a. Он склонен к алкоголизму. 'He is inclined to become an alcoholic';
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Classical Arabic
Lexeme
māla
Meaning 1
to incline, to bend to earth (intr.)
wa-l-layl-u li-l-ġarb-i ḳad mālat kawākib-u-hu 'and the stars of the night bend down to earth' (Polosin 1995:558 [Antara b. Shaddad 42:6])
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to be disposed towards somebody or something, to like somebody or something
māla ʔilay-hi 'he loved him' (Lane 3026)
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Comment
(BK II 1174; Lane 3026).
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
German
Lexeme
neigen
Meaning 1
'to bend, to bow (tr.)'; sich neigen 'to bend, to bow (intr.)'
Das Schiff neigte sich zur Seite 'The ship lurched to one side'
Direction
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Meaning 2
to be disposed towards something, to prefer something
Die politisch Konservativen neigen zum Schwarz-Weiss Denken 'The political conservatives are inclined to black-and-white thinking'
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Comment
(Duden 2719).The verb A is transitive (and the intransitive meaning is expressed with a reflexive sich neigen), whereas the verb B is intransitive. Cp. Neigung 'das Geneigtsein; die Vorliebe' 'inclination, preference' (Duden 2720). Probably a calque from Latin inclino (see the English example).
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
English
Lexeme
incline
Meaning 1
to bend, bow (intr.)
to incline the head
Direction
→
Meaning 2
to be disposed towards
to incline to an opinion
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cp. Lat. Quocunque vestrae mentes inclinant 'to whichever side your opinions inline' (Cicero Oratio IV in Catilinam, 31-32) < inclino 'to bend, bow (tr.)' (Lewis-Short 923)
Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Gagauz
Lexeme
mayıl
Meaning 1
inclined, downward, slanting
майыл казык "a lopsided pole"
Direction
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Meaning 2
inclined
майылым она "I fancy him, I love him"
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Comment
ГРМС 323.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Amharic
Lexeme
agaddälä
Meaning 1
to incline (intr.), to lean to one side, slip down (to one side)