to untie, unbind to open (tr.) 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme ḥalla
Meaning 1 untie (dénouer, défaire (un noeud)
Direction
Meaning 2 to open (door) (the dialect of Algeria)
Reference
Comment BK I 472
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Geez
Lexeme fatḥa
Meaning 1 'to open' fətāḥ ʔafāhu wa-ʔəzanihu
open his mouth and his ears
Direction
Meaning 2 'to loosen, untie, unfasten' mannu fatḥa māʔsaro
Who untied his knot? (Job 39:5)
Reference
Comment LGz. 170, LLA 1364