nounbasicLetter H

English to Somali dictionary

heart in Somali

qalbi[1]

The heart as the seat of feeling or inner life

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Translation

Somali meanings

qalbi[1]

The heart as the seat of feeling or inner life

wadne[1][2][3]

The physical heart organ

Useful combinations

Common phrases with heart

heart attack

wadne istaag[2]

good-hearted

beer-nugul[3]

heart failure

wadne gab[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

My heart beats fast.

health

Wadnahaygu si degdeg ah buu u garaacaa.[2][3]

She has a kind heart.

emotion

Waxay leedahay qalbi wanaagsan.[1]

The doctor checked my heart.

health

Dhakhtarku wadnahayga ayuu hubiyey.[1][2]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Wadne and qalbi

Use wadne for the physical organ. Use qalbi for feeling, kindness, or inner life.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about heart in Somali

How do you say heart in Somali?

Heart in Somali can be wadne for the organ or qalbi for the emotional sense.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Dictionary (Glosbe)
Checked heart as wadne and qalbi.
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[2] Qorshaha Waxqabadka Hawlgab Wadne (Allina Health)
Checked wadne in a Somali heart-care context.
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[3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked heart as wadne and good-hearted as beer-nugul.
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