to see/to look at
→
opposite
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language 1 | Beja | |
| Language 2 | Tigre | |
| Lexeme 1 | šebib | |
| Lexeme 2 | šəbāb | |
| Meaning 1 | to see, to look at | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | that which is opposite | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (Reinisch 1895:210; LH 216). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme 1 | naḏ̣ara | |
| Lexeme 2 | naḍ̱īr- | |
| Meaning 1 | to look at, towards | naḍ̱ara fī l-minḍ̱ār-i 'he looked in the mirror' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | looking to, facing (another person or thing); opposite, or corresponding (to another person or thing) | naḍ̱īr-u -s-samt-i 'the point opposite to the zenith (the nadir)' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (Lane 2810-2811; 2813) | |