nounbasicLetter E

English to Somali dictionary

education in Somali

Education, instruction, or one's studies

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schoolformal

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Translation

Somali meanings

waxbarasho[1][2][3][5]

noun

Education, instruction, or one's studies

Useful combinations

Common phrases with education

education

waxbarasho[1][2][3][5]

educational system

hannaanka waxbarashada[1][2]

compulsory education

waxbarashada khas[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

Education is the key to success.

general statement

Waxbarashadu waa furaha guusha.[1][2][5]

Ali Mahdi went to Cairo for education.

purpose phrase

Cali Mahdi 1959 ayaa Qaahira u aaday waxbarasho.[1][4]

Everyone has the right to receive education.

rights

Qof kasta wuxuu xaq u leeyahay in uu helo waxbarasho.[1][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Waxbarasho and waxbarashada

Waxbarasho is a noun for education, instruction, or studies. In compounds and definite phrases it often appears as waxbarashada, as in hannaanka waxbarashada.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about education in Somali

How do you say education in Somali?

Education in Somali is waxbarasho. In phrases such as the educational system, use waxbarashada: hannaanka waxbarashada.

Evidence

References checked

[1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)
Checked waxbarasho as education, instruction, one's studies; hannaanka waxbarashada as educational system; waxbarashada khas as compulsory education; and related education terms.
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[2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)
Checked education as waxbarasho, educational system as hannaanka waxbarashada, college of education as kulliyadda waxbarashada, and compulsory education as waxbarashada khas.
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[3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked education as waxbarasho and study as qolka waxbarashada / wax baro.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked sourced examples with u aaday waxbarasho for went for education and helo waxbarasho for receive education.
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[5] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked education and educational as waxbarasho, scholarship as deeq waxbarasho, and study/studies forms as waxbarasho/waxbarashada.
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