to wet, moisten
→
to dye
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | βάπτω | |
| Meaning 1 | to plunge, to immerse | |
| Meaning 2 | to dip into dye > to dye | ἐβάπτετο αἷματι λίμνη The lake was stained with blood |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 306 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ṣabaɣa | |
| Meaning 1 | to put in water, to soak (BK I 1307) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to dye (fabric) (BK I 1307) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The primary meaning is that of 'dye (fabrics)' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | ṭamʕa | |
| Meaning 1 | to soak | |
| Meaning 2 | to paint, to dye (LGz. 592) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||