to search, look for to want 9 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Akkadian
Lexeme buʔû
Meaning 1 to look for, to search for 5 ūmē ú-ba-ʔu-šu-ma ul innamir ašaršu
though they searched for him five days, his location was not discovered
Direction
Meaning 2 to wish, ask, intend ju-ba-ú alāk[am] adi GN u jānu mû ana šatēšu u târa ana mātīšu
he wanted to go to Byblos, but there was no water for him to drink, so he reterned to his land
Reference CAD
Comment CAD b 360-363
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Amharic
Lexeme fällägä
Meaning 1 to seek, seek after, to lookk for, search for bämäǧämmäriya hotel ʔənnəḳḳämmäṭənna bähʷala bet ʔənnəfälləgallän (Leslau 1965:2)
At first we'll live in a hotel and then we'll look for a house.
Direction
Meaning 2 to want or desire s.th. wädäfälläghäwəss wəsädäññ
Take me wherever you will.
Reference AED: 2269
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Chaha
Lexeme šä-m
Meaning 1 look for, search, seek
Direction
Meaning 2 desire, want
Reference
Comment (LGur. I 106).
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme seek
Meaning 1 to seek [НБАРС 183] to seek game
to seek game (dog) [НБАРС 183]
Meaning 2 to strive for smth [НБАРС 183] they sought to climb Mount Everest
they sought to climb Mount Everest [НБАРС 183]
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Oromo
Lexeme barbaaduu
Meaning 1 look for garaakootiif qoriccha na barbadi 'look for some medicine for my stomach'
Direction
Meaning 2 want farda bitacchun barbaada 'I want to buy a horse'
Reference
Comment (Gragg 1982:39)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Cognates
Language 1 Russian
Language 2 Bulgarian
Lexeme 1 iskat'
Lexeme 2 iskam
Meaning 1 seek
Meaning 2 to want, desire
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Tigre
Lexeme ḥazā
Meaning 1 to seek ʔəgəl ləḥzəwo gesaw
they went to look for him
Direction
Meaning 2 to wish, to like ʔəgəl ləḳtəlo ḥazā
he wanted to kill him
Reference WTS: 92
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme däläyä
Meaning 1 to want, to wish, to desire
Direction
Meaning 2 to look for, seek, search (for), ferret out
Reference TED: 2050
Comment
NEW Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme iste-
Meaning 1 to search, to look for

sinemaya gitmek istiyorum


I want to go to movies

Direction
Meaning 2 to want

beni mi istedin?


Were you looking for me?

Reference Baskakov 1977: 469
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