straight
→
strong
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language 1 | Geez | |
| Language 2 | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme 1 | rətuʕ | |
| Lexeme 2 | bərtuʕ | |
| Meaning 1 | 'upright, straight, straight' (LGz. 476) | ba-rətuʕ 'straightly, in a straight way' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'strong, tough, sturdy, robust' (KT 1123) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | cf.also Amh. bərtu 'strong' (K 884). It is obviously derived from the adverbial phrase ba-rətuʕ 'directly, in a proper way'. | |