Macnaha qaamuuska ereyga "abate" waa in uu yaraado ama uu baahdo, in la yareeyo ama la yareeyo xoogga, ama la yareeyo ama la yareeyo qadar ama darajo. Waxa kale oo ay la macno noqon kartaa in la sameeyo wax ka yar ama ka yar cabbir ahaan, cadad, ama darajo. Erayga waxa loo isticmaali karaa xaalado kala duwan sida cimilada, shucuurta, hawlaha, ama dhacdooyinka.