akàl

Matal

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Central Chadic *hakʷ (“fire”),[1] from Proto-Chadic *-kw.

Noun

akàl

  1. fire
    Akàl asa à ahəŋ la zagəla, abaɓəh atà à gay. [2]
    Fire came down from heaven and consumed them (Revelation 18:18)
    alàh akàl (Mafətala 18:18) [3]
    flames of fire (Revelation 18:18)

References

  1. ↑ Gravina, Richard (2015), “hakʷ”, in Proto-Central Chadic Dictionary, Leiden
  2. ↑ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Rev/18#18
  3. ↑ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Mark/7#33
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