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Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *maaħ- (to get wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.
Verb
maax
- to go through water
- be full of water
Noun
maax f
- water that accumulates in a well
- well, fountain (water coming from the ground of the well)
- gush of water
- flow
References
- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “maax”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 581 and Afmaal Somali-English Dictionary by Said.