time
—
opportunity
5 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Akkadian | |
Lexeme | simanu | |
Meaning 1 | time | siman ana ereb šamši the time interval before sunset |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | season, proper time | innana eqlam ina simanušu ul erriš-ma Now, at the proper season for it, I cannot plant the field. |
Reference | CAD | |
Comment | CAD s 268 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Amharic | |
Lexeme | gize | |
Meaning 1 | time, period | mən gize näw yämmənbälaw (Leslau 1973:1345) What time do we eat? |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | occasion, moment | yalä gize prematurely, untimely, unopportunely |
Reference | AED: 2025 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | καιρός | |
Meaning 1 | time (in general), high time | ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ in all times, always |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | opportunity | καιρῷ χρῆσθαι to take the opportunity |
Reference | LSJ | |
Comment | LSJ 859 |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Japanese | |
Lexeme | jiki (時機) | |
Meaning 1 | time, term, season | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | the right moment, occasion | |
Reference | ||
Comment | ЯРИРЯС 180. |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tibetan | |
Lexeme | skabs | |
Meaning 1 | period, time | 1) skabs-skabs-su 1) sometimes 2) in the times when |
Meaning 2 | occasion | skabs-su-bab-par when occasion serves |
Reference | ||
Comment | Рерих I, 150. |