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...its called 'sin al ya's' by the arabs, i.e the age of despair


This is the arabic word for menopause, no kidding.

I wonder if there is one in Somali as well?

How surprising first response coming from a guy...lol

Koronto, the exact word might not be there, but they pretty much feel the same. I noticed how depressed Somali women can become when they reach that age.

You'd think ..hey you popped 10+ kids ma dhal kale ayaa ku hadhay?

I usually click "view new posts" and that's how I found your thread.

I usually wonder about stuff and do remember once before wondering if there was a word for menopause in Somali. There probably is a word for it, considering the fact that Somali is not a new language, its been around for a while. But, because most of us don't posess enough Somali vocab, we are easily dismissive and lazily claim that Somali doesn't have enough vocab to cover everything, which is false. I remember studying science and math in middle school, in Somali and we had a word for every imaginable academic word as well as scientific words. They may not all be known to us or words we use on a daily basis, but they existed and still exist - on books. And if we don't have a word for it in Somali, then we ought to, considering our people's near obsession with the female reproductive system and fertility/lack thereof.

How long do you think it'll be before Somalis in the West limit the number of children they have or at least delay it until they can provide for them out of what they earn & not what hand-outs these governments provide?

Enlightened~Sista wrote:...its called 'sin al ya's' by the arabs, i.e the age of despair


This is the arabic word for menopause, no kidding.

That's horrible

Dhegcasta, haddaanad wax dhalin karin, ma ayaga wax ku faliyan Tuuris.com

when women's biological clock stops ticking? when the battery dies
Englighten sister;you must be watching kalaam nawaacim alot lately
avicena:I remember translating (medically) for this somali lady back in the days and I came up with a quick translation for menapous on my feet(marka dumarka caadada ka joogsato) and it turned out that was an actual word

^^It's diff from woman to woman, but you can say till 50yrs old.A relative to my mom who were 51yrs old just had a healthy child, the whole family was shocked including the mother herself, she thought she could't have any children anymore.Her oldest son is 31 ka waran qudrada ilaahy waa cajiib.

Enlightened~Sista wrote:...its called 'sin al ya's' by the arabs, i.e the age of despair


This is the arabic word for menopause, no kidding.

what about the english one, men-paused?

meaning no more "dagaal sokeeye in the qolka".

both sound depressing.