to grasp, seize to learn, study 3 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 51905)
type Polysemy
language Faroese
lexeme nema
meaning 1 to seize
direction
meaning 2 to learn
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 3265)
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'
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comment LH 52
NEW Realization 3 (ID: 51904)
type Polysemy
language Wik-Mungkan
lexeme mam-
meaning 1 to grab
direction
meaning 2 to learn, study
reference EvoSem
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