libaax

== Somali == === Etymology === From Proto-Afroasiatic *libaʔ- (“lion”). Cognate with Maay libee, Dabarre libeek, Garre libaah, Blin yéba (“leopard”) and possibly Baiso luban, Daasanach lua, Afar lubak. Unrelated to Oromo leenca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lìˈbæ̂ːħ/, [lìˈβ̞ǽæ̀ʜ] Hyphenation: li‧baax === Noun === libaax m (plural libaaxyo f) lion (Panthera leo somaliensis) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== libaaxbadeed (“sea lion”) ==== See also ==== aar === References === “libaax”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012