to grasp, seize → to learn, study 1 realization Unique
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

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