ma'wi

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (“to be wet”) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.

Noun

ma'wi m (plural ma'wiyo f)

  1. well full of water

References
  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “ma'wi”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 614
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