maax

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *maaħ- (to get wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.

Verb

maax

1. to go through water
2. be full of water

Noun

maax f

1. water that accumulates in a well
2. well, fountain (water coming from the ground of the well)
3. gush of water
4. flow

Related terms

• maaxi
• maaxin
• maaxo
• maaxsan
• maaxsanaan
• maaxsanow

 

References

• Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “maax”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎^[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 581 and Afmaal Somali-English Dictionary by Said.