Waaq

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *waaq-, from Proto-East Cushitic *waaḳ ("sky god"),[1] from Proto-Cushitic *waaḳ- (“to rise”).

Cognate with Rendille wakh, Baiso waa, Arbore waaq/waak/waka, Daasanach waag, El Molo waak, Oromo waaqa, Khonso waaqa, Burji waac'i, Hadiyya waa'a, Gawwada waako, Tsamai wa'ko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑːq/

Proper noun

Waaq m

  1. (pre-Islamic Somali mythology) Waaq (God of the sky)

Derived terms

  • barwaaqo
  • Caabudwaaq (toponym, “worshiper of Waaq”)
  • Ceelwaaq (toponym, “well of Waaq”)
  • garwaaq
  • Jidwaaq (a Somali clan, “path of Waaq”)

See also

  • Eebbe
  • Ilaah

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 23
  1. ^ Sasse, H.-J. (1976). The consonant phonemes of Proto-East Cushitic (PEC): A first approximation. Afroasiatic Linguistics, page 64
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