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bag in Somali

bac[1][2]

A flexible container used for carrying items

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Reviewed August 12, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

bac[1][2]

A flexible container used for carrying items

kolay[3]

A bag, pouch, or basket-like container

shandad[1][2]

A bag used for luggage or suitcase contexts

Useful combinations

Common phrases with bag

bag

bac[1][2]

backpack

kolay dhabar[3]

luggage bag

shandad[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

She bought a new bag.

shopping

Bac cusub bay iibsatay.[1][2][4]

This is my bag.

ownership

Tani waa bacdayda.[1][2][4]

The bag is new.

description

Bacdu waa cusub tahay.[1][2][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Different Somali words for bag

Use bac for a general bag, kolay for bag or backpack-type school contexts, and shandad when the English sense is luggage or suitcase.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about bag in Somali

How do you say bag in Somali?

Bag can be bac in Somali. Kolay appears in backpack or pouch contexts, and shandad is used for luggage or suitcase.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF

    Checked bag as bac, luggage and suitcase as shandad, and new as cusub.

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  2. [2] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF

    Checked bac and bacda as bag, shandad as bag, iibsatay as bought, and cusub as new.

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  3. [3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)

    Checked bag as kolay, backpack as kolay dhabar, pouch as kolay, and basket as dambiil.

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  4. [4] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)

    Checked the iibsatay bought pattern, possessive suffix patterns, and feminine adjective predicate tahay.

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