Aa

aawaqhte what time? when?
aaginah in what manner? how?
aadac pregnancy (of animals)
aafa respiration rel to oofowe ~
aafaati-nizaam respiratory system
aagedda see aa
aaginah see aa
aakam arriving first, arriving before, preceding, doing before
aalih with
aariyotta kicking
aawaqhte see aa
abaare to curse
abaaro curse
abadan never
abakbak humus
abar defect, flaw, imperfection, fault
abax decay,rot, dirt, filth
abaxe to go rotten, to go bad, to become dirty
abayshe to finish, to complete
abayshima end, completion, the last, the final rel to abayshe !
abayshimolle eventually ~ abayshima
hintiya infinity, infinite, endless
abayshima-male see abayshima
abayshimolle see abayshima
abayshinan finishing, closing
abba 1. father 2. chief, leader ~
abbat–agle
abbaagubbax snail
abbamalë orphan (fatherless)(female)
abbamale orphan (fatherless)(male)
abburh pledge, pawn
abcake 1. fenugreek (plant and seed) 2. beverage made with grained seeds of fenugreek
abe to make, to do, to perform
abeesa type of grass
abiino mother’s family
abina the doing, making, act, action, reaction
abi-numa maternal aunt (the wife of mother’s brother) from abo and numa
abite to make, to do sth for one’s own benefit
abitto 1. act, action, reaction, deed 2. verb (gram) ~ abittodde
ashishe to invest, to exploit, to capitalize
abnan the doing, making, act, action, reaction
abo grandfather, maternal uncle, mother’s brother ~
abi-numa aunt (uncle’s wife)
aboocashara rifle
aboyya grandmother
abqal germination
abrha half
abriiqh jug, pitcher
abur stable, cowshed
abuusumä niece, granddaughter
abuusuma nephew, grandson
acaash nutrition
acakkan trying
acan frog
acdar discouragment, demoralization
achchanin nm deaf person
adabe politeness ~
adabe abite to be polite,
adabe-le to be calm/quiet/polite,
adabe-male to be rude/impolite rude
adabe-le see adabe
adabe-male see adabe
adda interior, depth
addaako see adda
addacasa palm of the hand, sole of the foot
adde 1.elder sister
adde 2.in, among, on
addeele pt in particular, especially
addosa 1. addition 2. adjective (gram)
adducta handle
adhdhic sprain, strain
adhdhiice to strain a muscle
adox num three ~ adooxan
kee taman num thirteen
adra type of greens
adraashsha address
adugra type of bean(s)
af nm mouth ~ afti-bacla mediator for a marriage (male)
afa nf opening, doorway
afanfan repellent
afar four ~ affara nukurle rectangle, right-angled
affaran kee taman fourteen
afayit desert
afcaado heart
Afcabet (city of) Afabet
afi hurry, urgency, speed
afite to hurry (intr)
afkan turning
Afriqqa Africa
afti-tiya num first from
af and tiya
agaafaf nm gathering, picking up
agaaga 1.level, equivalent, equal (in measurement) 2. near, beside
agaagishe 1. to level, to balance 2. to put in order
agaagite vII to be the same, to be equal, to be levelled
agada wrist
agana upper part, superior part,
aganalle on, upon, over
aganalle see agana
agiirinna cleverness, heroism, bravery
agiirishe to encourage, to motivate
agiirite to be clever/ brave/heroic
agirö clever person (female), brave, heroine
agiro nm clever person (male), brave, hero
agle 1. mixture (of things, people or animals), union 2. conference,
agoogishe to cover
agrab 1. freezing, congealment  2. coagulation
ahe int what?
ahle relative(s)
ajnabi foreigner(s), stranger(s), tourist(s)
ak pp to, from [a, da]
akah pp with, by, to
akankan shiver, shudder
akat rope(s), string(s)
akaxdad squatting, crouching
akaxkax knocking
akettö another one, the other one (female)
aketto another one, the other one (male)
aki ind other, another
akiya nkidney
akkanih immediately
akkinnan see ekke
akkinnan whatever, anyone, some, each;
akkinnanikkelle everywhere ~ yakko kibah even though, however
akkinnanikkelle see ekke
akko from
akmal completing, finishing
akoobar 1. cold wind  2. sandstorm
akottä meeting, conference
akotta set (mat)
akuula elsewhere
ala goats~ alat-ilo nf flock (of goats)
alaa ripeness. cooking
alaaki species of shrub(s)
alaama weaver
alammats painting (walls)
alaqhlaqh painting (walls)
alaye to become ripe, to become cooked
alayshe to cook, to ripen, to mature
alca species of plant(s) (Cissus rotundifolia)
ale to roast, to toast
aleele to reach and to pick up
aleminiyum aluminium
alfeena lid
alfenta closing
alfum closing
alife to close, to cover
alifnan closing
alle 1. int where?
alle 2. pp to, at
alluula wild animal(s), beast(s)
alo roasted grain
alsä nf moonlight
alsa 1. moon 2. month
amaa dem this, that
amaagabo therefore, meanwhile, in the meantime,
amaaginah 1. like that, as such  2. without , free (without payment, without time, amalle there,
amaybalih like that, also, at same timecharge),
amaawaqhte then, at that amaydo so, though, therefore
amaagabolle see amaa
amaagedda see amaa
amaaginah see amaa
amaan peace
amaana entrusting
amaawaqhte amaa
amal habit
amallanik immediately
amalle see amaa
amarrash marching, march
amashshath combing, dressing one’s hair
amaybalih see amaa
amaydo see amaa
ambattan dispersion
ambuuzute to become grey
ambuz grey
amebba amoeba
Ameerika America
amfaa sifting
amfaara reproduction, fertility
amfaddag expansion
amfalaala difference, division, separation
amlalakka mistaking, mistake
ammaa warmness, warmth
ammaakam rivalry, race
ammaazan weighing
ammacaacaz stretching
ammakaakam rivalry, competition
ammangad resemblance, similarity, likness
ammaxadaari administrator
ammaye to become warm
ammayshe to warm
amnatsaatsag repelling
amo 1. head 2. chief  3. top ~ amot-xanxanta nf skull, cranium
amolle see amo amoorikab cold (illness)
amoorikabite to catch a cold
amraacad wriggling, gesticulating, toss
amrar solution, digestion
amre order, command, imperative (gram)
amsaana agreement
amuula the place that is there, there, therein !
amuulalle towards
amuulalle see amuula
amwaaras inheritance, heritage
amwaasab interbreeding, pollination
amxabbash going in prison
Amxara Amhara (people and language) ~ amxari-cuure nf agave, sisal (Agave sisalana)
