to braid, plait, weave
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to tell lie
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Polysemy |
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Geez |
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ḥabala |
| Meaning 1 |
to tie, to plait |
ʔəm-hablot (la-yodit) ʔaʯazomu la-medon məmməʕ wa-frəsə-ni dangadu ʔəm-ḳəbʕ (Sx. Masc. 10 Enc.) [LLA 100]
"When she was doing Judith's hair, Midia was seized with terror, and The Persian was trembling because of her fragrant oil" |
| Meaning 2 |
to lie, to deceive [LGz.223] |
yahabbəlu ʔaʕrəktihomu (Prov. 17:26) [LLA 100]
"They lie to their friends" |
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| Comment |
Cf. Arb. Habala 'prendre (une be^te) au filet; tendre les filets; serrer avec une corde', habl- 'corde, ca^blee, lien' [BK I 370] |
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Polysemy |
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Geez |
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ḳʷaṣara |
| Meaning 1 |
to tie [LGz. 450] |
nasʔa dinra warḳ wa-ḳʷadara ba-sarḳ [LLA 473f.]
"he took a golden dinar and tied it up in his rags" |
| Meaning 2 |
to plot, to intrigue [LGz. 450] |
yəḳʷassəru məkra lʕlehu (Dan. 11: 25) [LLA 474]; la-maggbi ʔi-yədalləwwo kama yəḳʷəsər la-ʔamaggbi-hu wəsta sayṭ wa-tasyəṭo [LLA 474]
"They are dodging against him; It is not comely for a manager to dodge against the boss while buying and selling" |
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Amharic |
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šämäṭṭäṭä |
| Meaning 1 |
to braid thorny branches into a fence; to spin (a thread), to braid (plaits)[K 616] |
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| Meaning 2 |
to lie, to deceive [K 616] |
wətun mṭṭṭ
"to lie" |
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Polysemy |
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German |
| Lexeme |
spinnen |
| Meaning 1 |
to plait [Duden 3651] |
Die Spinne spinnt ihr Nezt [Duden 3651]
"the spider is weaving its cobweb" |
| Meaning 2 |
to lie, to deceive [Duden 3651] |
das ist doch gesponnen, das spinnt er doch
"It is not true, he is lying [Duden 3651]" |
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| Comment |
Cf. Also ein Netz von Intrigen, ein Lgengewebe, Rnke, ein Komplottt spinnen |
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Polysemy |
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English |
| Lexeme |
twist |
| Meaning 1 |
to plait, to braid [OERD 1556] |
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| Meaning 2 |
to twist, to distort the meaning of words (brit. Slang) |
He twisted me out of 20 pounds [OERD 1556]
"He twisted me out of 20 pounds [OERD 1556]" |
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| Comment |
Cf. также twister (Brit. colloq.) 'swindler' [OERD 1556] |
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Polysemy |
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Russian |
| Lexeme |
plesti |
| Meaning 1 |
to plait |
плести косу; плести корзину
"To braid a plait. To weave a basket." |
| Meaning 2 |
to say smth usually absurd |
И плетет, и плетет, чего вовсе не было; Плели о том, что он бросил жену [СРЯ III 140]
"He keeps talking about things that never happened; people were talking that he had left his wife [RLD III 140]" |
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Polysemy |
| Language |
Uzbek |
| Lexeme |
to’qimachi |
| Meaning 1 |
weaver, textileperson |
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| Meaning 2 |
lier |
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УРС, АЗИЗОВ, РИЗАЕВА |
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Polysemy |
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Mongolian (Khalkha) |
| Lexeme |
görö- |
| Meaning 1 |
to plait, to twist, to spin |
гэзэг гөрөх
"to braid a plait" |
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| Meaning 2 |
to lie |
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БАМРС. |
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Polysemy |
| Language |
Tigrinya |
| Lexeme |
ʔalämä |
| Meaning 1 |
to weave |
əlämulu
"weave clothes for him!" |
| Meaning 2 |
to slander, to make a plot |
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| Comment |
KT 1413. Cf. also əlma 'manufacture, plot' (KT 1413) |