Chapter 37 (D2) Flashcards
xanaaq(a)
anger, bitterness, resentment
naxariis(ta)
kindness, compassion, mercy
gorfee
analyze, take apart, scrutinize, parse; reach a decision via a process
dhegataag
listen to, pay close attention to (lit. “put ears on”)
hubaal
certainty, exactness
hammuun
hunger (as a result of fasting), yearning
mas’alo/a(da) / mas’alooyin(ka)
context, example, setting
abbaar
to come at, approach
qudh(a)
self; sole, just, only
goosasho/a(da)
secession, separation
qotomi
erect, put upright, stand up
qoton(ka)
uprightness, perpendicularity; elevation (of a gun)
halbawle
artery; (idiomatically: cornerstone, key, crucial piece)
arradan
threadbare, ragged, shabby
Kud ka guur oo qanjo u guur.
Going from the frying pan into the fire. (lit. “moving from (mild) anthrax to (severe) anthrax.”)
faras / fardo
horse
Fardo la isu hayo maxaa la isugu faanin.
Put your money where your mouth is. (lit. “Why brag about the horses that you have (here)”)
Qawda maqashii waxna ha u qaban.
Smoke but no fire. (lit. “Making a din but not doing anything.”)
u qaabbilsan
charged with, accountable for, responsible for
derbi-salaan
lit. “wall-greeter”; means someone who says hi to everyone
raadreeb
impact, effect
dalag(ga)
crop
qarqi
flood, inundate
had iyo goor
now and then
beerlaxawso
garner support, sway, indoctrinate
xarriijin
hyphen, dash, slash
jiitin
dash, line
bandow(ga)
curfew
hakad
comma
mafiiq
broom
