Chapter 4 (D1) REVERSE P2 Flashcards
grammar
naxwe/a(ha)
find, obtain, achieve (v.) [1] (**when taking prepositions, the meaning can change drastically.)
hel
release, let go (v.) [irr]
daa
no, not, none (ex. qofna = no one, shayna = no thing)
-na (w/ noun)
pants
surwaal(ka) / saraawiil(sha)
skirt
goono/a(da) / goonnooyin(ta)
shoe
kab(ta) / kabo/a(ha)
yellow (south, north)
jaalle/a(ha), hurdi
Comrade (form of address under Siad Barre regime)
Jaalle
hope, expect, wish (v.) [2b]
rajee
tribe, clan (specific to Somalis, not generally used for outsiders)
qabiil(ka) / qabaa’il(ka)
(as in whoever, whatever)
hebel
clan, family (NOT tribe)
reer(ka)
community (usually used in the sense of clan; considered a more PC version)
beel(sha)
some, small amount (also used as “xoogaa”)
waxoogaa
hi, hello
salaaman
country, nation
dal(ka)
hot, warm
kulul
summer
xagaa(ga)
get out, move along (lit. “pass by me”) (south/north)
i mood / i dhaaf
1) (v1) think, guess, suppose 2) (v1) pass (by), move beyond; surpass 3) (n0) inanimate goods, property (not live); death 4) (n) horizontal streaks of color in the sky after sunset (in the rainy season) 5) (intj) hooray! Right on! 6) (n) style, fashion, mode (north only)
the many moods of “mood”
vaccine
tallaal(ka)
fabric, cloth, textile
maro/a(da), balcad
factory
warshad(da) / warshado/a(da)
head covering (women only, usually worn under garbasaar)
masar
scarf (men & women)
shaal
wide shawl worn over the neck & head (women only)
garbasaar
(lit. “go in peace and meet in life”)
Nabadgelyo iyo nooli kulante.
bye! (response form of goodbye)
nabadiino
silk
xariir(ta)
correction
sixid(da)
file, record; line, queue
fayl(ka) / faylal(ka)
attach, put with s.t. (v.) [1]
ku lifaaq
end, finish (n.)
dhammaad(ka)
headscarf (of a married woman)
shaash(ka) / shaashash(ka)
green
cagaar(ka)
