egg
—
white
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Classical Arabic | |
Lexeme 1 | bayḍ- | |
Lexeme 2 | ʔabyaḍ- | |
Meaning 1 | egg | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | white | |
Reference | BK: I 184 | |
Comment | The word meaning "egg" is well present already at the Protosemitic level. It became a colourword either as a result of internal Arabic development path, or it has parallels in Ethiosemitic languages but interestingly means "yellow". |
Ср. англ. eggshell 'бледно-желтый, желтоватый' < 'яичная скорлупа' (НБАРС I 648) и нем. Eierschalenfarbe 'кремовый цвет' < Eierschale 'яичная скорлупа'