Maahmaah Soomaali

Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Somali proverbs

🌟 Proverb of the Day

Meeshay carruurtiyo dumarku kugu bartaan, waa laga guuraa
Leave the place where children and women know your shame
Reputation matters — dignity requires change of environment
Found 45 proverb(s) starting with "W"

Meaning: Bad news doesn't sit still in school

Context: Rumors spread fast — lies travel quicker than truth

Meaning: Lack of news is like being deaf

Context: Awareness keeps one alive — ignorance is blindness

Meaning: News that exists eventually arrives

Context: Truth reveals itself with time — nothing stays hidden

Meaning: The big ram never looks up until slaughtered

Context: Pride blinds — arrogance meets downfall

Meaning: Don't trust only your sister; respect also your in-law

Context: Fairness in relationships prevents family conflict

Meaning: Quarreling brothers lose wealth and fill graves

Context: Family conflict destroys prosperity — unity preserves life

Meaning: Testify truthfully for your brother, and pay his blood debt if needed

Context: Brotherhood means loyalty — stand by kin in both truth and trial

Meaning: Your brother's marrow is brought in a small dish

Context: Family sacrifices for you — kinship brings deep care

Meaning: The time that's gone can't be reached

Context: You can't recover lost time — focus on the present

Meaning: Lost time leaves sorrow behind

Context: Time wasted is life wasted — value every moment

Meaning: The small path leads to the main road

Context: Humble beginnings lead to great destinations

Meaning: Who's mad — the group or the loner?

Context: Sometimes the crowd is wrong — truth isn't always with the majority

Meaning: The sheikh who leaves his herd is helped by another

Context: Brotherhood sustains — those who support others get support

Meaning: The cleric who loses sight of justice is ruined by his own book

Context: Corruption in the learned destroys their authority

Meaning: A religious man is still a man

Context: Even holy people are human — don't idolize them blindly

Meaning: Milk is poured in front of elders

Context: Respect elders in rituals and customs — honor precedes action

Meaning: An elder ends his words with humor

Context: Maturity balances seriousness with lightness

Meaning: Don't separate by age, separate by knowledge

Context: Respect is earned through wisdom, not years

Meaning: You won't live forever, but may your story remain

Context: Good deeds outlive the body — legacy is immortality

Meaning: Advice is harder than childbirth

Context: Giving and accepting wisdom is difficult — truth is painful to hear