early — shortly 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Aghul
lexeme daχi // čikaj
meaning 1 early, long ago jaʕa zun daχi ʁajšine
today I got up early
direction —
meaning 2 quick, soon daχi χulaadi jaχ!
Go back home as soon as possible!
reference
comment (Sulejmanov 2003)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme زود zud
meaning 1 early صبح زود ṣobḥ-e zud
early morning
direction —
meaning 2 quick, soon, in a hurry زود باش zud bāš
hurry up
reference Rubinčik 1970: 770
comment ПРС 422-423.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme tôt
meaning 1 early se lever tôt
to get up early
direction —
meaning 2 shortly Le plus tôt sera le mieux.
The sooner, the better.
reference Larousse online
comment Cf. bientôt (soon): L'affaire sera bientôt terminée. (This thing will be over soon.)
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Khinalug
lexeme daχ
meaning 1 early гьала дахмаь
it is still early
direction —
meaning 2 quickly, urgently, soon дах кIатккуи
to walk fast
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme fad
meaning 1 early, long ago гьеле фад я
it is still early
direction —
meaning 2 quickly, urgently, soon пис хабар фад агакьда
Unpleasant news come fast.
reference
comment (LezgRus 332)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Nganasan
lexeme мерə
meaning 1 early мерə кӱʒиатундə
early in the morning
direction —
meaning 2 quick, fast
reference
comment НМС 1375
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme uχdi
meaning 1 early
direction —
meaning 2 quick, soon
reference
comment (TabRus 301)

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