Ogaden

English Etymology en so Ogaadeen, from the clan of the same name, a subsection of the Somali Darod, which inhabit part of the region.Paolo Billi Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia https://books.google.com/books?id=BfipBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA324 23 March 2015 Springer 978-94-017-8026-1 324 Documented folk etymologies include Ogad, the name of a founding father, meaning clever or quick-witted, and a combination of the Harari language Harari word har ūga roadLeslau Wolf An Analysis of the Harari Vocabulary Annales d'Éthiopie 1959 292 https://www.persee.fr/doc/ethio_0066-2127_1959_num_3_1_1310 20 March 2019 and Aden, a city in Yemen, supposedly connected to Harar by an ancient caravan route passing through the region.Eshete Tibebe Towards a History of the Incorporation of the Ogaden: 1887-1935 Journal of Ethiopian Studies 1994 27 2 69–70 41966038 Proper noun en region in eastern c/Ethiopia. Translations region in Ethiopia Amharic: am ኦጋዴን Arabic: ar أوجادين Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 歐加登 Ōujiādēng Polish: pl Ogaden Somali: so Ogaadeen Spanish: es Ogadén References Polish pl: Etymology pl 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m-in pl region in eastern c/Ethiopia Ogaden pl Ifat<q:historical> ; Sułtanat Adal<q:historical> ; Somali Włoskie<q:historical 1936-1941> ; Somali Brytyjskie<q:historical 1941-1954> ; Somali Galbeed<q:rare> ; Zachodnia Somalia<q:rare> ; Somali Declension <m.inan> See also pl Etiopia pl Somalia pl Narodowy Front Wyzwolenia Ogadenu Further reading