maax

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Somali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

maax

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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.
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