egg
—
white
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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'