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Gaahmg-English-

Arabic Dictionary

Authors:

Hashim Orta Adaw (Taw dialect)

Sadig Bashir Tingala (Taw)

Huda Daldoum (Taw)

Anur Omar Salva Adam (Kuulaahg)

Musa Abdul hkim (Buwahg)

Ezadin Abir Adik (Goor)

Yaasir Khamis Konjur (Kukuli)

with

Timothy Stirtz

This book is a list of some of the most common words spoken by the Gaahmg. The

words are listed with correct, agreed-upon spelling. The meaning of each word is given

in English and Arabic.

International & Sudan Workshop Programme

Trial Edition April 2015

Publisher: Sudan Workshop Programme

Place of Publication: Nairobi

Introduction

In the Gaahmg language, there are di erent types of words: nouns, verbs, pronouns,

adjectives, adverbs, connectors, and others. This dictionary lists many words and tells

what kind of word each is. It also gives the meaning of each word in English and

Arabic. Each word is listed according to the order of the alphabet letters so that it is

easier to nd the words. This book also shows how each word should be spelled. The

lessons of the

Gaahmg Consonant and Vowel Book

and the

Gaahmg Grammar Book

should be learned and used along with this dictionary.

It is especially important for those writing books to check the spelling of words using

this book. If all writers spell the way that words are written in this dictionary, it will be

easier for readers to recognize each word when they read them. Any words in this book

that are not spelled correctly or have the wrong English or Arabic meaning should be

marked in pencil. You should then tell the authors the correct spelling or meaning so

that they can correct the next printing.

How to Read an Entry in this Dictionary

When you look in the dictionary, you will see many lines of words. Some look similar

to the example below:

aare [áàrɛ̄]

grass name

ﺶﻘﻟا ﻦﻣ عﻮﻧ

aareg [áàrɛ̄g]

Here’s what the words mean:

•

The word aare in bold is called the ‘entry’. All the words after it give

information about this word. All entries are listed according to the order of the

Gaahmg alphabet letters. See the Gaahmg Aphlabet Order below for the list of

letters in order. Entries that are nouns are in the singular form (only one of the

noun). Entries that are verbs are in the in nitive form (following e doos e ‘he

begins to’).

Next, [áàrɛ̄] shows the sound of the word in symbols that can be used for any

language of the world. This is so that people who don’t know Gaahmg can

pronounce the word correctly.

Next, the letter

bold italics

shows the word category (type of word) is a

noun. See the Word Category Abbreviations below for a list of all possible word

category abbreviations.

Next, the words grass name is the de nition of the entry and shows its meaning

in English.

The words

ﺶﻘﻟا ﻦﻣ عﻮﻧ

show the meaning in Arabic.

The word aareg in bold is the plural of the entry. It is how to say more than one

of the noun. Only entries that are nouns, adjectives, quantities, or demonstratives

have a plural form. Some nouns do not have a plural form. These are marked

with the word category

n.sg

. Some plural nouns do not have a singular form and

are marked with the word category

n.pl

. See Singular and Plural Nouns below

for a list of the most common ways of forming singular and plural nouns.

Finally, [áàrɛ̄g] shows the sound of the plural.

•

Now look at another example entry.

ahd [ə᷇d]

v.t

make, change

ﺎﻬﻴﻘﺑا

•

The word ahd in bold is the entry.

The word [ə᷇d] shows the sound of the word in symbols used for all languages of

the world.

The

v.t

shows the word is a transitive verb. It is an action word that can have an

object. Entries that are verbs are in the in nitive form. This means it can follow

the words e doos e ‘he begins to’.

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