verbbasicLetter D

English to Somali dictionary

die in Somali

To cease living

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Translation

Somali meanings

dhiman[2][3]

To cease living

dhimo[1][3]

To die; a dictionary form used for the verb

Useful combinations

Common phrases with die

to die

dhiman[2][3]

died

dhimatay[1][3]

death

dhimasho[2][3]

Real usage

Example sentences

You will die.

future verb form from a textbook clause

Waxa aad dhimanaysaa.[2][4]

Her mother died.

past-tense example from dictionary

Hooyadeed baa dhimatay.[1][3]

At the time he reached his grandmother's house, the chicken died.

textbook temporal-clause example

Isla markii uu gaaray gurigii ayeeydiis, digaagaddii waa dhimatay.[4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Dhiman is the verb; dhimasho is the noun

For the verb die, use dhiman or dhimo. Dhimasho is the noun death, while dhimatay is a past form used in checked examples such as hooyadeed baa dhimatay.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about die in Somali

How do you say die in Somali?

The Somali verb for die is dhiman or dhimo. The noun death is dhimasho, so do not use dhimasho as the main verb translation for die.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked die as dhimo and the example hooyadeed baa dhimatay for her mother died.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked die as dhiman, dying as dhimanaya, and dead/death forms as dhimasho.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked dhiman as die, dhimanaya as dying, dhimasho/dhimashada as death, and dhimatay as died.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the textbook sentence Isla markii uu gaaray gurigii ayeeydiis, digaagaddii waa dhimatay, translated as the chicken died, and a future form dhimanaysaa in a will-die clause.
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