to drop (of liquid)
→
to accuse, blame
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | naṭafa | |
| Meaning 1 | 's'écouler, suinter, couler doucement (se dit d'un liquide)' | naṭafa l-māʔ-u the water was dripping |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'accuser quelqu'un d'une action malhonnête' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | BK 1284; LA XI:398, 400 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | капать (kapat') | |
| Meaning 1 | to drop (of liquid) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (slang) to denounce, to snitch | |
| Reference | Mokienko, Nikitina 2000: 242 | |
| Comment | ||