| SINGULAR | PLURAL | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|
| baadiye, miyi | countryside | |
| bad [-da] | sea | |
| bad weyn | ocean | |
| badda cas | the Red Sea | |
| baaxar | deep sea (Arab.) | |
| biyo dhaceen | waterfall, cascade | |
| biyo xidh | dam | |
| bir [-ta], kaawiyad [-da] | iron | |
| bir xadiid, xadiid [-ka] | steel | |
| ceel [-ka] | well | |
| cir [-ka] | sky | |
| ciid [-da] | sand, earth | |
| buur bacaad | dune | |
| caws | dry grass | |
| daasad, qasacad | tin | |
| dab [-ka] | fire | |
| dahab [-ka] | gold | |
| dambas [-ka] | dambasyo | ash(es) |
| dhagax [-a] | dhagaxyo | stone |
| dhagax yar | pebble | |
| dhagax weyn | rock | |
| dheeman [-ka] | diamond | |
| doog [-ga] | green grass | |
| doox [-a] | valley | |
| duur [-ka] | the jungle | |
| dhul [-ka] | land, soil | |
| dhul gariir | dhul gariirro | earthquake |
| dhiiqo [-/ada] | mud | |
| dhoobo [-/ada] | clay | |
| dhuxul [-/sha] | charcoal | |
| geed [-ka] | geedo | tree |
| geed tiin | prickly pear | |
| gabbaldaye | sunflower | |
| godadka buuraha | cavern, cave | |
| habaas [-ka] | dust | |
| haro [-/ada] | harooyin | water reservoir |
| kayn [-ta] | forest | |
| qarax dhulka hoostiisa | volcano | |
| qash [-ka], qaran [-ka] | straw | |
| qiiq [-a] | smoke | |
| lama degaan | the desert | |
| maar [-ta] | copper | |
| macdan qode | miner | |
| naxaas | lead | |
| qalin [-ka] | silver | |
| saafi | pure, purity | |
| taag [-a] | hill | |
| ubax [-a] | ubaxyo, ubaxaan | flower |
| webi [-ga] | river | |
| xeeb [-ta] | coast, beach | |
| yuuraaniyam | uranium |