"dad" meaning in Somali

See dad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Somaloid *zat, from Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”). Compare Aweer dad, Jiiddu yed, Daasanach -đat, Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”), Saho daat (“meeting”). Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-som-pro|*zat}} Proto-Somaloid *zat, {{inh|so|cus-pro|*zat|t=people}} Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”), {{cog|bob|dad}} Aweer dad, {{cog|jii|yed}} Jiiddu yed, {{cog|dsh|-đat}} Daasanach -đat, {{cog|om|daadoo|t=cooperation}} Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”), {{cog|ssy|daat|t=meeting}} Saho daat (“meeting”) Head templates: {{head|so|noun|||or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=?|f2accel-form=p|g=m|head=|sort=}} dad m, {{so-noun|g=m}} dad m
  1. people Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dad-so-noun-yQImgPiI Categories (other): Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Rendille",
      "lang_code": "rel",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed",
        "uncertain"
      ],
      "word": "dod/dotʰ/doday"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
        "3": "*zat"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *zat",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
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        "3": "*zat",
        "t": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "dad"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer dad",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "yed"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu yed",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "-đat"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach -đat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "daadoo",
        "t": "cooperation"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "daat",
        "t": "meeting"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho daat (“meeting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *zat, from Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”). Compare Aweer dad, Jiiddu yed, Daasanach -đat, Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”), Saho daat (“meeting”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "?",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dad m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "dad m",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people"
      ],
      "id": "en-dad-so-noun-yQImgPiI",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dad"
}
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    {
      "lang": "Rendille",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed",
        "uncertain"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *zat",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
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        "t": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "dad"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer dad",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "yed"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu yed",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "-đat"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach -đat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "daadoo",
        "t": "cooperation"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "daat",
        "t": "meeting"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho daat (“meeting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *zat, from Proto-Cushitic *zat (“people”). Compare Aweer dad, Jiiddu yed, Daasanach -đat, Oromo daadoo (“cooperation”), Saho daat (“meeting”).",
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        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "?",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dad m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "dad m",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali masculine nouns",
        "Somali nouns",
        "Somali palindromes",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Somaloid",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dad"
}

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