Mogadishu
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Mogadishu
- /ˌmɒ.ɡəˈdiː.ʃuː/ UK
- /-ˈdɪ-/ UK
- /ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/ US
Where it comes from
Uncertain; may be a compound term of Somali words "muuq" (appearance) + "disho", present subjunctive form of dil (beat / kill).
Another proposal is that its borrowed from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو (maqadīšū), from Classical Persian مَقْعَد (maq'ad, “seat”) + شَاه (šāh, “shah, king”), literally “seat of the shah”.
proper noun
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The capital city of Somalia.
Rotting corpses lay in the open and explosions shook Mogadishu on Sunday for a fifth day of fighting between insurgents and allied Somali-Ethiopian troops that have killed at least 230 people.
Similar: Xamar
- The government of Somalia.
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name capital city of Somalia
| Español | Mogadiscio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모가디슈 Mogadisyu |
| 日本語 | モガディシュ Mogadishu |
| हिन्दी | मोगादीशू mogādīśū |
| Português | Mogadixo, Mogadíscio |
| Français | Mogadiscio |
| Deutsch | Mogadischu |
| Italiano | Mogadiscio |
| Ελληνικά | Μογκαντίσου Mogkantísou |
| Română | Mogadishu |
| Русский | Могади́шу Mogadíšu, Могади́шо Mogadíšo |
| Tiếng Việt | Mô-ga-đi-su |
| العربية | مَقَدِيشُو maqadīšū, مَقْدِيشُو maqdīšū |
| עברית | מוֹגָדִישׁוֹ mugadishu |
Talk about this word "Mogadishu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mogadishu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mogadishu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mogadishu "Mogadishu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mogadishu.Cite this
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title = {Mogadishu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mogadishu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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