nounbasicLetter F

English to Somali dictionary

fire in Somali

Fire

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Reviewed August 25, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

dab[1][2][3]

Fire

Useful combinations

Common phrases with fire

fire

dab[1][2][3]

the fire

dabka[3][4]

on fire

dab leh[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

The food is on the fire.

grammar example

Cuntadu waxay saaran tahay dabka.[4]

We are not starting a fire.

dictionary example

Annagu dab shidi mayno.[1]

What would you do if you saw a house that had caught fire?

grammar example

Maxaa ugu habboon ee aad samayn lahayd haddii aad aragto guri dab qabsaday?[4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Dab is masculine

The Zorc textbook lists dab as a masculine noun and shows the definite form dabka with -ka. Zorc also lists dab leh for ignited or on fire.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about fire in Somali

How do you say fire in Somali?

Fire is dab in Somali. The definite form the fire is dabka, and on fire can be dab leh.

Evidence

References checked

[1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)
Checked dab as fire, dab leh as ignited or on fire, and Annagu dab shidi mayno as a dictionary example.
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[2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)
Checked English finder entries for fire, on fire, and related burn/catch-fire vocabulary.
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[3] Somali Textbook, Chapters 1-5 (R. David Zorc)
Checked dab as fire and the masculine definite form dabka.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked Cuntadu waxay saaran tahay dabka and the question containing guri dab qabsaday.
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