səl

Matal

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Central Chadic *sɨn (“to know”),[1] ultimately from Proto-Chadic *s-n (“to know”). Cognate with Mpade sɨn (“to know”)

Verb

səl

  1. to know[2]
  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
  1. Gravina, Richard (2015) “sɨn”, in Proto-Central Chadic Dictionary, Leiden
  2. 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
  3. http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Luke/2#50
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