dabaal

== Somali == === Etymology === Infixed *-w- (inchoative) from Proto-East Cushitic *zaax- (“to swim”). Compare with Proto-South Cushitic *daaḥ- (“to be immersed”). Cognate with Maay dawaalow, Dabarre deebaal, Jiiddu yowdhaal, Arbore zawahadh, Oromo daakuu, Burji daahadha, Tsamai zoog (“float”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑ̀ˈbɑ́ːl/ === Verb === dabáal (causative dabaalsii, passive dabaalan, middle dabaalo) (transitive) swim ==== Inflection ==== === References === “dabaal”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012