rough, uneven
→
difficult
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Classical Arabic | |
Lexeme | ḫašin-, ʔaḫšan- | |
Meaning 1 | 'rough, harsh, coarse' | ʔarḍ-un ḫašnat-un 'rough, or rugged, ground or land' |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | 'unpleasant, difficult, uncomfortable (circumstances, life etc.)' | ʕāa ʕayš-an ḫašin-an 'he lived a rough, or coarse, life' |
Reference | ||
Comment | (Lane 745) |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | rough | |
Meaning 1 | rough, uneven (surface) | rough surface rough surface |
Meaning 2 | hard, difficult (circumstances) | he had a rough time He had to overcome difficulties |
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