Af soomaaligu ma 40 eray oo la macne ah madow ayuu leeyahay ?

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Bari hore oo aan yaraa waxaan dhagaysan jiray barnaamij ay VOA-da siidayn jirtay.

Waxaan u malayni cawayska Washington.

Barnaamijkan ayaa lagu waraystay nin, aan imika abwaan u malaynayo.

Ninkan ayaa yiri waxaa jira 40 eray oo ujeedadoodu noqon karaan madow.

Ninkaas wuxuu tiriyay dhamaan 40kii eray laakiin anigu ma xasuusti imika.

Waxaan isku dayay inaan dib u baadho erayadaas. Waxaan soo helay kuwan hoos xusan.

Ma dhamaystirna ee ku biiri inta dhiman.

1. Madow
2. Gudcur
3. Mugdi
4. Giirmadow
5. Darmad
6. Deyl
7. Dhuxul
8. Duqur (dugur)
9. Gabar (ha moodin dhediga bini-aadanka)
10. Giircad
11. Halow (midab madow ee dabku ku reebo marka wax gubtaan )
12. Haybe
13. Hurre
14. Hoorri
15. Hurmadow
16. Jįir (ha moodin xayawaanka)
17. Khad
18. Koorasaar
19. Kuul
20. Madduul
21. Malow
22. Nugaal
23. Qadiid
24. Shalmad (ha moodin garbasaarta)
25. Sugul (sugule)
26. Tuke
27. Uuro
28. Yusur

 

[Liban89]

Giirmadaw = black fur, opposite is Giircad.

Duqur is also present in Amharic language=Tiqur

Khad = ink in Arabic.

Koorasaar: as the name suggests I think it has something to do with cowbells.

Malow and tuke are animals which might be used as a reference for a colour but not a direct synonym of black.

Uuro is dust storm.

 

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Somali names based on the color of plants, horses and other animals: https://laashin.com/magacyada-soomaalida-ee-midabada-ka-soo-jeeda-wq-burhaan-cali/

Intan ayaa madow ka ah. Waan ka reebay intaad hore u soo sheegtay, backgroundISneeded:
Hirre
Hiirad
Huruuse
Haldhaa
Bayle
Caynab(also means the opposite, white)
Magad
Maygaag
Culay
Shiil
Gorod
Dugul/Dugulle

Malow and tuke are animals which might be used as a reference for a colour but not a direct synonym of black.

That's right. Most of these describe blackness/darkness, they don't necessarily mean the color black. But it's still a great topic, though!

As for Koorasaar, I have heard of it being a reference to dark fur, but I forgot on which animal.

 

[Liban89]

Maygaag
Culay

Maygaag is a tree (boscia minimifolia chiov), sticks are collected from the tree then burned in the vessel known as Dhiil, the process is called Culid and the smouldering sticks are called Culay. because of this process; the name and usage of the tree are associated with blackness.

Haldhaa is the male Ostrich.

Shiil is volcanic stone but I am not 100% sure.

 

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Labada aan is lahaa waa dhif iyo naadir:
a) Dugul sida 'tima dugul madow ah' (jet black hair).
b) Gudcur sida 'dead dark at the night'.

Laakiin, labadaba waad xusteen.

How about 'white' ?
Aan ku bilaabo e:
- Qaaje sida midab qaaje ah ( pale ).

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Haldhaa is the male Ostrich.

'Haldhaa' waxaan u malaynayaa in ay tahay dhedigga.

Hees ay gabadhi qaado ayaa baydadkeeda waxaa ka mid ahaa:
Haldhaa baa la i yidhaa,
Heensihii baan weli sitaa,
Hiddihii lay wada yaqiin,
Asluubtii hooyaday,
Hormood baan dhaqan u ahay.

 

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Goroyo
Lab = haldhaa
Dhedig = Goroyocawl
Lamaanaha goroyada = iskushub

 

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Labada aan is lahaa waa dhif iyo naadir:

Erayga ‘dhif iyo naadir’ horay waan u maqlay waanna garanayaa waxa loola jeedo.

I just realized

Dhif means naadir
Also naadir means dhif

So basically that phrase is Dhif iyo Dhif.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Sax, waxaa jira ina kale oo badan sida:
- Dugul madow ah,
- Biif cad,
- Caad saafi ah.

My favourites:
- Bildhaan il-ku-wareertay ah,
- Ciin sum ah,
- Dhinbil holac ah,

Iyo ina kale oo badan.