səl
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Matal[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Central Chadic *sɨn (“to know”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Chadic *s-n (“to know”). Cognate with Mpade sɨn (“to know”)
Verb[edit]
səl
- to know[2]
- to understand
- Ama tasə̀l tatak uwana apə̀h à atà aw. (Luke 2:50)[3]
- But they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them(Luke 2:50)
References[edit]
- ^ Gravina, Richard (2015) “sɨn”, in Proto-Central Chadic Dictionary, Leiden
- ^ Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978) “səl”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison
- ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Luke/2#50