rubad

Somali

Alternative forms

• rubbad

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *rubáz-, from Proto-Cushitic *lib-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”).

Cognates

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈβ̞ɑ́d̪/

Noun

rubád f

1. life, soul, spirit

Derived terms

• rubad jar (“kill”)

Noun

rubad f

1. throat

References

• De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary, RIY-RUH, page 118
• Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 719