wal-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wal"

Fula

Root

wal-

related to spreading or flowing over a surface

Usage notes

Used in Pulaar.

Used in Maasina Fulfulde.

Root

wal-

(Adamawa) related to negation (there is not; be without, have not)

Usage notes

Used in Maasina Fulfulde.

Used in Nigerian Fulfulde.

Used in Adamawa Fulfulde.
Possibly other varieties of Fula

Derived terms

walaa

Root

wal-

(marriage, Adamawa) related to representation (of bride or bridegroom) in connection with a marriage contract

Usage notes

Used in Adamawa Fulfulde.

References

C. Seydou, A Dictionary of Verb Roots in Fulfulde Dialects: Fulfulde-French-English, Éditions Karthala, 1998.

Old Saxon

Etymology

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Prefix

wal-

Prefix denoting death, slaughter, crime; wretched
waldād "a murder"

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