maax
Appearance
Somali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cushitic *maaħ- (to get wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.
Verb
[edit]maax
Noun
[edit]maax f
- water that accumulates in a well
- well, fountain (water coming from the ground of the well)
- gush of water
- flow
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “maax”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 581 and Afmaal Somali-English Dictionary by Said.