anada nf skin
ananaas pineapple
anda when?
andam remorse, regret, repentance
andhadhdhowe to become green
andharha v to be green
andhax noise, voice
andhaxe to make noise
andodobba turning upside-down, overturning
andodoodobba rolling, tumbling
aneemiya anemia
angu breast
angud thunder
aniina being, life, existence, survival
anna aunt (father’s or mother’s sister) pl annun m; ~ annat-bacla nm uncle (aunt’s husband)
anqarrab readiness
anrab tongue
anrabaalë great talker, talkative, chatterbox, chatty (female)
anrabaale great talker, talkative, chatterbox, chatty (male)
ansoola sheet
antsag repelling, refusing, rejecting
antsaqh splash
anu pr I
aqcazit skilled, skilful
aqhaas measuring the lenght of sth
aqhliim region, zone
aqhsas repetition (in teaching)
Aqhurdat (city of) Agordat/Agordet
araadishe vII to groan, to moan
araado groan, moan
arac gravel
arace to crush the fingers
aracnan crushing the fingers
arar painrel to ararishe, ararite
ararishe to cause to pain, to cause to suffer
ararite v to pain, to suffer
arax path, way pl arux m ~
arax magraco fcrossroads,
arax muyfulu crossroads, junction
araz species of tree(s) (Osyris quadripartita = O. abyssinica)
arco tramp
arcot yoke
arda run, running
arde ground, country, nation
are v to bite
arene snail
argud species of tree(s) (Maytenus senegalensis)
argufta type of lizard arhabbash sticking, joining
arharhe to shiver, to shudder, to judder
arharho nf shiver, shudder
arhcarhe vII to moo, to bleat (of goats and sheep)
arhcarhö nf rope used by women for tying sth on the back
arhcarho nm moo
arhiifo nf pancreas
arhin nm gland(s)
arhuurhe vII to become wet
arooda nm landslide, landslip
arranshi nm orange fruit (s)
arranshooni nm orange (colour)
arriime vII to be bitten
arrite vII to be bitten
arro nf bite (of animals)
arteri nf artery
arufe nm sewing
arum nm bite, biting
arure nf 1. summary  2. sedimentation
aruuce1 vIII to be wet
aruuce2 vII to become
aruucuse vII to wet
arxibe vII to receive hospitality, to be invitated
arxibishe vII to give hospitality, to invitate, to receive (tr)
arxibisheenä nf hostess
arxibisheena nm host
arxibishnan nm giving hospitality, inviting, receiving
as–al nm drawing, painting
asal nm laugh, laughing
asalxan nm smoothing
asammar nm nailing
asbidaale nm hospital
ascalash nm making heavy
ascallam nm training, teaching
ascandhaa nm making small
ase vII to spend the day, to pass the day
asgaacaz nm transferring
asgolla nm mixing
asgoogolla nm mixing and stiring, mixing together
ashaffat nm rebel
ashshenta nm improving, improvement, progress
ashshiine vII to envy, to be jealous
ashshiineenä nf envier, envious/jealous person(female)
ashshiineena nm envier, envious/jealous person (male)
ashshin nm envy, jealousy
ashshoomiya nf defamation, slander
askaala nf stairs, ladder
askabar nm increasing the price
askamal nm completing, concluding
askaren nm skeleton
askok nm dirt, dirtiness ~
askok kale vII to circumcise (of male)
askokkowe vII to become dirty
askokkoyshe vII to make dirty, to stain
askoola nf school
askotta nf gathering
asle nm origin, race (division of humankind)
asli nm original, special Asmara nf (city of) Asmara
asporti nf exercise of the body, sport
asqara n teaching
asqath nm pressing, pushing
asqayyar nm changing, shifting
assaxattat nm wonder, surprise
astaat nm approximation, estimate
astantan nm memory, remembrance
asuuso nf warning
asxaadar nm putting in order, arranging, arrangment
asxabar nm completing, completion
asxabbar nm informing, indicating, information, indication asxayta nf dew, frost
ataame nf species of shrub(s) or small tree(s) (Rhus natalensis, R. retinorrhoea )
atharcash nm pressure
atin pr (subject) you
attobuus nf bus
atu pr (subject) you
awaaj nm proclamation, declaration
awalwal nm polishing
awde nm house’s door (for women)
awkä nf child (female), girl
awka nm child (male), boy
awla int where?
awlih int which?
awtista nm driver
awur nm bull, animal for mounting
awwaaxa nf insect(s), worm(s) ~
awwaaxat–summe nm insecticide
awwal nm the former, the previous, the first! awwalah just (before)
awwalah see awwal
axaddad nm estimating, measuring
axallaf nm measurement in cubits axankash nf limping
axbash nm putting in prison
axfas nm 1. scooping up (with a scoop or by hand) 2. heavy (food or beverage), indigestible
axmad nm praise
axmag nm bleeding, blood-letting
axqaqh nm dissolving, solution, digestion
axraqh nm 1. rage  2. sinking
axtam nm 1. printing  2. closing, closing up, pluging, blocking ay1 dem this, that ay2 int what? ayim,
aymi why? aymih,
aymihi why, how?
aybaddal nm exchanging, bartering
aybarkat nm economizing, saving money
aycä nf new-born (female), baby-girl
ayca nm new-born (male), baby-boy
aydaras nm teaching
ayeh see ay2
ayidhdha int how much? how many? from ay and idhdha; ! ayidhdhah what? (asking the time)
ayidhdhah see ayidhdha
ayim see ay2
aykee pt until, till, up to
aylolowa nm 1. confusion 2. spoof
ayma nf scraps, left-overs
aymanga nm multiplicating, multiplication, duplication
aymangada nf acting (drama), performance, imitation
aymarar nm dissolving ~ aymararti–karima nf digestive organ
aymarax nm guiding, leading
aymasaasal nm similarity, likeness, resemblance
aymi see ay2
aymih see ay2
aymociya nf repairing, reparation, adjustment
aynaqhas nm subtraction, deduction
ayoodin nm iodine
ayrac nm light shower
ayrace vII to rain (light shower)
ayrhabbash nm 1. causing to stick, causing to join 2. causing to squat, causing to crouch
ayro nf sun ~ ayrot nizaam solar system ~ ayrot-dhuma nf 1. west 2. sunset
ayti nf ear ~ ayti waye vII to be deaf,
aytit–wayto nf deafness
aytimalë nf deaf (female)
aytimale nm deaf (male)
ayya nm elder brother
ayyer nm air ~
ayyer–atharcash nm air pressure,
ayyer–xaalaat nm weather
ayzawwar nm driving
azaan nm muezzin’s call to prayer
azar nm heredity\
azgalab nm hare, rabbit
azhar nm appearing, being visible, being cleared up, becoming clear
azzo nf young cow(s)

