wiil

Somali

Etymology

Compare walaal (“brother, sister”) and waalid (“parent”).

Cognate with Rendille weel, Jiiddu wiil, Arbore weela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwîːl/

Noun

wìil m (plural wiilal, definite wiilka)

1. boy, son

   Synonyms: inan, kuray

Inflection

Declension of wiil

	singular
absolutive	wìil
nominative	wiil
genitive	wíil
vocative	wìilow

References

• “wiil”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012