nm. the colour red
casar
nm. afternoon casar dheer early afternoon, casar gaaban late
afternoon
cashar
nm. lesson
is
casil
v. reflex. resign casilaad resignation
cashuur
nf. tax cashuur dheeraad ah surtax
cay
v. insult cay nf. cay vt. isnult s.o
cayaayan
nm. insects (bacteria?)
caydh
adj. poor, destitute
cawar
adj. one-eyed, cross-eyed
caways
nm. early evening entertainment
cawlan
adj. tan (colour)
ceeb
nf. shame
ceel
nm. well
ceeryaan
nf. fog
cid
n someone, person
ci
nf. (animals) cry cida
cidhib
nf. heel
cidhibtir
v. (people, enemy) anihilate cidhibtir nm. anihilation
cidhif
adj. side
cidhiidi
adj. (space) 1. narrow 2. packed
cidi
nf. nail cidida
cidla
nf. an isolated or deserted place meel cidla ah a
deserted place
ciid
nf. 1. sand 2.
festival
ciid
v.
fete, celebrate
ciidan
nm. army ciidanka badda marines `cirka
airforce `dulka infantry
ciil
nm. indignation ciil baa i haya I am full of indignation
cilaaq
nf. banter cilaaqtan bantering
cilmi
nm. 1. knowledge 2. science
cimri
nm. age
cinjir
nm. rubber
ciqaab
nf. punishment, torture
cirka
nm. sky
cirbixin
nm. launching (lit. sending s.thg skyward)
ciro
nf. (hair) grey
ciyaar
v. play ciyaar nf. game, play
col
nm. enemy
colaad
nf. hostility, enemity
cod
nm. voice (elections) vote
codcod
nm. cream
cudbi
nm. cotton
cudud
nf. wrist
cudur
nm. illness, malady, disease
cudur-daar
nm. apology (lit. taking care of any ill feeling)
culays
nm. burden
culus
adj heavy
cun
v. eat cunto (cunno) nf. food
cuno
nm. throat
cuntaysi
nf. feeding
curri
nm. tomcat
curyaan
adj cripple, handicapped (physical)
cusbo
nf. salt
cusub
adj. new cusboonaysii v. renew
cuud
nm. incense
D
da
nf. age da weyn old da yar young
daa
v. leave (someone or smthg) alone
daab
nm. (sword, knife) shaft, protective cover
daabac
v. 1. print 2. embroider daabacaad nf.
daacad
adj. honest daacadnimo nf. honesty daacadnimada
daad
n. flood daad gurayn (fig) evacuation to safety
daafac
(difaac)
v. defend daafaca nm. defense wasaaradda daafaca
(difaaca) ministry of defense
daah
1. nm. curtain daah
ka qaadid disclose, uncover 2. adj. late
daaji
v. (animals) set out to graze, give pasture daajin nf. the
act of giving pasture to animals or letting them out on the field
daal
adj. getting tired waan daalay I am tired
daan
nm. jaw
daaqad
nf. window
daamur
nm. tar
daan
nm. jaw
daar
v. (fire) ignite (light, machine) turn on
daarad
nf. interior courtyard
daas
nm. shop
daawo
v. (spectacle, picture) watch {for entertainment or pleasure} daawasho
nf.
daawe
nm. griddle
daayeer
nm. monkey
dab
nm. 1. fire, electricity 2. weapons dable (rank) private
(lit) the one who carrys the weapon.
dabaal
nm. fool
dabaaldeg
v. celebrate dabaaldegid nf. celebration
dabbaal
nf. swimming dabbaalasho
dabbaalo
v. swim
dabadeed
adj. later, afterwards
dabaqad
nf. level, storey, rank
dabayl
nf. wind dabaysha
dabeecad
nf. character, behaviour waa wax dabeecad fiican he
has good manners, he is easy to get along with dabeecada
dabbin
nf. lip dabbinta
dabin
nm. trap dabinka
dabool
v. cover dabool nm. top, cover daboolka ka qaad
uncover, disclose
dacal
nm. side, corner
dacawo
nf. fox
dacwad
nf. 1. (court) accusation, lawsuit 2. complaint, appeal
dad
nm. people, human beings
daddaal
nm. effort dadaal v.
use much effort waan daddaalay I worked hard; (learning)
study hard
dadweyne
nm. people, society, population
dafir
v. (general) deny; (loan) ?
dagaal
nm. war, quarrel, fight
dagaalan
v. fight dagaalyahan warrior
dahab
nm. gold (dahab adj)
dahsoon
adj. hidden, obscure
dal
nm. country dalka Fraance France
dalaayad
nf. umberella
dalbo
v. ask for, order dalbasho
dalcad
nf. (road) inclination
daljire
nm. ambassador
dallac
v. (rank) move up dallacaad nf. promotion
dalool
nm. hole
dalooli
v. (on material) make a hole, (skin) pierce
dalxiis
nm. tourism
damaashaad
nm. celebration
dambas
nm. ashe
dambi
(denbi) nm.
