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maabako nf origin
maabbo nf 1. hearing, sens of hearing
2. sense
maacata nf place where one steps on
maach! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to mules)
maadda nf lesson, subject, matter, article
maaddi nm meal
maade vII to reach, to arrive at destination
maadishe vII to deliver
maadnan nm reaching, arriving at destination
maafa nf gill
maahiya nf wages, salary
maal nf money
maale pt no, not
maaman nm species of acacia(s)
‘Apple-ring acacia’ (Faidherbia
albida/Acacia albida)
maamanto m (seed/fruit)
maaqhaca nm handle
maarhan nf sister-in-law
(husband’s sister)
maataka nm pestle
maaxa nm the time before
the dawn, early morning
maaxe vII to dawn
maaziya nf April
mabaaro nf hoe(s)
mabbalowe vII to treat (intr),
to discuss, to negotiate
mabbarha nm handle
mablo nf 1. sight, view
2. discussion, opinion, suggestion
~ mablo zidhdhiime vII to suggest
mabrad nm file (tool), rasp
macaadin nm mineral(s)
macaani nf goodness, kindness,
righteousness ~ macaani-le
vIII to be good, to be kind, to be right
macaani-le see macaani
macaasha nf food rel to acaash ~
macaashat-amrar nm digestion
macaba nm beverage, drink
macaddana nf mine (deposit
of mineral)
macaga nm burial
macageena nm burier
macal nm care, case, matter,
interest ~ macal-male vIII
to be careless
macalmalë nf careless person
(female)
macalmale nm careless person
(male)
macal-male see macal
macalsiite vII to pay attention
to observe
macalso nf observation
macandha nf slave, servant
(woman)
macara nm hiding-place
macaskar nm camp, encampment
macattak nm brother in-law
(husband’s brother)
macday nm kaki
machambara nf flute
mackan nf silo for storing grain
(inside the house, into a wall)
macna nf meaning, concept
macnad-ashishe vII to investe,
to exploit, to capitalize
macrafo nf place for resting
macraka nf war, battle, struggle
macrhayna nf side, place
where one deviates
macrub nm belt
macsab nm unmarried/widow
or divorced person
macwaz nf loin-cloth
maczeediye, make, sawale, sooke
maczeeziye vII to twist (tr)
maczit nf sickle
maczo nm door
madagdag nm little mortar
for coffee
madagdagnaa nm pestle for
the ‘madagdag’
madamsas nm rubber, duster
maddara nm owner, master
maddaxa num third
madeera nf species of tree(s)
(Cordia africana, C. abyssinica)
madfan nm kind of trap
madfic nm cannon
madhdhaa nf tie
madiina nf town, city
madrasa nf school
mafarra num fourth
maffatata nf place for stretching
one’s legs
mafkano nf turn, turning
mafruuddö nf young female camel
(older than ‘narig’)
mafruuddo nm young male camel
(older than ‘narig’)
maftix nm key
magaaz nm saw
magannaxit nf mirror ~
magannaxit-care nm mirror case
magazzara nf abattoir, slaughterhouse
magdafa nm murderer
maggaabit nf March
magraco nf crossing
mahar nm goad (for the oxen)
majnana nf possession by an evil spirit
majnuun nm man possessed
by an evil spirit, madman
majnuuna nf woman possessed
by an evil spirit, madwoman
makaado nf room (for men) in
the ‘naxsa’, fireplace in the men’s room
~ makaadot-caraf nm house’s
door (for men)
makaano nf place, area, space,
house
makammasa nf the place where
one is crouching (down)
makana nf typewriter
makare vII to surround