to die
→
to stop doing smth.
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | mota | |
| Meaning 1 | to die (said of people, of animals) | ʔəsma geśama nəmawwət 'because tomorrow we shall die' (Jes. 22:13) |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | said of people who have removed from themselves vices or habits | motna ʔəmḫaṭiʔat 'we separated ourselves from sin' (Rom. 5:2); mut ʔəmənna fətwatātihu lezə ʕālam 'seperate yourself from the desires of this world' (LLA 203) |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LLA 203). In the meaning B the verb requires the preposition ʔəmənna 'from'. | |