heavy (of weight)
→
earnest, serious
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | fərṭəmm alä | |
| Meaning 1 | to put on weight | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to be serious | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (K 2289). Cf. also fərṭəmta 'seriousness' (ibid.) | |