to speak
→
rumour
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1142 | to hear | → | rumour | Open |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | qāla | |
| lexeme 2 | qāla- | |
| meaning 1 | to say, to speak, to tell | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | rumour, gossip, idle talk | ˀibtaˁada ˁan al-qāla wa-l-qīla (ابتعد عن القال والقيل) He moved away from rumours, i.e. he left in order to put down gossips. |
| reference | Lane: 2994 | |
| comment | Also, V-stem تَقَوَّلَ taqawwala “to spread rumors”. |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | talk | |
| meaning 1 | to speak | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | rumour | There is talk of her resigning. |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | молвить (molvit') | |
| lexeme 2 | молва (molva) | |
| meaning 1 | to say | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | rumours | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
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