iyaw
Matal
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Chadic *ban.[1]
Noun
iyaw
- rain
- Iyaw adzəkà masuway, ahənà à mukwà à afik, afaɗ aɗə̀ɗ la ndzəɗa, ŋgaha gày atə̀ɗ à ahəŋ gərim, matəɗ à ahəŋ aŋha kà panàhhà." (Mata 7:27)[2]
- Rain came down and the river came and the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great.” (Matthew 7:27)
- water
- Ama tekula aŋa azlaslodzi azlə̀l ala makəlla la atsəkaɗ, batsàrà aŋiz la iyaw asà à uda.
- But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.
References
- Newman, Paul (1977) Chadic Classification and Reconstructions (Afroasiatic Linguistics; 5), Malibu: Undena
- http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/7#27