pa-, caus.
‘death’ to complete
the
death
rites
ceremony of a deceased person.
On the fortieth day after death, the forty-day-wake ceremony for the soul of the deceased is completed and the soul is told
to take its leave.
This Aunt Fatimah wanted now to complete the death rites of Moteh.
‘religion’ the wake gift given to the officiating imam after the forty day wake.
It is so called because on the fortieth day, the imam takes the personal belongings of the deceased along with other gifts out of the house, and since the houses are built on
stilts, he must "go down" with the gifts.