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fall in Somali

dhac[1][2][3]

To fall down; also to happen, occur, or set in other contexts

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Reviewed August 24, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

dhac[1][2][3]

To fall down; also to happen, occur, or set in other contexts

dhicid[1]

A fall, downfall, or act of falling

Useful combinations

Common phrases with fall

fall down

dhac[1][2]

a fall

dhicid[1]

fall on a certain day

beegan[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

Don't fall down!

dictionary example

Ha dhicin![1]

What is happening?

related happen sense

Waa maxay waxa dhacayaa?[1]

The children fall asleep hungry every night.

fall-asleep sentence pattern

Carruurtu habeen walba gaajo baa ay ku seexdaan.[3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Dhac has several senses

Zorc lists dhac as fall down and also as happen or occur, with separate entries for robbery. Use dhac for the physical fall sense only when the context is falling down; use beegan when fall means fall on a certain day.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about fall in Somali

How do you say fall in Somali?

Fall down is dhac in Somali, as in Ha dhicin, don't fall down. The noun a fall can be dhicid.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)

    Checked dhac as happen/occur and fall down, Ha dhicin as don't fall down, dhicid as fall/downfall, and beegan as fall on a certain day.

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  2. [2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)

    Checked fall down, fall on a certain day, and the related beegan entry.

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  3. [3] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)

    Checked dhacaa as falls/happens and Carruurtu habeen walba gaajo baa ay ku seexdaan, translated as The children fall asleep hungry every night.

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