Jump to content

maahmaah

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Somali

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Cognate with Maay maagmaag, Rendille mamah', Jiiddu mamaahé, Baiso maammaa (fable), Oromo mammaaksa, Burji mommaaho (history), mommaakoo (story), Gedeo mammaassa (history), Sidamo maatto (history), Tsamai maakke (story, tale).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /mɑ̀ːhˈmɑ́ːh/
  • Hyphenation: maah‧maah

Noun

[edit]

maahmáah f (plural maahmaaho)

  1. proverb

References

[edit]
  • maahmaah”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012