nounbasicLetter F

English to Somali dictionary

face in Somali

The face, or front part of the head

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Translation

Somali meanings

waji[1][2][3]

The face, or front part of the head

Useful combinations

Common phrases with face

face

waji[1][2]

faces

wajiyada[2]

facial

waji[2]

Real usage

Example sentences

The face is beautiful.

body part

Wajigu waa qurux badan yahay.[1][2][4]

The face is small.

simple description

Wajigu waa yar yahay.[2][4]

The faces are beautiful.

plural description

Wajiyadu waa qurux badan yihiin.[2][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Noun and verb senses

For the body-part noun face, use waji. The NSW dictionary separately marks face the front as a phrase, and Zorc lists wajih as the verb face toward or confront.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about face in Somali

How do you say face in Somali?

Face as the body-part noun is waji in Somali. Faces is wajiyada.

Evidence

References checked

[1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)
Checked waji as face and wajih as face toward or confront.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked face as waji, faces as wajiyada, facial as waji, beautiful as qurux badan, and small as yar.
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[3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked face as a body-part noun and the separate face the front phrase.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked adjective predicate patterns with yahay/tahay/yihiin, plus yar and qurux badan examples.
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