rubad

rubad

Somali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *rubáz, from Proto-Cushitic *l-b-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”). Compare Proto-Semitic *libb-, Proto-Berber *ulβ, Egyptian jb.

Cognate with Dabarre rubud, Rendille rubey (“heart-beat”), Jiiddu howyé, Arbore rubay, El Molo rupay, Oromo lubbuu, Konso luppoota, Afar lubbi, Burji lubboo, Sidamo lubbo, Aasax liba (“chest”), Blin lebeka, Beja liw (“pylorus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rùˈbɑ́d̪/, [rùˈβ̞ɑ́ʔ͡t]

Noun

rubád f

  1. life, soul, spirit
  2. throat

Derived terms

  • rubad jar (“kill”)

References

  • “rubad”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
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