to grasp, seize
→
to learn, study
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigre | |
| lexeme | ṣabṭa | |
| meaning 1 | to seize, to catch, to hold fast | ʔəb šəknəhā ṣabṭayā 'he seized her by her foot' |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to take over, to learn | wa-ḳaš ʕadməkel ḳārəʔ ʔi-ʕalā; daʔam ʔəb səmmāʕ gale ṣabṭa 'and sheikh Admikel could not read; but while listening, he learned something' |
| reference | ||
| comment | LH 52 | |