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Somali in Arabic

صُومَالِيَّة ṣomāliyya

/səˈmɑːli/US/soʊˈmɑːli/

Somali in Arabic: صُومَالِيَّة (ṣomāliyya), صُومَالِيّ (ṣomāliyy). In English, Somali means a Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.

Arabic words for Somali

a language
صُومَالِيَّة ṣomāliyya
a person from Somalia or of Somali descent
صُومَالِيّ ṣomāliyy, صُومَالِيَّة ṣomāliyya
pertaining to Somalia
صُومَالِيّ ṣomāliyy

English meaning of Somali

  1. proper noun A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
  2. proper noun Somali language and literature as an object of study.
  3. noun An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
  4. noun The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.

Full definition of Somali

Somali in a sentence

  • Somali is the primary language of Somalia
  • I'm learning Somali.
  • Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people.

Synonyms of Somali

All synonyms of Somali

Somali in other languages

Questions about Somali in Arabic

What is the meaning of Somali in Arabic?
Somali in Arabic is صُومَالِيَّة (ṣomāliyya), صُومَالِيّ (ṣomāliyy).
ما معنى كلمة Somali؟
Somali: صُومَالِيَّة (ṣomāliyya), صُومَالِيّ (ṣomāliyy).
What does Somali mean in English?
Somali means a Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Somali (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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