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Soqotri Lexicon
قَابٞل
ḳábeľu
text examples
a. ˁö́mor aḷ-ḷútaˁ kéľľama ˁö́ḳaḷ ˁek ḫesáraʰ téḳbaľ éyyeʰ ḫesáraʰ di-ˁö́ḳaḷ ˁek ‘The boy said: “No, they won’t kill you — just accept any bride-price which he imposes on you.”’ (CSOL II 1:44)
b. tóˀo eróḥoʰ fédhon nɛhɛ́roʰ ˁéʸhi márkeb ḷe-dɛ́fɛʰ di-fédhon wa-ʸhi ḳábeľu hes ‘When they came to a mountain, a boat was passing near the mountain, just in front of them.’ (CSOL I 22:13)
morphological notes
pass. ḳubúľ ‘it is accepted’ (CSOL II 1:62)
semantic notes
‘To accept’ (a).
‘To face’ (b).
other notes
root
derivates
- ḳábľeʰ west
etymology
PWS *ḳbl to face, to be in front of