ul in Somali

IPA: /ˈʔúl/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Cognate with Maay ul, Rendille ul, Jiiddu olé, Oromo ulee, Konso uleeta. Compare also Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”) and Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ymm|ul}} Maay ul, {{cog|rel|ul}} Rendille ul, {{cog|jii|olé}} Jiiddu olé, {{cog|om|ulee}} Oromo ulee, {{cog|kxc|uleeta}} Konso uleeta, {{cog|aa|ilo|t=club, heavy stick, cane}} Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”), {{ncog|egy|jꜣꜣt|t=rod, branch}} Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”) Head templates: {{head|so|noun|plural|ulo|or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=m|f2accel-form=p|g=f|head=úl|sort=}} úl f (plural ulo m), {{so-noun|g=f|gpl=m|head=úl|pl=ulo}} úl f (plural ulo m) Inflection templates: {{so-decl|singular|úl|uli|uleed|ulyahay}} Forms: úl [canonical, feminine], ulo [masculine, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], úl [absolutive, singular], uli [nominative, singular], uleed [genitive, singular], ulyahay [singular, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], usha [definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular], ushii [definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular], ushan [error-unrecognized-form, proximal, singular], ushaas [error-unrecognized-form, medial, singular], usheer [distal, error-unrecognized-form, singular], ushoo [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ushee [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ushayda [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], ushaada [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], ushiisa [masculine, possessive, singular, third-person], usheeda [feminine, possessive, singular, third-person], ushayada [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], usheena [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], ushiinna [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], ushooda [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular]

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ul",
      "ul#Maay"
    ],
    [
      "ul",
      "ul#Rendille"
    ],
    [
      "olé",
      "olé#Jiiddu"
    ],
    [
      "ulee",
      "ulee#Oromo"
    ],
    [
      "uleeta",
      "uleeta#Konso"
    ],
    [
      "ilo",
      "ilo#Afar"
    ],
    [
      "jꜣꜣt",
      "jꜣꜣt#Egyptian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "ul"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay ul",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "ul"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille ul",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "olé"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu olé",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "ulee"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo ulee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
        "2": "uleeta"
      },
      "expansion": "Konso uleeta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ilo",
        "t": "club, heavy stick, cane"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "jꜣꜣt",
        "t": "rod, branch"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Maay ul, Rendille ul, Jiiddu olé, Oromo ulee, Konso uleeta. Compare also Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”) and Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "úl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ulo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "úl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uli",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uleed",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ulyahay",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so-det",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "proximal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushaas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "medial",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheer",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushoo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushayda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushaada",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushiisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheeda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushayada",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheena",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushiinna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushooda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ulo",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "m",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "úl",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "úl f (plural ulo m)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gpl": "m",
        "head": "úl",
        "pl": "ulo"
      },
      "expansion": "úl f (plural ulo m)",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "singular",
        "2": "úl",
        "3": "uli",
        "4": "uleed",
        "5": "ulyahay"
      },
      "name": "so-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 17 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "id": "en-ul-so-noun-j1PdkUzt",
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tib"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔúl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ul"
}

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ul",
      "ul#Maay"
    ],
    [
      "ul",
      "ul#Rendille"
    ],
    [
      "olé",
      "olé#Jiiddu"
    ],
    [
      "ulee",
      "ulee#Oromo"
    ],
    [
      "uleeta",
      "uleeta#Konso"
    ],
    [
      "ilo",
      "ilo#Afar"
    ],
    [
      "jꜣꜣt",
      "jꜣꜣt#Egyptian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "ul"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay ul",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "ul"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille ul",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "olé"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu olé",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "ulee"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo ulee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
        "2": "uleeta"
      },
      "expansion": "Konso uleeta",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ilo",
        "t": "club, heavy stick, cane"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "jꜣꜣt",
        "t": "rod, branch"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Maay ul, Rendille ul, Jiiddu olé, Oromo ulee, Konso uleeta. Compare also Afar ilo (“club, heavy stick, cane”) and Egyptian jꜣꜣt (“rod, branch”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "úl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ulo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "úl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uli",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uleed",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ulyahay",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "so-det",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushii",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "proximal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushaas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "medial",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheer",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushoo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushayda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushaada",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushiisa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheeda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushayada",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "usheena",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushiinna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ushooda",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "ulo",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "f1accel-form": "p",
        "f1g": "m",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "úl",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "úl f (plural ulo m)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gpl": "m",
        "head": "úl",
        "pl": "ulo"
      },
      "expansion": "úl f (plural ulo m)",
      "name": "so-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "singular",
        "2": "úl",
        "3": "uli",
        "4": "uleed",
        "5": "ulyahay"
      },
      "name": "so-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 17 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali feminine nouns",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tib"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔúl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ul"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'non-remote'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'remote'",
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    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'demonstrative'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'demonstrative'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'demonstrative'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'demonstrative'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'far distal'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'interrogative'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'mine'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'yours'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ours (excl.)'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ours (incl.)'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'yours (pl.)'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'theirs'",
  "path": [
    "ul"
  ],
  "section": "Somali",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ul",
  "trace": ""
}

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"ul" meaning in Somali

Noun