Bb

baab nm door (without door-frame),
gate
baahe vII to bring, to bring forth
baakko nf box, packet
baalic nm 1. parasite 2. predator
baalijja nf suitcase
baani nf bread
baanotta nm tendon
baanto nm 1. kind of vegetal rope
2. tendon
baar nm 1. bar (pub)
2. bar (of wood or metal)
baarho nf ground, earth, country ~
baarhot-adda nf underground
baariya nf slave
baarrä nf old (female)
baarra nm old (male)
baarriino nm ageing
baarrowe vII to age,
to become old
baarud nm gun-powder
Baarunto nf (city of) Barentu
baaxa nf poverty, poorness
baaxat nf bottom, the deepest place
(of ocean or sea), ocean trench
baaxentä nf poor woman
baaxenta nm poor man
baaxite vII to become poor
baazo nf vase
bacaalage nf rude, crude person
bacal-gibre nm blacksmith
baclä nf owner (female)
bacla nm 1. husband
2. owner (male)
baclaa nm treatment, care,
assistance
baclayshe vII to treat,
to take care of, to assist
bacshaaraa nm pilgrim, trader
bad nm sea ~ badalle gerhe vII to sail,
to navigate, badti-baabur nf ship,
badaana f/badnit
badale nm change
bade vII to die (of animals and fire),
to be estinguished, to go out (of fire)
badiila nf shovel
badishe vII to switch off,
to put out/to extinguish (a fire, a lamp)
badla nf suit of clothes (for man)
badna nm corpse (of animal)
before the decomposition
badnan nm dieing (of animals)
badti-gerho nf sailing, navigation,
badti-gimam nm coast, beach,
seaside, seashore
badti-wasan nm coast, beach,
seaside, seashore
bahaayim nm animals
bahar nm hero
bahge nm happiness, joy, fun
bahti nm bringing
bakal nm kid, baby he-goat
bake vII to finish
bakhaare vII to be thirsty
bakhar nm thirsty
bakhil nm stingy person
bakhte nm 1. chance 2. luck
bakitto nf ending, finishing ~
bakitto hintiya nm infinity, infinite,
endless bakitto-male vIII
to be endless
bakitto-male see bakitto
bakkeela nm hare, rabbit
baklo nf kid(s), baby she-goat(s)
baknan nm finishing , ending
bakteeriya nf bacteria
balafon nm ceiling of planks
of wood
balasa nm prickly pear(s),
Indian fig(s) (Opuntia ficus-indica)
baldi nf bucket
baldunga nm broad bean(s)
balih pp as, like
ballö nf mother-in-law
ballo nm father-in-law
bambulla nf toy, puppet
banaajir nm bracelet(s),
wristlet(s)
banaana nm banana(s)
bandeera nf flag
banka nm bank
(deposit of money)
banthallooni nf trousers
banziin nm petrol
baqhla nf mule(s)
bar nm 1. night 2. age ~
barti-xilla nf night-blindness
barad nm ice, snow
barakä nf 1. blessing, prosperity,
felicity, benediction
2. third brew of coffee
baraka nm uninhabited place
barbare nf capsicum, red pepper,
chilli
barhä nf daughter ~
yi-barhahi-bacla nm my son-in-law
barha nm son ~ yi-barhihi-numa nf
daughter-in-law
barheerha nf thief(s), robber(s)
barheerhite vII to become a thief,
to become a robber
barhishe vII to separate, to divide
barhqaqhaco nf thunderbolt
barhsa nm difference, separation,
division
barid nm small rainy season (lowland)
barii nm neutral, free
barkat nm blessing, prosperity,
felicity, benediction
barkuma nf pillow
barmale nf (of) the same age,
peer group
barnaamij nm programme
barneetha nm hat
baro nf mole (of skin), dot
barolle pt near, beside
barraad nm tea kettle
barre nm 1. Countryside
2. village ~ barri-baabur nf railway train
bartabrha nf midnight
bas! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to cats)
basaaka nf sweetness
basak nm sweet thing
basak-erhxe vIV intr 1. to be sweet
2. to be handsome
basal nm onion(s)
basarö nf awkward, clumsy (female),
an incompetent housewife
basaro nm awkward
basiir nm blind man
basiira nf blind woman
baska nf honey
basö nf past basodde, basolle before,
basoh once, already, early ~
basot-iggida the year before last year
baso1 nm forehead
baso2 pt said when inviting
basodde see basö
basoh see basö
basolle see basö
bathal nm hero
batke nm carcass
baw nf invasion rel to baye, bayshe ~
baxar ya/mabaxxara eighth,
baxxaran kee taman eigthteen
baxuuro nf week
baye vII to be invaded
bayshe vII to invade
beceera nm ox (castrated or not)
beedal nm hyena
beela nm invasion, conquest
beelayshe vII to invade
beelayte vII to be invaded
beeno nf colour
beenoli nm petal
beera nm tomorrow
beetalbo nm unmarried people
beete vII to eat
beexa nm the day after tommorow
beezza/beeda nm substitution,
sacrifice (unto death) ~
beezza/beeda ekke vI to substitute,
to sacrifice oneself (unto death)
Bejja nf Beja
Beleeno nm Bilen
beri beri nm beriberi
betro nf glass
bettiishe vII to give food,
to nourish, to feed
betto nf act of eating ~
bettot-care, bettot-meela nm
restaurant
bexsite vII to surprise,
to amaze
bexso nf wonderful/marvellous/
surprising/amazing thing
beye vII to take, to take away
bicishra nf business, trade
biil nm second-born
biile vII to bleed
biilo nm blood ~ biili-tishshu nf
blood tissue, biili-heeliyo nm
blood circulation, biili-dagna nf anemia ,
biili-garube nm blood coagulation,
biili-filco nm blood group
biisha nf disappearing, disappearance
bikhle nm stinginess
bikishtan nm church
bilaash nm trash
bilca nf elegance
bile vII to appear (of the new moon),
to appear (of the first day of the month)
bilitslits nm glitter, reflection (of things)
bilitslits-erhxe vIV intr to glitter,
to reflect(of things)
biliyon num billion
billikka nf ornament for
bride’s forhead
bilo nf new moon, the first
day of the month
binto nf bridge
bireen nf machine-gun
birra nm beer
birrig nm fright, scare, fear
birriige vII to be frightened,
to be scared
birriigishe vII to frighten,
to scare
birsin nm lentil(s)
birta nm iron, metal
birtaagudda nm grasshopper
bish-erhxe vIV intr to disappear,
to get lost
bishkiletta nf bicycle
bisho nm appearance, colour,
kind
bissiraata nf announcement of
good news/glad tidings
biyaake nf wound, sore
biyaakishe vII to hurt, to wound
biyaakite vII to hurt oneself,
to wound oneself
biyashshiite vII to forget
biyashsho nf forgetfulness
biyassa nm bus station
biyatti nf dish, plate
boddina nf incisor tooth
bohsa nf laziness
bol nm precipice, (sheer)
bola nf flame
bolole vII to blaze up ~ bolola
bololishe vII to light the fire
bololnan nm combustion
boodifa nm last year
bookä nf baldness
booka nm bald person
bool num hundred ~ bool ya num
hundredth, bool sagla ninety
boorha nf flat area, plain
boosh nm glass (for drinking)
booya nf paint
boozo/boodo nf 1. hole 2. den, lair,
burrow
boronle nf bottle(s),
glass drinking-flask(s) berenle
borosho nm anchor
borsa nf bag, case
bosolo nf cartridge (of a bullet)
bothoce vII to split open
boxo nf wood
boxortomon num eighty
boyla nm raid
bub nf shell(s)
budhdhe nm penis
buhto nm brown
buhus nm lazy person
bukalle see buka
bukkuse vII to take by force,
to uproot, to pull out,
to eradicate, to extirpate,
to extract
bukkusnan nm taking by force,
uprooting, pulling out, eradicating,
extirpating, extracting
bullaace nf dust
buluus nm policeman (-men)
bumba nf pump, tap
bunnaahe nf spinach
buqhle nf sprout(s)
burgudda nm young man
burkutta nf kind of bread
burtukhaan nm orange (fruit)
buruuruse vII to winnow
bus nm vagina
busa pt only
bustha nf envelope, post, mail ~
busthat-care nm post office
butur nm piece(s), fragment(s)
buudeena nm container for milk
buufe nf stove for baking bread
buuhute vII to become brown
buule vII to germinate
buulnan nm germination
buun nm coffee
buundhaa nm pestle for
the ‘madagdag’
buure nf soil
buxta nf possession, ownership,
property

