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                       I

i                       pron. me or to me, first person posessive pronoun used with reflexive verbs i daa leave me alone; i dawii cure me; i qari hide me i sii give it to me 

ii                      pron. me, for me, first person possessive pronoun used with reflexice verbs ii deh say it for me, advertisement; ii sheeg  tell me, ii hay keep it for me; ii samee fix it for me, ii qor write it for me, ii qabo do it for me and so forth

ido                   nf. pl.  a herd of ewe

idlee                v. finish, idelee dhamaan (all)  cuntada (food) finish up all your food

if¹                    nm. this world, existence, life if iyo aakhiro life and afterlife

if² (iftiin) nm. light

iftiimi              v. illuminate, shed light on something

iibi                   v. sell iga iibi sell it to me; iibsasho nf. or iibsi nm. purchase

iga                   1. from me or to me iga qaad take it from me, iga ho accept from me, iga iibi sell it to me 

ikhtiyaar         nm. 1. free will ma ikhtiyaarkaa la iska qaadayaa is it by force; 2. choice waa ikhtiyaarkii it is his choice

il                      nf. eye indhaha nf.(pl) eyes il gaaban (wax garasho wisdom) myopic il dheer observant

ila                    prep. with me aniguu ila socdaa he is with me

ilaali    v. guard, secure,  ilaalo, n (askar police) border police; ilaaliye guard

ilaa                  adv. 1. until ilaa ay ka noqdaan until they give up; ilaa weligeed for ever, 2. upto, ilaa 200 up to 200. 

il-jebi              v. blink il-jebis nm. blinking

ilow                 v. forget, ilowshiiyo nm. forgetfulness

ilbax    1. adj. (qof person) civilized, sophisticated, modern; ilbaxnimo nf. sophistication 2. v. to become sophisticated 

ilig                   nm. tooth iliga, ilko nm(pl) teeth ilkaha

ilka-cadayn     nf. smile

ilmo     nm. offspring, children, ilma adeer cousins (children of uncle {adeer}), ilma abti children of uncle{abti}, ilma hooyo mother's feeling towards her children,  ilmo-galeen nm. womb

ilmee               v. weep

ilmo                 nf. tears

imika               adv. now

imo                  v. come ma imanaysaa caawa are you coming to night  

imisa?              How much?  waa imisa shaadhku (shirt) How much is the shirt?

imtixaan          nm. examination imtixaanka

in¹                    prop. some, a little, part in yar soco walk a little bit

in²                    conjunction that in aad that you waxaan moodaayey in aad tagtay I thought that you left, in ay that she or they, in uu that he; in aadan that you did not, in aynan that she did not, in uunan that he did not

inaga   pro. we

inan                 nm. boy inan abti (inabti) cousin (the son of your father's sister); inan adeer (inadeer) cousin (the son of your father's brother)

inan                 nf. girl inan abti (inabti) cousin (the daughter of your father's sister); inan abti (inabti) the daughter of your father's sister)

indho               nm(pl). eyes

injir                 nf. lice or louse injirleh contaminated with lice

inkaar v. cast an evil eye on s.o, curse

inkastoo          ? although, even though

inkir                v. deny inkirid nf. denial

inqilaab           v. oust from power or office inqilaab nm. coup d'etat, dawladii waa la inqilaabay the government was overthrown.

inta¹    1. while inta aad while you, inta ay while she or they, inta uu while he, 2. before inta aadan before you, inta aynan before he or she, inta uunan before,  inta² adv. the amount inta aad haysato what (the amount) you have

intaa    adv.  this much intaa tiri count this much or this amount

intee                adv. how much?

irbad               nf. needle

irrid                 nf. door

is                     prefix pertaining to self used to denote the reflex state of the verb and used in place of myself, themselves, ourselves waan isa siiyey he gave it to himself, waanu is aragnay we saw each other..is ka (from) qaad remove it from yourself, is ku (to) dawee use it to cure yourself

isaga               pron. he, him

isbiirto nf. alcohol

isbiriin nm. spring

isbahaysi         nm. alliance

isbedel v. change, mutate

isgaadsiin        nf. communication

is-la-weyn       adj. self-important

istaag              v. stand up

isticmaal         v. use

isweydaari      v. exchange, transpose

itaal                 nm. 1. ability itaal daro lack of ability 2. effort itaal badan a lot of effort 

ixtiraam          nm. respect

iyaga               pron. they

iyo                   conj. and

                      J

jaad                 nm. sort, kind, type, jaadad nm. variety ka la jaad different from each other jaadkiisa his type

