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evening in Somali

fiid[1][2][3]

Twilight or early evening

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Reviewed August 20, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

fiid[1][2][3]

Twilight or early evening

galab[1][2][3]

noun

Afternoon or evening

fiidnimo[1][2]

noun

Dusk or the time after sunset

Useful combinations

Common phrases with evening

evening

fiid[1][2]

early evening

fiid-horaad[1][2]

dusk

fiidnimo[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

The evening is cool and pleasant.

time of day

Fiidku waa qabow oo wacan.[1]

We spoke in the early evening.

early evening

Fiid-horaad ayaan wada hadalnay.[1][2][4]

It gets dark at dusk.

dusk

Fiidnimo way madoobaataa.[1][2]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Fiid, galab, and fiidnimo

Fiid is the common word for evening or early evening. Zorc also lists galab for afternoon/evening and fiidnimo for dusk after sunset, so context decides which time word fits best.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about evening in Somali

How do you say evening in Somali?

Evening is fiid in Somali. Galab can also cover afternoon or evening, and fiidnimo means dusk.

Evidence

References checked

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

    Checked fiid as twilight or early evening, galab as afternoon or evening, fiidnimo as dusk, and fiid-horaad as early in the evening.

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

    Checked evening as fiid, afternoon/evening as galab, dusk as fiidnimo, and early evening as fiid-horaad.

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

    Checked evening and dusk time words.

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  4. [4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)

    Checked the time-word pattern in galabtii and galabnimo phrases.

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