Cc

caada nf custom, tradition
caafa nm front part of the neck
caafiyat nm health
caafiyatlë nf healthy person (female)
caafiyatle nm healthy person (male)
caafiyat-le see caafiyat
caafulle nm species of acacia(s) ‘?
Egyptian thorn’, ‘?White-galled acacia,
White whistling thorn’ (?Acacia nilotica ?
Acacia seyal)
caage vII 1. to hope 2. to beg
caagu nm yellow
caaguyna vIII to be yellow
caaguynite vII to become yellow
caaj nm mother-of-pearl
caala nf canes, stalks
caalam1 nm species of plant(s)
caalam2 nf world, planet Earth ~
caalamti-fasle nf continent
caamus nm species of shrub(s) or
small tree(s)
caaqhil nm wise/sage man
caaqhila nf wise/sage woman
caasa nf fish ~ caasat-agaafaf,
caasat-askotta nm fishing
caashir nm 1. chance, opportunity
2. luck, fortune ~ caashirbacla,
caashir-wanna nm lucky man,
caashir-baclä, caashir-wannä nf
lucky woman
caasima nf capital
caawino nf delay
caawishe vII to cause to delay
caawite vII to delay (intr)
caaza nf back, behind ~
caazalle gaxe vII to retreat,
to come back
cabbaas nm sixth brew of coffee
cabo nf lean (meat)
cadaa nm species of shrub(s) or
small tree(s), ‘toothbrush tree’
(Salvadora persica)
cadaaga nf market
cadaare vII to recite poems
cadad nm number
cadale1 nm reproach, rebuke
cadale2 vII to reproach, to rebuke
cadar nm poem, poetry
cadareenä nf poetess
cadareena nm poet
cadarnan nm the recital of a poem,
recitation
Caddi-Khwala nf (city of)
Adi Qwala/Adi Quala
Caddi-Qayyix nm (city of)
Adi Keih/Adi Kaieh/Adi Kaih/Adi Qayeh
caddowe vII to become white
caddoyshe vII 1. to make white
2. to make clear, to specify
cadeeger nm orange (colour)
cadeela nm rainwater
cadeelaw nm barley
cadhdhi nm friend
cadle nm justice
cado vIII to be white rel to caddowe,
caddoyshe, cide1 ~ cado basal nm garlic
cadooxangal nm brain
cadur pt never
caduu nm enemy(-ies)
cafad nm happiness, joy
cafade vII to be happy
Cafar nm Afar
cafra nf name of a muslim
feast celebrated to commemorate
Abraham’s sacrifice
cafur nm type of lizard
cafuu nf excuse, forgiveness
cafuu-erhxe vIV intr to excuse,
to forgive
cafuuka nf excuse, forgiveness~
cafuuka essere vII to apologize
cafuwa nf excuse, forgiveness~
cafuwa essere vII to apologize
cafuwaaka nf excuse, forgiveness
cagab nm crime, guiltiness ~
cagab abe vII to commit a crime
cagab-bacla/cagab-wanna nm guilty,
criminal
cagara nm scab, scabies
caggamsiite vII to ruminate
caggamsiiteenä nf ruminant (female)
caggamsiiteena nm ruminant (male)
caggamta nm rumination
cagum nm canal for irrigation
cagun nm dough, paste (of flour or
meal and liquid)
caguura nm big thing, great thing
cahde nm 1. promise 2. appointment
cajab nm wonderful/marvellous/
surprising/amazing thing
cakale vII to wash oneself,
to have a wash
cakalishe vII to wash
cakalite vII to be washed
cakalso nf bathe, washing (things)
cakana nf try, test, experiment
cako nf spider
calaama nf objective, aim,
goal, end
cale nf 1. kind 2. race
calluume nf large bird(s) of prey,
‘Egyptian vulture’
calma nf monument, statue, pillar
caluwe nm escape, running
camaara nf building, edifice,
infrastructure
camaza nf damage, bad effect
camba nf pod(s), hull(s)
cambaale vII to stay, to wait,
to keep
camburre nf fog
camidda nm forked pole, column
camuule vII to wilt
candal nm species of caper tree(s)
(Capparis tomentosa)
candhiirhe vII to be torn,
to be lacerated
candhiirhishe vII to tear,
to lacerate
candhiirho nm laceration, tear
cange nm enemy
canqar nm uvula
cantura nm colt
canzawä/candawä nf rat, mouse (female)
canzawa/candawa nm rat, mouse (male)
caqhle nm shrewdness,
intelligence, wisdom
car! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to sheep)
cara nf place, area, space
caraamo nm roof caraamom
carab nm arabic, arabian(s)
carabiya nf barrow
caraf nm door (without door-frame)
caran nm sky
carat nm/f bed
carcarto nm border of the fireplace
care1 nm 1. house, room 2. clan,
family ~ cari-bago/cari-garba nm ceiling,
cari-buka nm roof
care2 vII 1. to grow (intr), to grow up
2. to be disgusted, to be bored
cargayna nm chameleon
carha1 nm 1. one side of the lower jaw
2. molar
carha2 nm 1. appeal, appearance, attraction
2. side, faction, team ~
1. carha-mece vIII to be pretty,
to be handsome, carh-uma vIII to be ugly,
2. carhah gaxe vII to lie down
carhaheena nf lying down,
the place to lie down
carhahintima nf lying down,
the place to lie down
carha-mece see carha2
carhamicne nf prettiness,
beauty, handsomeness
from carha2 and micne
carhbanta nf cheek
carhe vII to plait (the hair)
carhiirhoyta nf cheek
carhite vII to plait one’s hair
carhumne nf ugliness from
carha2 and umne
carke nm constant companion,
special friend
carmij nm species of plant(s)
(?Sarcostemma viminale, ?
Sarcostemma andongense)
carmo nm belt
carnan nm 1. growing
2. disgusting
caroora nf snake
carraz/carrad nm being destitute
of adequate clothing,
being poorly dressed
carraze/carrade vII to be destitute
of adequate clothing,
to be poorly dressed
carsa nf small pelt (to sit on)
carsime vII to be brought up,
to be reared
carufe nm rest rel to curfa,
curfen, macrafo, ucrufe,
uscurufe, ussucurrufe
cas! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to goats)
casa vIII to be red
casaala nf bedbug(s)
casaaxaawa nf the red sky
during the sunset
Casab nm (city of) AssaB
casbe nm employment
casbentö nf employee (female)
casbento nm employee (male)
casbishe vII to employ
cashkareyna vIII to be white
and red
cashsho nf grass, cashsho bettam
herbivores
casiini nm naked person rel
to casiino, casno; ~
casiinih gaxe vII to be naked
casiino nm nakedness
casiir nm juice, syrup
caskar nm soldier(s)
casno nm nakedness
caso nf malaria
cassowe vII to become red
cassoyshe vII to make red
catab nm play, sing, dance
catabe vII to play,
to dance, to sing
catir nm chick-pea(s), pea(s)
cawat nm praise
cawate vII to praise
cawayne nm locust(s),
grasshopper(s)
cawda nm threshing-floor
cawle vII to faint
cawna nf groan (of animals)
cawne vII to groan
(intr) (of animals)
cawul nm fainting fit
cay nf ebony, ‘African ebony’
(Diospyros mespiliformis)
caydarruus nm incense
cayig! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to bulls, oxes)
cayna nf kind, type
cayne nm damage, damaging,
unserviceabl/useless/corrupt thing
caynishe vII to render useless,
to make dirty, to throw into disorder
caynite vII to become useless,
to become unserviceable,
to become dirty
cazaab nm suffering, torment,
agony, pain
cazaba nf hunger
cazala nf species of shrub(s)
(Carissa edulis)
cazuuma nf invitation
ceege vII to bend down (intr),
to lean (intr)
ceela nm a well
ceenab nm grape
ceerhö nf rump, buttocks,
bottom ~ ceerhot kurkurre nf buttock
ceerho nm raw/unripe thing(s)
ceero nm type of tick(s) (insect)
ceesaala nf small pelt (to sit on)
cha! pt ‘Go away!’
(said to donkeys) var !a!
chaaqhut nm chick(s)
chiqqa nf mud
cibaada nf worship, adoration, cult
cibdaan nm madness, craziness
cibiddi nf madwoman
cibna nf bride
cibra nf wonderful/marvellous/
surprising/amazing thing
cibri nf boat
cid nm feast
cida nf debt ~ cidat-wanna
nm debtor (male)
cidalë nf debtor (female)
cidale nm debtor (male)
ciddaye vII to lend, to
borrow (money)
cide1 nm whiteness
cide2 vII to throw away
cidme nf invitation
ciidishe vII to celebrate,
to commemorate
ciido nf sheep ciidot-ilo
nf flock (of sheep)
cija nf draw, drawing of lots
cijaaje vII to invent
cijaajeena nm craftsman ,
artisan
cikishe vII to entrust smb
to smb else
cikkishite vII to lean on,
to lean against, to depend on,
to rely on
cikso nf support
cilaagih pt slowly, carefully
cilbo nf maize
cilila nm type of grass
cililishe vII to shout for joy
cililo nf shout for joy,
cheering
cilisha vIII to be heavy,
to be hard
cilla nf fur
cillo nf rust
cillowe vII to become rusty
cilme nm knowledge,
theological knowledge
cilsha nf weight, being heavy
cimna/cibna nf bride
cinde nf sand
cindha vIII to be small,
to be young ~
cindha sambat nm Saturday
cindhaaferat nf little finger from
cindha and fera
cindhaane nm 1. smallness
2. youth, childhood
cindhaatih pt slowly
cindham nm children, sons
cindhamaso nm youth, childhood
cindhamasottä f young person
(female)
cindhookä nf child (female),
girl
cindhooka nm child (male),
boy
cingiro nf bark (of plants)
cirfe nm levelling lever
(of the plough)
cirhe1 nm pretty/handsome person
, beauty, shape (of things and animals)
cirhe2 nm grace (mercy of God)
cise nm redness
citro nf pot(s)
citta nm buttermilk, curd
ciyyo nf work, activity
codhdhite vII to crowd, to pile up
codhdho nf crowd, pile
cofnan nm panting, breathlessness
cokar nm excrements (of animals)
cokka nf ear ~ cokka waye vII
to be deaf, cokkat-cureena nf ear lobe
cokkamalë nf deaf person (female)
cokkamale nm deaf person (male)
cooda nm Greater kudu
(Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
coofe vII to gasp, to pant
coola nf dust storm, whirlwind
coona nf ruin
cubud nm madman
cuduf nm refuse, garbage, compost
cule vII to pour
cullu nm foal(s), colt(s)
culnan nm pouring
culul nm famine, lack of food
culuum nm science
cumaama nf turban
cumbulluk nm species of plant(s)
(?Solanum campylacanthum)
cumre nm age
cumute nm throat ~
cumuti-laxuu nm diphtheria
cundugule vII to be sleepy,
to be drowsy
cunga nm doum palm(s)
(Hyphaene thebaica =
H. dankaliensis)
cunuune vII to bend down
(intr), to lean (intr)
cunwaan nm address
cure vII to bear, to endure, to resist
cur-erhxe vIV intr to be sour
curfa nf chapter
curfen nm rest
curmuse vII to hole
curtaw nm resistance, endurance
curum nf small hole(s)
cusaabe nf newness, novelty
cusuba vIII to be new
cuud nm incense
cuuka nm cargo, load ~
cuuka oobishe/ cuuka ulluse vII
to unload, to put down (a load)
cuure1 nf aloe (Aloe macrocarpa)
cuure2 nf sourness
cuurhe nf cheek

