to grasp, seize → servant 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Tigre
lexeme 1 ṣabṭa
lexeme 2 ṣābəṭ
meaning 1 to grasp, to catch, to hold ʔəb šəknəhā ṣabṭayā
He caught her by her foot
direction →
meaning 2 servant ṣābṭat bet
household manager; servants waiting at the table
reference
comment LH 640-41. Possibly, the intermediate meaning of ṣabṭa 'to take care'

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