jilib

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *gilib, from Proto-Cushitic *gʷilb- (“knee”), probably suffixed with *-b.

Cognate with Aweer shilub, Rendille jilib, Jiiddu jolow, Oromo jilba, Konso kilpa, Saho gulub, Afar gulub, Hadiyya gurubbo, Sidamo guluphpho, Iraqw gurungura, Blin gurib, Beja guumba.

Noun

jílib m (plural jilbo m)

  1. knee
  2. a hill
  3. one's tribe
  4. a fishhook

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali). Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 472
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