gəl

Matal

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ɡə̀l] [1]

Noun

gəl

  1. head
    Sufəl, tsa kità kà, kapal gi azlaasik pəra aw, ama pal gi azlaahàl gulo, la gəl gulo gesina (Yuhana 13:9)[2]
    Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head . (John 13:9)
    Nàts gi gəl aŋa Yuhana à tasà à abà, kavà à gi (Mata 14:8)[3]
    Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter (Matthew 14:8)
  2. life
    Dza uwana asal matəf gəl aŋha, adàziŋ ala, ama dza uwana az gəl aŋha ala kà gi, adàɓəl gəl aŋha. (Mata 16:25)[4]
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find his life. (Matthew 16:25)

References

  1. Rossing, Melvin Olaf (1978), gəl”, in Mafa-Mada: A Comparative Study of Chadic Languages in North Cameroun, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 46
  2. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/John/13#9
  3. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/14#8
  4. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/16#25
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