Somali
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From or akin to Somali Soomaali.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /səˈmɑːli/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /soʊˈmɑːli/, /səˈmɑːli/
- Hyphenation: So‧ma‧li
Noun Edit
Somali (countable and uncountable, plural Somalis)
- (uncountable) A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
- (countable) A person from Somalia or of Somali descent.
- A domestic cat breed.
Synonyms Edit
Hypernyms Edit
- (person from Somalia): sub-Saharan, Horner, Horn African
Translations Edit
a language
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a person from Somalia or of Somali descent
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See also Edit
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Somali terms
- Somali on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Somali (cat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Somali (cat) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Adjective Edit
Somali (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
pertaining to Somalia
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References Edit
- ^ “Somali”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading Edit
- Somali–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
- ISO 639-1 code so, ISO 639-3 code som (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Somali, som
Anagrams Edit
Afrikaans Edit
Noun Edit
Somali (plural Somali's)
- Synonym of Somaliër (“Somali, person from Somalia”)
Proper noun Edit
Somali
- Synonym of Somalies (“Somali language”)
Turkish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Proper noun Edit
Somali
- Somalia (a country in East Africa)
Declension Edit
declension of Somali
Possession of Somali
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Somali'm | Somalilerim / Somali'lerim |
senin (your) | Somali'n | Somalilerin / Somali'lerin |
onun (his/her/its) | Somali'si | Somalileri / Somali'leri |
bizim (our) | Somali'miz | Somalilerimiz / Somali'lerimiz |
sizin (your) | Somali'niz | Somalileriniz / Somali'leriniz |
onların (their) | Somali'si / Somalileri / Somali'leri | Somalileri / Somali'leri |
See also Edit
- (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve (Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]