to blow to breathe 9 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Classical Arabic
lexeme 1 rāḥa
lexeme 2 ʔarāḥa
meaning 1 to blow (wind) (BK I 945f.),
direction
meaning 2 to breathe (BK I 946; Lane 1179; TA II 153)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme breathe
meaning 1 breathe
direction
meaning 2 to breathe, to inhale, to breathe out [NBARS 275] to breathe freely
'свободно дышать' [НБАРС 275]
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme دمیدن damidan
meaning 1 to blow (up)
direction
meaning 2 to breathe
reference Rubinčik 1970: 664
comment ПРС 366.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme souffler
meaning 1 to blow souffler sur une table pour en ôter la poussière
to blow onto the table in order to blow off the dust
direction
meaning 2 to breathe heavily
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Geez
lexeme nafsa
meaning 1 to blow (wind) [LGz. 389]
direction
meaning 2 to breathe, to inhale [LGz. 389]
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme ÿр-
meaning 1 to blow йель ÿрять
the wind is blowing
direction
meaning 2 to breathe
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comment КРПС 590.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme 1 spiro, -are
lexeme 2 spiro, -are
meaning 1 to blow (of wind)
direction
meaning 2 to breathe
reference François 2008: 196
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme pneō
meaning 1 to blow
direction
meaning 2 to breathe
reference François 2008: 183
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme vuvia
meaning 1 to blow (up), to inflate
direction
meaning 2 to breathe vuvia pumzi
to inhale
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comment Polikanov