jaahil               nm. ignorant jaahilnimo nf. ignorance

jaajaale          nm. (qof person) goofball,  full of nonsense, speaks nonsense

jaajuur            nm. brick

jaalle               nm. 1. teammate  waa ila jaalle he is on my team 2.comrade jaalle gudomiye comrade chairman  

jaamacad        nf. university jaamici nm university graduate

jaar                 nm. neighbour

jaariyad          nf. maid

jab¹                 v. (jidka body) break something  wuu jabay he broke {arm, leg etc)

jab²                 v. 1. great misfortune, clamity waa la jabay a clamity has be fallen upon us 2. nm. clamity 3. (fam.) difficulty waar waanu jabnay we had a rough time

jaban               adj. 1. broken 2. (qiime cost) cheap waa wax jaban it is cheap

jabiso              nf. boa constrictor

jabti                nf. gonorrhea

jacayl              nm. love jecel v. to love wuxuu jecel yahay canab he is in love with anab; jeclow v. love, like

jadiid               adj. new

jago                 nf. 1. plot of land jagada  2. (shaqo employment) vaccancy, post

jalleec v. look sideways, glance at something

jallmado          v. buy the whole stock, buy the lot altogether

janjeedh         adj. leaning to one side, unbalanced janjeedi v. slant s.thg. to one side dhinacaa u jenjeedi slant it to that side

janno               nf. heaven jannada

jaranjaro        nf. a crack in the road or path jaranjaro ay uu ka dhacay he fell down a crack in the road 

jar                   v. cut 2. ku jar (fam.) stop at that hadalka halkaa inoogu

jawaab            nm. answer

jawaan            nm. sack

jeeb                 nm. pocket

jeedi                v. turn s.thg in a certain direction soo jeedi face it towards me, us; sii jeedi face it away from me, us; naga jeedi turn it away from us; ku jeedi turn it towards him, them; gaadhi is jeed ah a trailer truck

jeegaan           nf. rainbow

jeeg                 nm. check, bank draft

jeel                  nm. prison jeel majnuun insane asylum   

jeeni                ???

jeedso v. face towards

jeex                 v. 1. cut 2. operate (surgery) on waala jeexay he had been operated jeexdin (jeexniin) surgery

jelis                 nm. bell

jibaad  nm. moan, groan jibaadka

jid                    nm. road, route, highway jidka burco the road to Burao

jiidh                 nm. 1. body 2. skin

jidhif               nf.1.  (dhirta trees) bark

jiho                  nf. direction

jiid                   v. tow, drag jiitaan nm. the act of dragging or towing 

jiidh                 v. run over, run into is jiidh running into each other

jiif                   nm. lodging

jiifa                 adj. lying down, sleeping

jiifi                  vt. lay s.thg on the ground

jiifso                v. lie down

jiilaal               nm. winter

jiiraan nm. neighbourhood

jiko                 nf. kitchen jikada

jilib¹                nm. knee; jilbo pl. jilbo-joogsi v. kneel [fig. husstle s.o i.e hide your strength

jilib²                nm. a small tribal group or division usually 7-8 generations waa is ku jilib they are from the same group

jilicsan            adj. 1. soft, weak, easy waa imtixaan jilicsan it is an easy exam, waa qof jilicsan he is a week person

jimicsi v. yawn and stretch i.e after waking up from sleep

jini¹                 nm. demon

jini²                 nf or nm. (qorux beauty) charm, attractiveness jiniyad nf. jiniyad bay leedahay she has a special charm (definable physical characteristics may not be there)

jinsiyad           nf. nationality

jira                  adj. existent, real, factual

jirrid               nf. tree trunk

jirro                nf. sickness, malady

joog                 v. stay in yar joog stay a little; joogitaan nm. presence

joogso v. stop; joojin nf. stopping

joogto nm. permanent, constant

juudaan           nm. leprosy

                     K

Ka¹                  from or to (with third person objective pronoun in reflexive state) ka qaad lacagta take the money from (him, her, them); ka baqadsii scare (him, her, them); ka iibi sell it to them, him, or her

Ka²                  superl. better ka weyn bigger ka dheer taller

ka³                   conj. than or from ka duwan different than

kaa                  adj. that

kaabash          nm. cabbage

kaadi               v. urinate kaadi nf. urine

kaafir              nm. infidel

kaaftoon         nm. to not need something any more waa aanu ka kaaftoonay we do not need it after all

kaaga              pron. yours  kaaga ma xidha can I wear yours

kaah                nm. radiation

kaahin adj. radiant??

