to hold (in hands) to defend 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Tigre
Lexeme ṣabṭa
Meaning 1 'to seize, to catch, to hold fast' ʔəb šəknəhā ṣabṭayā
He caught her by her foot
Direction
Meaning 2 to protect məkkə̣ʔel ṣābəṭ ʔal-ʔarḥām tu, təwalləd wa-la-makānu
Michael is the protector of wombs [women], both giving birth and sterile
Reference
Comment LH 640