fearful, dreadful
→
big
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Armenian | |
Lexeme | ahřeli | |
Meaning 1 | scary | |
Meaning 2 | huge | ahřeli taracut(h)yun huge distance |
Reference | ||
Comment | АрмРС 12 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Classical Arabic | |
Lexeme | ʕaẓīm- | |
Meaning 1 | 'formidable, terrible'' | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | 'big, large, great' | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Lane 2087. The meaning A is rather secondary, the original meaning is 'great, mighty'. Possibly to interpret as syncretism? |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Farsi | |
Lexeme | ژنده žande | |
Meaning 1 | horrible | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | great, huge (animals) | |
Reference | Rubinčik 1970: 780 | |
Comment | ПРС 428. |