akàl

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Matal

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Central Chadic *hakʷ (“fire”),[1] from Proto-Chadic *-kw. Cognate with Uldeme àkù, Zulgo-Gemzek akwá, Mbuko ūkō, Warji kəwai, Duwai ā̀kà, Ngizim akâ, Miya ákú.

Noun

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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

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  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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