to tread to oppress 2 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Akkadian
Lexeme darāsu
Meaning 1 'to trample upon' u sīsû lā mār ugāri idarrisa qar[bāti]
but the horse, not at home on the commons, tramples the field
Direction
Meaning 2 'to press hard, to treat harshly' ina awātim lā idarrisūšunuti
they should not treat them harshly in the affair
Reference CAD
Comment CAD d 110-111
NEW Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme räggäṭä
Meaning 1 'to trample, step on, tread on' säw sirägṭäw dəḳəḳ yəlal
'when s.o. steps on it, it crumples to bits'
Direction
Meaning 2 'to subjugate' səlṭanun č̣äbṭän yäʔityoṗyan həzb əndärägg̈äṭən ənnor näbbär;
'we used to live holding on to power and keeping the Ethiopian people in subjection'
Reference
Comment K 419