"far" meaning in Somali

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Noun

Forms: faro [masculine, plural]
Etymology: Probably an old borrowing from Old Nubian ⲡⲁⲣ (par, “to write”). Cognate with Rendille far. Etymology templates: {{der|so|onw|ⲡⲁⲣ|t=to write}} Old Nubian ⲡⲁⲣ (par, “to write”), {{cog|rel|far}} Rendille far Head templates: {{head|so|noun|plural|faro|or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=m|f2accel-form=p|g=f|head=|sort=}} far f (plural faro m), {{so-noun|g=f|gpl=m|pl=faro}} far f (plural faro m)
  1. finger Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-far-so-noun-QAsYHIeE Categories (other): Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 38 40
  2. pen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-far-so-noun-4hprDLGT Categories (other): Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 38 40
  3. script, handwriting Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-far-so-noun-amuUl5Cf Categories (other): Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 38 40

Verb

Etymology: Probably an old borrowing from Old Nubian ⲡⲁⲣ (par, “to write”). Cognate with Rendille far. Etymology templates: {{der|so|onw|ⲡⲁⲣ|t=to write}} Old Nubian ⲡⲁⲣ (par, “to write”), {{cog|rel|far}} Rendille far Head templates: {{head|so|verb}} far Inflection templates: {{so-conj|far||t}}, {{so-conj-table|fari|farid|faraa|fartaa|faraa|fartaa|faray|fartay|faray|fartay|farnaa|fartaan|faraan|farnay|farteen|fareen|fari doonaa|fari doontaa|fari doonaa|fari doontaa|fari doonnaa|fari doontaan|fari doonaan|faray|fartay|far|fartay|farnay|farte|fare|type=I}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fari [infinitive], farid [participle, present], faraa [first-person, present, singular], faray [first-person, past, singular], fari doonaa [first-person, future, singular], fartaa [present, second-person, singular], fartay [past, second-person, singular], fari doontaa [future, second-person, singular], faraa [present, singular, third-person], faray [past, singular, third-person], fari doonaa [future, singular, third-person], far [past, singular, third-person], fartaa [present, singular, third-person], fartay [past, singular, third-person], fari doontaa [future, singular, third-person], farnaa [first-person, plural, present], farnay [first-person, past, plural], fari doonnaa [first-person, future, plural], fartaan [plural, present, second-person], farteen [past, plural, second-person], fari doontaan [future, plural, second-person], farte [past, plural, second-person], faraan [plural, present, third-person], fareen [past, plural, third-person], fari doonaan [future, plural, third-person], fare [past, plural, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to send, give a message Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-far-so-verb-9uXslvwD Categories (other): Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 38 40
     
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        "26": "far",
        "27": "fartay",
        "28": "farnay",
        "29": "farte",
        "3": "faraa",
        "30": "fare",
        "4": "fartaa",
        "5": "faraa",
        "6": "fartaa",
        "7": "faray",
        "8": "fartay",
        "9": "faray",
        "type": "I"
      },
      "name": "so-conj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Somali transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to send, give a message"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "send",
          "send"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to send, give a message"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "far"
}

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