Dd

daabbä nf stupid, dull (female)
daabba nm stupid, dull (male)
daacaynä nf old person or
animal (female)
daacayna nm old person or
animal (male)
daacaynino nm ageing
daaniyä nf judge (female)
daaniya nm judge (male)
daasa nf kind of traditional house
dabangare nf shade
dabbaal nm disrespectful,
irreverent
dabbat nm silt
dabeela nm he-goat, male goat
dabre nm church
dabule nm 1. disrespect,
irreverence 2. rashness
daftar nm exercise-book,
notebook
dagar nm hair
dagge nf 1. fence 2. bracket
daggowe vII to become few,
to become little
dagna nf a little bit, smallness
dago vIII to be few, to be little ~
dago limo nf cheap thing
dagoori nf animal with much fur
(female)
dagor nm animal with much fur
(male)
dagudde nf container for milk
just milked
dagusatto m (seed/grain)
dagussa nm type of cereal(s),
‘Finger millet, Small millet’
(Eleusine corocana)
dagxa nf kind of porridge
dahab nm gold
dahaye vII to call
dakano nm elephant ~
dakani-iko nf ivory
dalale vII to liquefy, to melt
dalalso nf liquefying, melting
dalam nm bush
dallaala nm mediator, middle man
dallat nf umbrella
dambar nm forehead
dannux nm acne
daqhiiqha nf minute (time)
daraja nf rank, step, level,
degree, stage, grade
daranka nf ear lobe
darasa nm student(s)
darat nm boundary,
border, frontier
darib nm footprint, track
dariiro nm type of sorghum
daro nf fruit(s), seed(s)
of the fruits
darrac nm disappointment
darracishe vII to disappoint
darracite vII to be disappointed
darse nm lesson rel to darasa
darur nm cloud(s)
dat farfare/barbare see data
dat inti see data
dat ufuca see data
data vIII to be black, ditë ~
dat farfare/barbare nf black pepper
dataaxorh nm species of tree(s)
(Dovyalis abyssinica)
datala nf type of snake
dattowe vII to become black
dattoyshe vII 1. to make black
2. to calumniate, to slander
dawan nm bell
daw-erhxe vIV intr 1. to stand,
to stand up, to get up 2. to stop
debuub nm south ~
Debuub-Ameerika nf South America
Debuub-Ameerika see debuub
deebina nm species of shrub(s)
(Cadaba farinosa)
deece vII to call
deecera nf internal thigh pl deecerar m ~
deecerat-lafa nf femur
deecime vII to call, to be called
deeco nf call, calling
deedi nf cranium, skull cf amot-xanxanta,
karhkadhdhe, xanxanta
deese vII 1. to keep out,
don’t permit to enter, to stop,
to block 2. to protect
deeseena nm 1. defender
2. ring used to block the ‘mazwar’
deeso nf 1. stop, check point
2. defense
deheye vII to give back
deheynan nm giving back
Deqqemaxaare nf (city of)
Dekemhare
derejja nf fourth brew of coffee
dessa vIII to be opaque
dessiime vII to forbid
dhaa nm stone(s)
dhaace vII 1. to beg 2. to bless
dhaacime vII to beg, to appeal
dhaaco nf blessing
dhaafi nf teff (Eragrostis tef)
dhaama nf buying
dhaame vII to buy
dhaarhe vII to intend
dhaarhite vII to have not eaten
dhaawe vII to make sound
dhaaweena nm consonant
dhaawisheena nm vowel
dhaban nm cheek
dhacam nm taste
dhacame vII to taste
dhacammucus nm nectar
dhacamto nf snack
dhaceena nm rope used
by women for tying sth on the back
dhacmiishe vII to give to taste,
to give to eat something
dhadhdhab nm proximity, vicinity,
side
dhagan until, till
dhage1 nf allotment (for cultivation),
farmland, kitchen-garden
dhage2 vII 1. to touch 2. to taste
dhagishe vII to give to taste,
to give to eat something
dhagnan nm touching
dhagso nf 1. Touch
2. taste, the thing that I give to taste
3. few money that I give
dhaguuma nm penis
dhala nm birth
dhale vII to bear, to give birth to
dhalishe vII to cause to give birth,
to cause to bear, to generate,
to reproduce (tr)
dhamaxe vII to become cool,
to become cold
dhambaaku nf stigma
dhame vII to be melted,
to be dissolved
dhamishe vII to melt,
to dissolve
dhamto nf sense, feeling
dhamxa nf coolness, chilliness,
coldness
dhamxina vIII to be cool, to be cold
dhamxishe vII to cool
dharh nm having not eaten
dharhaa nm leaf (leaves), leafage
dhashsha nm animal that is
sacrified at a funeral and
eaten by the people who
helped for the burial
dhasko nf butter (before boiling),
butter for hair
dhaso nm pelvis
dhaw nm sound, voice, speech ~
dhawtisanduqh nm larynx,
voice-box
dhawo nm going for a day
without water (of animal stock)
dhawrhe vII to take care of,
to look after, to preserve,
to guard, to defende
dhawrheenä nf guard (female)
dhawrheena nm 1. guard,
watchman
2. headrest for men
dhawrho nf difense, guard
dhaxiine nm morning
dhaye vIII to be near, to be early
dhayenta nf approaching
dhayi nf unsatisfaction
dhayih recently
dhayih see dhaye
dhaylä nf newborn animal (female)
dhayla nm newborn animal (male) ~
dhayli-iko nm milk-tooth
dhayte vII to be unsatisfied
dhedhdhan nm 1. longness, length
2. height
dheerha vIII 1. to be long
2. to be tall
dheh pt early, soon, urgently
dherhgurat nf goitre (goiter)
dhexeena nf grainding, milling
dhiba nf fighting, war, battle,
struggle
dhibbaye vII to fight, to wage
dhibrho nm 1. catching, hold
2. volume 3. index, table of contents
dhic nm skill, ability, possibility
dhifo nm jewellery, ornaments
dhiglo nm milking
dhiice vII 1. to be able, can
2. to have enough
dhiicime vII to be possible
dhiimo nf tear
dhiine vII to sleep
dhiirhac nm rock
dhiishinna nf guarantee,
guaranty
dhiite vII to choke (intr),
to be blocked up by food
(in the throat)
dhiiwa nf oath
dhiiwite vII to swear,
to take the oath
dhimmiyo nf drop
dhin nm sleep
dhintima nf couch
(the place where someone sleep on)
dhirhiye vII 1. to send
2. to set free
dhish nm guarantor
dhishe vII to establish,
to found
dhishshimnan nm establishment,
foundation
dhiyo nf choke, food blocked
(in the throat)
dhongol nm echo
dhorhcina nf hoof
dhowe vII to suck on
(the milk of the breast/udder)
dhoynä nf 1. sucker (female)
2. silly person (female)
dhoyna nm 1. sucker (male)
2. silly person (male)
dhoynan nm sucking on
(the milk of the breast/udder)
dhoyshe vII to breast-feed
dhoysheenä nf mammal (female)
dhoysheena nm mammal
(male)
dhume vII to set (of the sun),
to grow dark
dhumuse vII to darken,
to obscure
dhuune vII to smother (a fire)
dhuurhe nf ant(s) ~
dhuurhe qaca nm tse-tse fly(flies)
dibbi nm bear
dibishbish nm dimness, dimning
dibishbish-erhxe vIV intr
to be dimmed, to dim
dibne nf 1. chin 2. beard ~
dibnet-dagar nm beard
didde nm contrary, opposite
diddeh see didde
difeena nf seat, chair
difeye vII to sit down
difteeriya nm diphtheria
diga nf stick
digdiganle nm species of shrub(s)
(Otostegia integrifolia)
diggam nm second brew of coffee
digir nm play, sing, dance
digire vII to play, to dance, to sing
dihimhim nm dimness, dimming
dihimhim-erhxe vIV intr
to be dimmed, to dim
diin nm religion ~ diin-bacla/diin-wana nm
religious/spiritual person (male)
diin-baclä/diin-wannä nf religious/
spiritual person (female)
diiror nm back (part of the body)
dik nm village, place of birth,
country,
nation, family
dikshineeri nm dictionary,
vocabulary
dimbi nf sweat
dimbiihe vII to perspire,
to sweat
dimiima nf light shower
dimiimishe vII to rain (light shower)
dingil nf girl, young unmarried woman
dinnish nm potato(es)
dir! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to cows)
diraasa nf learning
dirar nm supper, dinnerpl diror
diriirige vII to spin
diriirigite vII to feel dizzy
diriirigo nf rotation, dizzy
diriirigotta nm circle
dishti nm pan
ditë nf darkness
dite nm blackness
diwa nf medicine
doktor nm doctor
doola nf 1. government
2. nation
doolab nm deceit, deception
doolabe vII to deceive
doora nm drinking-trough
(place where the animals drink)
doore vII to select, to choose,
to prefer, to vote
dooro nf vote, election, choice
dor-ho nf chicken, cock, hen
dornan nm voting, electing,
choosing
dorona nf dust
dubba nf type of pumpkin(s)
dudco nf attack, assalt, raid,
offensive, strike
dudduba nm bulge,
protuberance, swelling
duddube vII to be swell,
to be bulge
dudub nm plain, flat land
duduce vII to confront,
to attack, to strike
dufla nf fight, struggle
duflal nm exercise,
problem (mat)
dufuwe vII to push
dugre nm ploughshare
duhe vII to consider,
to take in consideration,
to realize, to become aware of,
to notice
duhnan nm awarness,
consciousness
duhsus nm reminding,
consideration
duhsuuse vII to remind
duka nf loam
dukka nf stool
dukkan nm shop
dulaase nf thickness,
stoutness
dulusa vIII to be thick,
to be stout
duma nf rock
dumdaama nf blunting
dumdaame nf bluntness
dumdaamina vIII to be blunt,
to be not sharp
dumdam nm blunt,
not sharp thing
dummu nf cat(s)
durguma nf trachea,
windpipe
durkukit nf step
durre nm disease
durruc nm threadbare
cloth(es)
durut nm calf (calves)
duruus nm learning,
studying
duube nm den, lair,
burrow
duudä nf fool/stupid person
(female)
duuda nm fool/stupid
person (male)

