nounbasicLetter F

English to Somali dictionary

father in Somali

A male parent

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Reviewed August 6, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

aabbe[1][3]

A male parent

aabbo[1][3]

Father or dad

Useful combinations

Common phrases with father

my father

aabbahay[1]

your father

aabbahaa[1]

father and mother

aabbe iyo hooyo[1]

the father

aabbaha[1]

Real usage

Example sentences

Where is your father?

family

Aabbahaa meeyey?[1]

Where is Father?

family

Aabbe meeyey?[1][2]

Father went out.

action

Aabbe wuu baxay.[1][2]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Aabbe is masculine

Aabbe is a masculine noun. With the definite article, the final -e changes and the form becomes aabbaha; with possessive suffixes, sourced forms include aabbahay and aabbahaa.[1][2]

Keep learning

Dictionary words

mother child family

Questions

Questions about father in Somali

How do you say father in Somali?

Father in Somali is aabbe. Aabbo is also listed as father or dad. My father is aabbahay.

Evidence

References checked

[1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)
Checked aabbe, aabbo, Aabbahaa meeyey?, aabbahay, aabbahaa, aabbaha, and related father forms.
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[2] Somali Textbook, Chapters 1-5 (Zorc and Osman)
Checked masculine noun pattern for aabbe to aabbaha and the textbook examples Aabbe meeyey? / Aabbe wuu baxay.
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[3] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)
Cross-checked English father finder entries for aabbe and aabbo.
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