to shine, glitter
→
to become visible
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | lāḥa | |
| Meaning 1 | to glitter, to glisten | lāḥa l-baraḳ-u the thunderbolt flashed [LA III 576] |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to appear [Lane 2679] | lāḥa rağul-un; a person was seen [Lane 2679]; |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. Modern standard Arabic: kullamā lāḥa ʔabūhā ʔasmaʕu 'each time her father shows up, I hear ...' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme 1 | scheinen | |
| Lexeme 2 | erscheinen | |
| Meaning 1 | to glitter, to glisten, to shine | Die Sonne schien The sun was shining |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to appear, to become | Und wo er erschien, gewann er Sympathien Wherever he appeared he gained the affection |
| Reference | ||
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