Ee

e vI to say
edebbe vI to give back
edee vI to go, to walk
edhdheerhe vI to be far from
eebexe vI to sell
eecete vI to step on,
to tread on, to walk,
to continue
eedece vI to be pregnant
(of animals)
eefece vI to give water to,
to water, to irrigate
eeleme vI 1. to confess,
to admit to 2. to weave
eelle vI to have, to be in
possession of, to get
eemene vI to believe,
to trust, to admit to,
to confess
eemere vI to command
, to order
eerhege vI to know,
to be familiar with,
to realize, to recognize
eerre vI to load
eexete vI to chew
eezeze vI to command,
to order
egeeceze vI to transfer
oneself, to move
egeelebe vI to ride
egeerece vI 1. to cut, to
divide, to saw 2. to cross
egerina vIII to be yellow
egerto nm yellow
eggerre vI to shelter
(from the rain) (tr)
ekette vI 1. to gather together,
to meet (intr)
2. to arrive safe and without
being lost
ekeye vI to fence in,
to enclose
ekkal nm thought, imagination,
supposition, assumption
ekke vI to be, to become,
to happen
ekkele vI to think that,
to imagine that, to suppose that
ekkolojji nm ecology
elee vI 1. to get lost
2. to be misled, to be mistaken
elleeze vI to shave oneself
emce vI to become good,
to improve
emcel nm ageing
emcelle vI to age, to become old
emeete vI to come
emege vI tr to fill
emfeere vI to breed (intr)
emlelekke vI to be mistaken,
to mistake (intr)
emmeceeceze/emmeceecede vI to stretch
oneself
emmeezene vI to weigh oneself
emmenge vI to be multiplicated
emmeseesele vI to agree (intr),
to fit (intr), to coincide, to seem
emneeberre vI to survive
emrocoocoze vI to stretch oneself
emseene vI to agree (intr),
to fit (intr), to coincide
emsemeemece vI to agree (intr),
to fit (intr), to coincide
emsheeqhele vI to be anxious,
to be worried
emweesebe vI to intermarry
(to marry people of different clans)
emzeegexe vI to quarrel
endedebbe vI to turn upside-down,
to overturn
endedeedebbe vI to roll (intr),
to tumble (intr)
endeewe vI to be medicated,
to be treated medically
endhewwe vI to approach,
to go near, to get closer
enebe vI to grow (intr),
to grow up
eneye vI to flay, to slaughter,
to butcher
engeece vI to fight
engele vI to unite (intr),
to come together
enkeexede vI to do not admit own guilt,
to do not bow to the facts
enzeewere vI to promenade,
to walk (for refreshment,
for fun, etc.), to wander about
eqheese vI to measure the lenght of sth
eqheeweme vI to oppose, to rebel
eray nm fat
erde vI to run
ereeqhebe vI to control, to supervise
erekkaso nm the day before yesterday
eremmax nm the day before yesterday
Eretriya nf Eritrea
erhedhdho1 nm preamble, introduction
erhedhdho2 num first
erheerhe vI to become long,
to become tall
erherh nm the first, beginning rel to
erhedhdho1, erhedhdho2, erherha,
erherhe, erherhishe, erherhishnan; !
erherh-tiya see the separate entry
erherha nf extremity, tip pl erhorh
erherhe vII to begin, to start
erherhishnan nm starting, beginning
erherh-tiya num first from erherh
and tiya
erhxe vI to say
Erobba nf Europe
eseemexe vI to forgive
esgeeceze vI to transfer (tr)
esgeegelle vI to mix and stir,
to mix thoroughly together
esgelle vI to mix
eshshe vI to better, to improve,
to make progress to get better
eskeere vI to rent, to hire
eskette vI to gather, to collect (tr)
esseece vI to escape
essere vII to ask, to request
esserime vII to be held responsible,
to be asked for a proof as a witness
essero nf question
esxeedere vI to arrange (tr),
to put in order, to place,
to put in a safe place
esxesse vI to indicate, to point to,
to show, to signify, to inform
eterite vII to say a slogan,
to say a motto
etero nf slogan, motto
eththeecese vI to regret
eththeehere vI to purify oneself,
to wash oneself
etteelee vI to eat, to feed (intr)
ewce vI to go out
exeesebe vI 1. to think, to consider
2. to count (in the mind)
eybeereke vI to bless
eydeewe vI to medicate
eyfeere vI to breed (tr)
eylee vI 1. to lose 2. to eliminate
eylelee vI 1. to spend 2. to spoof
3. to mislead
eylelekke vI to mislead,
to cause to err
eymeece vI to repair, to mend,
to adjust, to organize
eymeezene vI to weigh,
to balance
eymenge vI to multiply
eymexeedere vI to administer
eynebe vI to cause to grow,
o adopt (a child), to respect
eyrheerhe vI to lengthen
eyseelexe vI to reconcile,
to facilitate
eyteelee vI to nourish, to feed (tr)
eytheehere vI 1. to purify,
to sterilize, to disinfect
2. to circumcise
eyweesebe vI to marry a person
of a different clan, to interbreeded
eyweesele vI to continue
ezceera nf species of tree(s)
‘Arrow poison tree,
Poison-arrow tree’ (Acokanthera schimperi)
ezcerto m (seed/fruit)
ezeekere vI to study

Ff

faadib nm brave
faahim nm intelligent (male)
faahima nf intelligent (female)
faajoli nf beans
faake vII to open (tr)
faanus nm lantern, lamp
faareena nm container used
for giving milk to children
faas nm hatchet, axe
faax nf disorder, disarray
faax-erhxe vIV intr to disperse
(intr), to scatter (intr),
to separate from
faayida nf income, profit, gain,
yield, advantage var fayda; ~
faayida-hina vIII to be useless,
faayida-le vIII to be useful cf kasbe,
maksab, nafaaca
faayida-hina see faayida
faayida-le see faayida
fabrikka nf factory
fadhdhitime vII to be necessary
fahaama nf understanding
fahme nm understanding
fakara nf boast
fakkarowe vII to boast
fakkite vII to open
fakkot nm opening
faknan nm opening
fakune nf turn, turning
falo nf boast
fan nm middle, center,
fanadde between, among;
fanah to, towards, until;
fanko through ~ fanti-bacla/fanti-tiya nm
mediator (male), fanti-baclä/fanti-tiyä
nf mediator (female)
fanadde see fan
fanah see fan
fanko see fan
fanthar thar nm wriggle
fanthar thar-erhxe vIV intr
to wriggle (intr)
fanti-ferat nf ring-finger
faqhiir nm poor man
faqhiira nf poor woman
faqhra nf paragraph
faraace vII to dig, to hoe
faraaceena nm hoer (male)
faraaceenä1 nf hoer (female)
faraaco nf diging, hoeing
faraaday nm judge
faras nm horse
fare vII to send
farfare nf capsicum, red pepper, chilli
farhe vII to want, to need
farhi nf desire, wish, will, need
farhiico nm nectar
farhnan nm will, being in need
farhshiishe vII to have smb sought,
to cause to look for
farhshishshä nf interesting/important/
useful thing m farhshishsha
farhshishsha nm interesting/
important/useful thing
farhurh nm a person with a
space between teeth
farhuurho nf space between teeth
fariiqh nm team
farketta nf fork
farnello nf cooking stove
farriime vII to send
farrimto nf message
farto nf message
fartottä nf messenger (female)
fartotta nm messenger (male)
farxe nm happiness, joy, felicity
fasle nm 1. class (of school)
2. class, category
fate vII to dig
fateena nf mattock, hoe
fathri-cid nm feast for the
end of the Ramadan (Id-al-fatr)
fatnan nm diging
fattasha nf check-point
faxam nm charcoal
faxe vII to boil (intr)
faxnan nm boiling
faxso nm boiled grain
fenqac nm 1. crack 2. ravine
fera nf finger ~ ferarle manka nf fork
, ferarti-lafa nf phalange
ferma nf signature
ferranto nm ring
fersim nm hyphen(s), line(s)
fertoh pt in particular, especially
fida nm repayment, refund,
giving back, restitution, substitution
fidaane nf wideness, width,
area (mat)
fidbe nm braveness, bravery,
courage
fidda nf silver
fidina vIII to be wide, to be large
fiim nm sweep
fiinan nm sweeping
fiirishe vII to score a line,
to split open
fiitsa nf whistle (the sound),
hiss
fijjan nm coffee cup
filcite vII to group
filco nm group; ~
filcoh-gaxe vII to group
file vII to comb
fileena nm comb
filet nm difference, division,
separation
filite vII to comb one’s hair,
to dress one’s hair
filla nm neck
finistira nf window
fiqhre nm poverty, poorness
firaash nm mattress
firde nm judgement
fire1 nf 1. seeds of the fruits
2. descendants (of a clan)
fire2 vII to fly
fireeno nm brake
firiirixe vII to fly
firiya vIII to be fertile
firnan nm fly, flight
fiska nf whistle
fittix nm 1. untieing, liberation
2. divorce
fiyak nf 1. empty 2. naked
fiye vII to sweep ; ~
fiita-tiyä nf road-sweeper,
street-cleaner (female) fiya-tiya
nm road-sweeper,street-cleaner (male)
fiyeena nm broom
folloxa nf spring (of water),
source, fountain
folo nf bread
foorhiye vII to whistle
foorhiyo nf whistle (the sound),
hiss rel to foorhiye
fooro nm rise, upward slope!
fooroh/forolle uphill
fooroh see fooro
footha nf loin-cloth
(for male or female)
fordishe vII to store
forolle see fooro
forxatentä nf funny person,
rollicking fellow (female)
forxatenta nm funny person,
rollicking fellow (male)
forxatite vII to be a funny person,
to be a rollicking fellow
fosfores nm phosphorus
foyya nf emptiness, nothing,
zero! foyyah free of charge,
without nothing), foyyak
1. empty, without 2. naked
foyyah see foyya
foyyak see foyya
foyyayshe vII to empty
Fugo nm God cf Rabbi, Yalla
fugto nf kiss
fugute vII to kiss
furda nf store
fursa nf transhumance
(seasonal moving of the livestock)
to the highland
furtä nf rat, mouse (female)
furta nm rat, mouse (male)
furuse vII to do the transhumance
(seasonal moving of the livestock)
to the highland
fuuf-erhxe vIV intr to blow
fuul nm 1. peanuts 2. meal with beans

