"baraf" meaning in Somali

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑ́rɑ̀f/ Forms: barafyo [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf), from Persian بَرْف (barf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|so|acx|برف|tr=barf}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf), {{der|so|fa|بَرْف|tr=barf}} Persian بَرْف (barf) Head templates: {{head|so|noun|plural|barafyo|or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=f|f2accel-form=p|g=m|head=|sort=}} baraf m (plural barafyo f), {{so-noun|g=m|gpl=f|pl=barafyo}} baraf m (plural barafyo f)
  1. snow Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-baraf-so-noun-p0YiLwnY
  2. ice Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-baraf-so-noun-TLCyUMYl
  3. hail Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-baraf-so-noun-H2Y5qKUc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 85 Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barafow (english: freeze)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "freeze",
      "translation": "freeze",
      "word": "barafow"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "برف",
      "برف#Omani_Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "بَرْف",
      "برف#Persian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "برف",
        "tr": "barf"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "بَرْف",
        "tr": "barf"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian بَرْف (barf)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf), from Persian بَرْف (barf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "barafyo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "barafyo",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "f",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "baraf m (plural barafyo f)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "gpl": "f",
        "pl": "barafyo"
      },
      "expansion": "baraf m (plural barafyo f)",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "raf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "id": "en-baraf-so-noun-p0YiLwnY",
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice"
      ],
      "id": "en-baraf-so-noun-TLCyUMYl",
      "links": [
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hail"
      ],
      "id": "en-baraf-so-noun-H2Y5qKUc",
      "links": [
        [
          "hail",
          "hail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑ́rɑ̀f/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baraf"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
    "Somali lemmas",
    "Somali masculine nouns",
    "Somali nouns",
    "Somali terms borrowed from Omani Arabic",
    "Somali terms derived from Omani Arabic",
    "Somali terms derived from Persian"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "freeze",
      "translation": "freeze",
      "word": "barafow"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "برف",
      "برف#Omani_Arabic"
    ],
    [
      "بَرْف",
      "برف#Persian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "acx",
        "3": "برف",
        "tr": "barf"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "بَرْف",
        "tr": "barf"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian بَرْف (barf)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf), from Persian بَرْف (barf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "barafyo",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "barafyo",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "f",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "baraf m (plural barafyo f)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "gpl": "f",
        "pl": "barafyo"
      },
      "expansion": "baraf m (plural barafyo f)",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ba",
        "raf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "snow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snow",
          "snow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hail",
          "hail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑ́rɑ̀f/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baraf"
}

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