to grasp, seize
→
servant
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| 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' | |