dheer

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *t’iir-/*-t’-r- (“to be tall, long, high”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *t'eer- (“long”). Unrelated to Iraqw tleer (“long”) (from Proto-South Cushitic *tleed- (“long, tall”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *tl’̌-z- (“tall, high”)).

Cognate with Maay dheer, Rendille dheer, Jiiddu dhiiré, Baiso -'eer, Oromo dheeraa, Afar xer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɖɛ̂ːr/, [ˈɖɛ́ɛ̀rr̥]
• Hyphenation: dheer

Adjective

dhèer (plural dhaadheer)

1. long

References

• “dheer”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 140