kaaliye            nm. assistant

kaaryone            nm. wheelbarrow (from hindi)

kaatun nm. ring

kab¹                nf. shoe kabo pl.

kab²                v. fix, men

kaban              nm. a guitar-like instrument common in the middle east

kabo                v. (cabid drinks) take one swig

kac                  v. 1. stand up 2. revolt kacaan nm. revolution 3. (baayac mushtar trade) lose assets, become bankrupt

kadib               ? then, after that, later

kala                 pron. from each other kala saar differentiate (from each other); kala kexee seperate them (from each other)....kala fadhi separate sessions

kafee              v. be enough, be sufficient

kaftan nm. kidding

kale                 adv. else, another maxaa kale? what else? ma qof kale iyaad aragtay did you another person

kalkaaliye       nm. assistant, aide

kaluumaysi     nm. fishing, kaluun  nm. fish

kalsooni          nm. confidence

kan                  adj. this

karah              v. hate

karaahi           nm. curse

kari                 v. cook, boil karayaa adj. boiling

karbaash         v. whip karbaash nm. whipping

kar                  v. can (to do...) waan fuuli karaa fardaha I can ride horses; karti ability

karaani           nm. clerk karaaniyad nf. karaaninimo nf. clerical waxa lagu qaatay karaaninimo he/she was hired for a clerical position

kartuush         nm. carton

katiinad          nf. handcuffs

kaxee              v. (qof person) take with you; kaxayso v. take it away (for yourself)

kayn                nf. bush, forest

kediso adj. sudden, surprise

kee                  adj. m. which

keen                v. bring, fetch

keeshali          nm. bra, brassiere

keli                  adj. alone, single keligii taliye dictator kligii socde loner

keydi               v. save, accumulate

kibir                1. nm. arrogance 2. to become arrogant

kici                  v. 1. make s.o stand up ka kici kursiga make him leave the chair (lit. stand up from the chair) 2. inflame, exite hiyi kici raise expectations 3. embezzle, steal from, make s.o. bankrupt

kii                    demons. adj   the one who, the one to whom; kii hore the former kii aan la hadlay the one with whom I talked to

kiina                demons. adj. yours; kiinii, yours, the one that belongs to you, your..???

kiish                nm. a small sack (esp. for money or other valuables)

kildhi               nm. kettle kildhiga

kiniin               nm. (dawo medicine) tablet (from quinine)

kiniisad           nf. church

kintir               nm. clitoris

kiristaan         adj. christian

kiro                 nf.  rent

kitaab nm. 1. holly book, Koran 2. book

kix                   nf. whopping-cough

kolay               adj verily, trully, in any case

kolkii               demons. adj.  when kolkii aan arkay Londhon when I saw London

koob¹               nm. cup

koob² (so)       v. limit, conclude

kooban            adj. limited; ka kooban consisting of, ku kooban limited to

kooda              demons. adj. their, theirs

koodh              nm. coat

koofiyad         nm. hat

koone              nm. corner, one side koone ayuu istagay he stood to a side

koonfur           nm. south koonfureed adj. southern Soomaaliyada koonfureed the southern Somalis

koor                nf. bell (esp. camel bell)

koox    nf. band, group, team

kor¹                 adj. up, above, top kor ka saaran on top of; ka koreeya above of; kor u qaad take pick it up, or raise it kor u qaad codka raise your voice

kor²                 v. climb, mount buurta kor climb the moutain; koritaan nm the act of climbing

kori                 v. bring up, help grow

koriin              nm. growth

kormeer          nm. inspection; kormeere inspector

koronkoro

koronto           nf. electricity

kow                 nm. one

ku                    prop. to ku socota (letter) to; ku dheh say to s.o

kubad  1. nf. ball kubbada cagta soccer, kubbada miiska table tennis  2. (ciyaar game) ball kubad baa aanu ciyaareynay we were playing ball

kufsasho (kufsi) nf. rape

kufso               v. rape

kulaal  v. sit near a fire (to help warm up)

kulan¹ nm. meeting, conference; kulma v. reflexive meet with each other

kulan² nm. encounter suuqaano ku kulanay we encountered each other in town

kuleyl              nm. heat; kulul adj. hot, kul-beeg thermometer

kulli                 demons. adj. all

kulmis nm. meeting (esp. to settle a dispute)

kun                  nm. thousand

kurdad            nf. blouse

kursi                nm 1. chair  2. (golaha parlimant) seat

kur                  nf. head

kurtun             nf. stump

kuul                 nf. bead kuusha

kuwa(a)          demons. adj. those

kuwan demons. adj. these