lion (Panthera leo)
→
brave person
9 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ʔalyas- | |
| Meaning 1 | 'lion' | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 'brave, intrepide' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | BK II 1048, LA VI 211; cf. SED II No. 147 for the possibilities of connection with PS *layṯ- 'lion' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kubachi | |
| Lexeme | гъалбицI | |
| Meaning 1 | lion (lit. 'wolf with mane') | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | brave person | |
| Reference | Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 145 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | león | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dare devil | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 465 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | asadi | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | courageous, brave man | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov; from Arabic ʔasad- ‘lion’, also 'a man of exceeding boldness' (Lane 57) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | simba | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | courageous, combative | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | aslan | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | man of courage | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | gazanfer | |
| Meaning 1 | big lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | brave person | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 318 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | haydar | |
| Meaning 1 | lion (Panthera leo) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | brave person | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 395 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | hizber | |
| Meaning 1 | lion (Panthera leo) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | brave person | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 410 | |
| Comment | ||