to grasp, seize
→
to care for, look after
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| 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 | |