How would you translate 'Haya'

LaQaNyO · Post by **LaQaNyO** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:52 pm

Haya is a beautiful concept in Islam manshala. There is no one word in English that fully describes what it means....Though sometimes it can be translated as modesty or shame... Can you think of what it might mean in somali?

I thought of Xishood more than akhlaaq?!

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:54 pm

What about tarbiyo

LaQaNyO · Post by **LaQaNyO** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:55 pm

Isn't tarbiyo.. like tababar? teaching?

Hyperactive · Post by **Hyperactive** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:56 pm

all i think of the meaning of haya or al hayaa'a is hishood.

i always remember my father says: ma 3indah 7ayaa!! hishood ma laha!!

Firefly · Post by **Firefly** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:57 pm

LaQaNyO:- Salaam sis, I think it's translated as xishood too. Hopefully, the af-somaali expert kambuli will come along and tell us, lol.

LaQaNyO · Post by **LaQaNyO** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:58 pm

Yes Hyper that is what i thought as well.. xishood .. but what does xishood mean in english shyness? Because shyness as a english word would not define Hayaa

black velvet · Post by **black velvet** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:03 pm

In Swahili haya and tabia are quite close in translation

lakin haya I suppose has more to do with humility and shyness

LaQaNyO · Post by **LaQaNyO** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:12 pm

BV Akuna Mataata

Hyperactive · Post by **Hyperactive** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:14 pm

LaQaNyO i asked now my father and says the word could be : sareeg as ma sareeganeysan.

sareeg little stronger than just hishood, so it could be the better word for it.

LaQaNyO · Post by **LaQaNyO** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:27 pm

Hyper jazzakalla khayr walaalo... Sareeg is new to my eyes but i'm learning.

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