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C,c                   a ()

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


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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


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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