crime dambil leh criminal
dameer
nm. donkey dameerta nf. dameerka nm. dameer-debedeed
zebra
damiino
v. 1. post bond for someone 2. sponsor
dan
nf. interest, need dan ka ma lehi I have no interest
in it; danaysti adj. opportunist
danab
nm. lightning
danaysti
adj. opportunist (see dan)
danbiil
nf. basket, bowl, receptacle
daqiiq
nf. fluor
daraf
nm. edge, side
darajo
nf. rank
dardaaran
nm. last wish dardaarankii aabihii wuu iloobay he
forgot his father's last wishes
dargid
nf. mud hut
daris
nm. neighbour
dariiq
nm. road, path
dariiqad
nf. (religion) sect, division
darmuus
nm. thermos
daruur
nf. cloud
daruuri
adj. indespensible, important
daryeel
nm. welfare
dastuur
nm. constitution
dawaarleh
nm. tailor
dawarsi
nm. the act of begging
dawarso
v. beg, ask for handouts
dawo
nm. medicine
dawlad
nf. government
daxal
nm. rust daxalaysatay adj. rusty
day
v. look, glance at
dayac
v. neglect
dayr
nf. autumn
dayuurad
nf. airoplane
debaaji
nm. depsoit
debed
nf. outside
debecsan
adj. loose, lax, easy, not tight debci v. loosen
dil
vt. to kill dilkii nm. the killing,
also dilis nf. killing
is
dil
v.reflexive suicide
dedaaji
vt. (s.th, s.o.) hasten, rush
deeq
nf. donation
deeqsi
adj. generous deeqsinimo nf. generousity
deero
nm. deer deerada
deggan
1. adj. calm waa
qof degan he is a calm person (qof) 2. v. lives, is settled at degmo
settlement
degdeg
nm. haste v. quick
deked
nf. port
deldel
vt. hang deldelaad nf. hanging
derajo
nf. rank, level derajada
derbi
nm. wall
deyn
nm. loan, debt
dib
...1. (waqti, time)
back, later dib u dhig postpone 2. (meel, space) backwards dib u socod reactionary
(some one who is moving backwards) dib u celi return it.
dibi
nm. bull
dibjir
nm. homeless, street urchin
digaagad
nf. hen
digniin
nf. warning, advice
digo
nf. manure digada
digsi
nf. a tin pot digsida
digtoon
adj. alert
digtoonow
v. 1. be alert, beware 2.
(askar, military) stand at attention.
dirqi
adv. almost.......????
diidan
adj. opposed, unwilling, unaccepting
diidmo
nf. refusal diidmada
diin
nf. religion diinta
diir
nf. caterpillar
diirad
nf. binoculars
diiran
adj. warm biyo diiran i sii give me warm water
dil
vt. kill
is
dil
v. commit suicide is dil nm.
suicide
dilaac
adj. torn dilaac vt. to tear
diric
nm. a speacial kind of loose and fine robe
dirir
v. fight
dirqi
adv. by a small margin, almost dirqi ayaan ku gaadhay I
reached there in the nick of time (I almost did not reach it)
dirxi
nm. magots
diyaar
adj. be ready
diyaari
v. to make something ready diyaargarayn (diyarin) making
ready
doob
adj. bachelor esp. someone who has just attained marrying age
dood
nf. debate, discussion
doog
nm. grass
doon
v. 1. want, need waxaan doonayaa biyo I want water 2.
search, fetch, look for doon-doon to search
doonan
adj. (guur, marriage) engaged
dooni
nf. boat
dooro
v. choose, select, elect doorasho nf. election
doox
nm. dry river bed
dooxo
nf. valley
doqon
adj. fool, foolish
dub
v. bake dubban adj.
baked dubis nf.
dukaan
nm. shop
dukhsi
nm. fly, bug
dul
nf. top dusha
dulli
adj. bum, shameless dulinimo nf. wuu dulloobay he
has become shameless
dullow
v. become shameless
dulmi
nm. injustice dulmi v. abuse, commit an injustice on s.o
dulsaar
nm. over the top (dull), unbearable, over and above
dumar
nm. women, women folk
dumi
v. (guri house; dhismo building) wreck, bring down
dun
nf. thread
duni
nf. world dunida
durray
nm. (xanuun illness) cold
durtaba
already
duruuf
nf. circumstances duruuf xun hardship
duub
v. fold, wrap
duufan
nm. storm
duufso
v. inluence s.o, brainwash
duul
v. fly duulimad nf. flying
duur
nm. bush, outside duurka
duw
v. divert, turn it away
DH
dhaar
nf. vow dhaarta nf.
daaris
vt. swearing s.o (e.g in court)
dhaaro
v. swear waxaan ku dhaartay sharaftayda I swear on my
honour
dhab
nf. truth, fact
dhabban
nm. cheek
dhac
v. 1. fall down 2. hold up, abscond with property, loot dhicid nf.
is
dhac
v. reflex. cheating from each other miyaa la is dhacayaa? are
we cheating each other
dhadaab
nm. a large stone ( one of three stone that make up a stand for a
cooking pot)
dhadhami
v. taste
dhadhan
nm. taste dhadhan qadhaad bitter dhadhan macaan sweet
dhafoor
nm. forehead
dhagafaar
nm. confusion
dhagax &nb