Gg

gaab yoh isho! see gaab-erhxe
gaabbaa nf type of snake
gaab-erhxe vIV intr to delay (intr),
to wait, to stay tr gaab-ishe
to delay (tr), ~ gaab yoh isho!
pt thanks, thank you
gaabo nf type of pumpkin(s)/gourd(s)
gaafä nf 1. gap in teeth where
a tooth is missing 2. splinter
gaafa nm 1. toothless person (male)
2. splintering
gaafayti nf toothless person (female)
gaala nm camel(s)
gaalayarhiggil nm dragonfly
gaaz nm gas
gaba nf 1. hand 2. arm pl gabub ~
gaba oxoye vI 1. to surrender (intr)
2. to clasp the hand
gabalace vII to do fast, to hurry
(in a manual labour)
gabalacishe vII to warm one’
hands (in front of a fire)
gaballacna nf hurry (in the manual
labour) from gaba and lacna
gaban nm crime
gabbaace vII to repeat
gabbabbaace vII to be frequent
gabbabbaaceh see gabbabbaace
gabbabbac nm fequency
gabbac nm repetition, revision
gabbar nm 1. peasant(s)
2. a married person who has the right
to receive a parcel of land for
cultivating it
gabbuurhala nf type of lizard
gabo nm direction, towards!
gabolle towards
gabolle see gabo
gabto nm Dorcas gazelle
(Gazella dorcas)
gacaz nm transfer, removal,
moving, journey
gadana nm courtyard, farmyard
gadda nm wealth, richness
gaddaalë nf rich woman
gaddaale nm rich man
gaddaalite vII to become rich
gade nm wadi
gadigimam nm river-bank
gafafa nm gathering, picking up
gafan nm levee
gahre nf unawareness, surprise
gahrite vII to be unaware
galac nm species of shrub(s)
‘Apple of Sodom, Dead Sea
fruit, Dead Sea apple’
(Calotropis procera)
galadda nm wooden plate
for the ‘dagxa’
galba nf cave
gale1 nm inferiority, low place,
inferior part, underneath
gale2 nm wing pl galil m ~
gali-dagar nm feather
gale3 nm womb, lap
gallaaba nf lorry, truck
gallacishe vII to make feel cold
gallacite vII to feel cold
gallaco nf coldness (climate)
galle nm 1. rest, the others
2. companions, colleagues
galooda nf knife
gamad nm lid
gamal nf pole, beam,
support (for the ‘naxsa’)
gamaro nf species of acacia(s)
(Acacia orfota = Acacia nubica)
game vII to descend, to slope down
gamid nm piece(s) of cloth
gamnan nm overturning
gamo nm unawareness, surprise!
gamooko suddenly
gamooko see gamo
ganga nf twins
ganna nf cold season in the
highlands
gantah pt also, even
gar nm blood money (money paid
in compensation to the family
of someone who has been killed
garaa nm meeting
garab nm forest
garace vII to steal, to rob
garaye1 nm communication,
meeting
garaye2 vII to meet (in the way),
to meet (for discussion)
garbä nf belly, stomach
garba nm 1. surface 2. page
garca nf steal
garceenä nf thief (female)
garceena nm thief (male)
gargeere vII to save, to rescue,
to aid
gargeereenä nf saviour/savior,
helper (female)
gargeereena nm saviour/savior,
helper (male)
garger nm salvation, aid, rescue
garo ind some, part
garsa nm species of shrub(s)
(Dobera glabra)
garube nm curd
garuuzinna nf slavery
garuz nm slave(s)
gashsha nf horn
gawwux nm jackal(s)
gaxe vII 1. to return to, to turn (intr)
2. to get into a place, to enter
gaxnan nm turning, coming back,
returning
gaxoyta nm turn, turning
gaxtoytä nf inferior/subordinate
person (female)
gaxtoyta nm inferior/subordinate
person (male)
gaybe nm jar
gaza nm face
gazagazah pt in particular,
especially
gazzaara nm butcher
gedda pt when, if
gedeefo nm murder, assassination,
killing
gedeme vII to be sterile
gedmë nf sterile woman
gedme nm sterile man
geerä nf tail
geera nm loin
geeso nf species of shrub(s) or
small tree(s), buckthorn
(Rhamnus prinoides,
R. staddo)
ger nm low place, inferior part,
underneath
gereeco nm cutting
gerena nm species of fig tree(s)
(Ficus thonningii)
gerha nm stranger(s), guest(s)
gerhe vII to walk, to travel
gerho nf walk, excursion, journey, trip
gerwaana nf box, big tin, big can
geye vII 1. to find, to get
2. to obtain, to retrieve
3. to discover 4. to face
geyinnan see geye
geytimnan nm communication
geyto ! geyinnan every, all
geyto nf 1. finding, discovery
2. richness 3. table of contents,
index, content
gibre nm bill, tax, rate
gica nf fighting, violence, roughness
giczim nm sausage
gidaacish nm chickenpox
gidac nm dung, soft manure
gidcat nm problem, trouble
rel to gidcatishe, gidcatite
gidcatite vII to be in trouble,
to have problems
gide nf due, one’s due ~
gidet-xaznan nm slice, portion
gidfan nm murdering, killing
gidfo nm murder, assassination,
killing
gidgido nf partition wall
(of traditional houses)
gidlo nm breaking
giifo nf gradient, uphill
giije nf death
giilal nm harvest’s season
giirise vII to swim
gile nm thumb, toe
gili nm gill
gilite vII to scatter (intr),
to escape
gilix nm fear, cowardice,
cowardliness ~ gilix-le vIII to
be coward, to be frightened
gilixe vII to become very frightened
gilix-le see gilix
gilxishe vII to make frightened
gimam nm 1. shore 2. edge
gimbot nf May
gina nm colour, appearance
Gindac nm (city of) Ghinda
gine vII to build, to make, to produce
gira nf fire
girco nm cutting
gis! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to dogs)
giz-at nm colony, colonialism
goble nf type of snake
godobo nm foreigner(s), tourist(s)
gol! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to rams)
golö nf gorge
golo nm curtain
gombö nf tuft (of hair), tuft
gombo nm boy
gombod nm ashes
gomma nf 1. tire/tyre(s)
2. plastic, rubber
gommoyishnan nm fertilization
gommoyshe vII to fertilize
gomod nm kind of stick
gomoo nm excrement (of animal),
fertilizer, manure
gomorh nm 1. stump
2. bottom, extremity
gonfoyshe vII to wound
by crushing the foot
gonfoyte vII to be wounded
by crushing the foot
gonna nm 1. den, lair, burrow
2. blind person
goobay nf tortoise
goobe nm shield
goomadhdhe nf 1. storm,
tempest 2. wave
goorare nf pharynx
goorishe vII to accompany
gooriya nf ostrich(es)
gooxo nf women’s room in
the ‘naxsa’, fireplace in the
women’s room
gor nm escort, companion
gorax nm shrewd person
goron nm searching, seeking,
looking for
goronishe vII to look for,
to search
gorxe nm shrewdness
goshshe nm thinning
out (seedlings)
goson nm cold (illness)
gozomo nf machete, adze
guba nm bottom, low place,
inferior part, underneath
gubal-erhxe vIV intr to
descend, to go down
gubnä nf widow
gubna nm widower
gubul nm lung(s)
gucur nm chock(s), wedge(s)
(of stone)
gudac nm joke
guddä nf 1. hump, hunch
2. plateau
gudda nm hunchbacked (male)
guddayti nf hunchbacked (female)
guddus nm completion of a task
consignment, delivery
gudduuse vII to complete a
task, to reach, to arrive at destination, to deliver
gufaa nm young unmarried man
gufe vII 1. to arrive, to reach
2. to visit 3. to mature
gufnan nm 1. arrival 2. visit
3. maturity
guftaane nf visit (after the funeral)
gullushsha nf support for pot
gulub nm knee pl guluuba ~
gulubuh-gaxe vII to kneel
gululluube vII to kneel
gumaare nm hippopotamus(es)
gumfuuse vII to wound by
crushing the foot
gumfuute vII to be wounded
by crushing the foot
gummaade nf fist
gumnä nf widow
gumna nm widower
gunde nm log, trunk
(of tree), stem
gurä nf left hand
gura1 nm left (side)
gura2 nm left-handed (male)
gurayti nf left-handed (female)
gure vII to want, to need
gurguma nf trachea
gurnan nm will, being in need
gurungurit nm goitre/goiter
guula nf hessian blanket
used by women
guuma nf type of large bird(s)
of prey (?Gyps rüppellii)
guz guz nm protection for
the shoulder when something
is carring
guzze nm fraction, part,
portion (of meat)

