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empty in Somali

madhan[1][2][4]

Empty or emptied

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Reviewed August 19, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

madhan[1][2][4]

adjective

Empty or emptied

maran[1][2][3]

adjective

Empty, vacant, or unoccupied

faaruq[1][2][3][4]

adjective / noun

Empty or emptiness

Useful combinations

Common phrases with empty

empty

madhan[1][2][4]

empty rooms

qolal maran[1][3]

empty bottles

dhalooyinka faaruqa ah[1]

Real usage

Example sentences

The box is empty.

container

Sanduuqu waa madhan yahay.[1][2][4]

Bring me the empty bottles.

source example

Dhalooyinka faaruqa ah i keen.[1]

Do you have any vacant rooms?

source example

Qolal maran miyaad haysaa?[1]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Madhan, maran, and faaruq

Use madhan for the basic adjective empty. Zorc also lists maran for empty or vacant and faaruq for empty/emptiness, with examples such as qolal maran and dhalooyinka faaruqa ah.[1][2][3][5]

Questions

Questions about empty in Somali

How do you say empty in Somali?

Empty can be madhan. Maran is also used for empty or vacant, and faaruq is common in phrases such as dhalooyinka faaruqa ah for the empty bottles.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)

    Checked madhan as empty/emptied, maran as empty/evacuated/vacant with empty rooms and vacant seat examples, faaruq as emptiness/empty with the empty bottles example, and faaruqi as empty a room.

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  2. [2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)

    Checked empty as madhan/maran/faaruq and emptiness as faaruq/marnaan.

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

    Checked empty as maran and blank as faaruq.

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  4. [4] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF

    Checked empty as madhan and vacuum as faaruq.

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  5. [5] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)

    Checked the sourced empty-spaces example with meelaha bannaan.

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