Maahmaah Soomaali

Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Somali proverbs

🌟 Proverb of the Day

Hunguri weyni, kuunto weyni baa laga qaadaa
A big appetite meets a big meal
Great needs demand great means — provision matches hunger
Found 18 proverb(s) starting with "I"

Meaning: Married to oneself without being married by others

Context: Acting self-sufficiently without social recognition — independence or arrogance, depending on tone

Meaning: Without realizing, she's cursing her own home

Context: Some harm themselves unknowingly — ignorance breeds self-destruction

Meaning: She doesn't check herself but celebrates her wedding day

Context: The careless rejoice too soon — self-awareness prevents shame

Meaning: The proud one is like a big rooster

Context: Arrogance is loud but empty — pride parades itself

Meaning: He's known by his look and beaten with his stick

Context: People reveal themselves through expression — appearance exposes character

Meaning: Your eyes are your peers, but your ears are older than you

Context: Seeing gives facts, but listening gives wisdom — elders teach more

Meaning: Your eye is your teacher

Context: Experience teaches best — observation brings knowledge

Meaning: A door isn't closed by words but by a bar

Context: Action secures what speech cannot — deeds over words

Meaning: Where running exists, falling does too

Context: Risk accompanies effort — progress comes with failure

Meaning: When one endures the dry season, the body doesn't need endurance

Context: If you survive the hardest time, smaller challenges are easy

Meaning: While a car is being sought, the poor woman's son becomes a soldier

Context: The poor act while the rich plan — necessity drives quick decisions

Meaning: Think before you act

Context: Wisdom comes from foresight — reflection prevents regret

Meaning: Live hands never tire, and as people, we never give up on you

Context: Human compassion endures — loyalty doesn't fade easily

Meaning: Loving eyes can't look straight at each other

Context: Deep affection brings shyness — love humbles the heart

Meaning: A daughter whose mother grinds grain learns to sift it

Context: Children learn by imitation — parents' habits shape their offspring

Meaning: When a woman enters, the cow doesn't rise

Context: Certain presences calm the scene — gentleness disarms tension

Meaning: A fool makes no smoke but keeps flapping her sleeves

Context: The foolish make noise without effect — empty effort achieves nothing

Meaning: A troubled eye points out the calamity

Context: The one suffering sees danger first — hardship sharpens awareness