Hh

haasawa nf conversation, chat
haasawe vII to converse, to discuss
haboobal nm dust storm, whirlwind
habub nm big male baboon(s)
hadaana nm hunter
hadane1 nm hunting
hadane2 vII 1. to hunt
2. to send away
haddiige vII to send
haffa nf vapour, steam,
evaporation
hal! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to camels)
haleele vII to reach and to pick up
hambereere vII to covet, to aspire
hambereero nm coveting, ambition
hamme nm shrewdness,
intelligence, wisdom
hammishe vII to reason
hammite vII to be concentrated
hanza nf kind of bread
harem nm pyramid
harra nm breath
harrishe vII to breathe
harrishnan nm respiration
harur nm 1. heat, hotness
2. thirsty
harurute vII 1. to feel hot
2. to be thirsty
hawaa nf atmosphere, air
haw-erhxe vIV intr to go
away tr haw-ishe to take away, to remove
hay! pt ‘Get moving!’
haye vII to put, to put on
hayya! pt ‘Come on!’, ‘Let’s go!’
hebela ind someone, so-and-so
heeliyo nm walking around,
roaming about, rotation
hekela ind someone, so-and-so
hel-erhxe vIV intr to walk,
to move, to wander about
hido pt or
higgida vIII to seem to be, to be like
hin! pt ‘Take it! There! Here you are!’
hina vIII to be without, not to be!
hinnim without
hinnim see hina
hirgiime vII to be attracted,
to be pulled
hirgo nf pulling, gravity, attraction
hiriige vII to pull, to drag (along)
his! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to kids)
hodom nm big or deep hole, cavity
hoori nf canoe
horora nm den, lair, burrow
horra nf type of dance,
accompanied by singing,
executed by men at a wedding
horrishe vII to execute the ‘horra’
hujuum nm attack, assalt,
raid, offensive, strike
huruf nm greedy, vulture (person)

Ii

iba nm foot, leg ~ ibi-cara nf foot
ibal pt so
ibalace vII to hurry (in walking),
to step out
iballacna nf hurry (in walking)
from iba and lacna
ibbirhe vI 1. to hold, to keep,
to arrest, to catch 2. to receive (intr)
~ yol mabbarhin I’m sorry! forgive me!
ibhige vI to be happy, to be glad,
to be joyful
ibiddile vI to change
ibissire vI to announce good news
ibittine vI to spread
ibkhile vI to be stingy
ibra nf needle pl ibor ~ ibra mude
vII to inject
ibrayshe vII to relay, to relieve,
to spell (to release smb from duty
by taking their place)
ibre nm turn, shift
ibrhiye vI to separate, to isolate
ibrike vI to kneel (of camel),
to settle down
icbide vI to be mad, to be crazy
icdire vI to be discouraged,
to be demoralized
icikkine vI to try, to test,
to tempt
icimmize vI to damage,
to hurt
icizzibe vI to cause to suffer
, to make difficult for,
to waste smb’s time, to punish in hell
icizzime vI to invite
iclishe vI to become heavy
icrhiye vI to deviate
ictite vI 1. to become sour
2. to curdle
idbile vI 1. to be disrespectful,
to be irreverent 2. to be rash
iddirire vI to eat supper/dinner
idhdha ind manner, quantity,
amount! idhdhah instead of,
substitute of
idhdhite vII to spy
idhdhiteenä nf spy, explorer (female)
idhdhiteena nm spy, explorer (male)
idhdho nf espionage
ifaaf nm opening, doorway
ifaare vII 1. to go out to work
(in the field, in the bush, etc.)
2. to undertake an expedition
ifanih pt early, soon, urgently
ifayto nm container for yoghurt
and milk
ifdibe vI to brave, to be coraugeous
ifdiye vI to repay a debt,
to give back,
to substitute
ife vII to give light, to illuminate
to shine
ifee nm opening, doorway
iffoyshe vII to light (a lamp),
to switch on (a light)
ifhime vI to understand
ifiddine vI to become wide
ifinfine vI to be repulsive
to sth or to smb
ifishe vII to light (a lamp),
to switch on (a light)
ifittishe vI to inspect,
to investigate
ifo nm light rel to ife ~
ifo-le vIII to be bright,
to be brilliant
ifqire vI to become poor
ifride vI to judge
ifrime vI to sign
ifrixe vI to be happy, to enjoy
ifriye vI to reproduce (intr)
iftixe vI 1. to untie, to free,
to undo 2. to divorce
igdife vI to kill
igdile vI to break
iggida nm year
igiilite vII to swim
igiilo nm swim, swimming
igil nm lake
igirh nm scorpion
igizzire vI to slaughter,
to butcher
igraabo nf species of tree(s)
(Boscia salicifolia)
igribe vI 1. to freeze, to congea
l 2. to coagulate
igrice vI 1. to cut, to divide,
to saw 2. to cross
igziye vI 1. to rule over,
to dominate, to colonize
2. to punish (animal)
ihjime vI to attack, to assalt
i-iwwije vI to declare
ijaaza nf vacation
ikbire vI 1. to be glorified
/honoured/respected/celebrated
2. to be expensive
ikfile vI to pay
ikhzine vI to store
ikkitiye vI 1. to knot 2. to be ready
iklibe vI to bend (tr), to bend again
, to fold, to turn over
iklithe vI to wrong, to make a
mistake
ikmile vI to be completed,
to be concluded
iko nf tooth ~ ikot-cayne/ikot-masxe
nm decayed tooth
ikshife vI 1. to spy, to control
2. to examine medically
iksibe vI to make a profit, to gain
iksise vI to accuse, to charge
ikxine vI to like, to desire,
to fall in love
ilaace vII to despise
ilaale vII to wait
ilac nm despising, contempt,
scorning, disdain
ilal nm waiting
ilaw nm grain, corn, cereal(s)
iliishe vII to engage for marriage,
to betroth
ilike vI to send, to send messages
ililite vII to stutter, to stammer
ilillige vI 1. to become sharp
2. to become keen (of things and person),
to become perspicacious
ililo nf stuttering, stutter, stammering,
stammer ~ ililo-le vIII to be dumb,
to be stutterer, to be stammerer
ililo-le see ililo
ilimmitse vI to paint (walls)
iliqhliqhe vI to paint (walls)
iliyas nm fifth brew of coffee
illa nf 1. natural spring
2. soreness due to the rubbing of
a pack/rope (of animals)
illiishe vII to get/to become
engaged (of men)
illikkixe vI to borrow
ilo nf stick
imaan nm faith, belief
imbissire vI 1. to be blind
2. to receive good news
imcizzibe vI to suffer
imfice vI to be useful to
imfiddige vI 1. to be stretched

2. to be expanded
imfilliye vI to be separated,
to be isolated
imfiye vI to sift
imirrishe vI to march
imishshithe vI to comb
imjillide vI to be covered
(of a book/an exercise-book)
imjinnine vI to be possessed
by an evil spirit
imliishe vII to get/to become
engaged (of women)
imlike vI to win
immingide vI to look like, to seem
immirrixe vI to be guided, to led
immissile vI to look like, to seem
imsinniqhe vI to be strangled/choked
imtixaan nm examination, test, trial
imtixine vI to examine, to test
imxibbishe vI to be in prison