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English to Somali dictionary

cut in Somali

To divide or sever with a sharp tool

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Translation

Somali meanings

jar[1][3]

To divide or sever with a sharp tool

gooy[2][3]

A related cut/cut-off verb family seen in forms such as gooyaa, gooyay, and gooyn

Useful combinations

Common phrases with cut

cut bread

rooti jar[1][2][3]

cut the paper

warqadda jar[1][2][3]

cutting

jarista[2][3]

Real usage

Example sentences

Cut the bread please.

simple instruction

Fadlan rootiga jar.[1][2][3]

Cut the paper.

object + verb

Warqadda jar.[1][2][3]

We will tell the others that they should not cut down plants.

textbook subclause example

Waxa aannu u sheegi doonnaa dadka kale in aanay jarin dhirta.[3][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Jar and inflected forms

Jar is the basic verb for cut. In clauses it changes form, as in the textbook example jarin, while dictionaries also list the related gooyaa/gooyn family for cut and cutting.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about cut in Somali

How do you say cut in Somali?

Cut is usually jar in Somali. Related dictionary forms include gooyaa for cut and gooyn or jarista for cutting.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked cut as jar, chop as jar for the verb, bread as rooti, paper as warqad, and tree/plant as geed.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked cut as gooyay, cuts/cutting as goyn, trim as jar, bread as rooti, paper as warqad, knife as mindi, and plants as dhirta.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked jar/jaraa as cut, jaray as cut off, jarista as cutting, gooyaa/gooyay/gooyn as cut/cutting, rootiga as bread, warqadda as the paper, and dhir/dhirta as plants.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the textbook sentence Waxa aannu u sheegi doonnaa dadka kale in aanay jarin dhirta, translated as We will tell the others that they should not cut down plants.
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