adjectivebasicLetter B

English to Somali dictionary

big in Somali

Of considerable size or extent

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Translation

Somali meanings

weyn[1][2][3]

Of considerable size or extent

waaweyn[2][5]

Plural or distributive form used with big things or grown-up people

Useful combinations

Common phrases with big

big house

guri weyn[2][4]

big city

magaalo weyn[1][2][3]

big road

jid weyn[1][2][3]

Real usage

Example sentences

The house is big.

house

Gurigu waa weyn yahay.[2][4]

She is drawing a big house.

description

Waxay sawiraysaa guri weyn.[2][4]

This is a big city.

city

Tani waa magaalo weyn.[1][2]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Weyn after nouns

Somali adjectives usually follow the noun: guri weyn means big house. Weyn has a common plural or distributive form waaweyn.[1][2][3][4][5]

Questions

Questions about big in Somali

How do you say big in Somali?

Big in Somali is weyn. In plural or distributed contexts, waaweyn is also used.

Evidence

References checked

[1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked big and large as weyn, bigger as ka weyn, largest as ugu weyn, big city as magaalo weyn, and big road as jid weyn.
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[2] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked weyn as big/great, waaweyn as big, guri as house, magaalo as city, jid as road, and tani as this.
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[3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Cross-checked big as weyn, capital letter as xaraf weyn, and other weyn compounds.
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[4] Beginner's Somali Lesson Notes (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked noun-plus-adjective order, guri weyn, Gurigu waa weyn yahay, and Waxay sawiraysaa guri weyn.
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[5] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked adjective inflection and weyn -> waaweyn as a plural or distributive adjective form.
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