to grasp, seize → to care for, look after 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tigre
lexeme ṣabṭa
meaning 1 grasp, to catch, to hold ʔəb šəknəhā ṣabṭayā
He caught her by her foot
direction →
meaning 2 to take care wa-hətā mən la-dol betā təṣabbəṭ;
and from this time on she takes care of her home; their mother takes care of them
reference
comment LH 640

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