awake → to guard 3 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 7861)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme wachen
meaning 1 to stay awake, not to sleep
direction →
meaning 2 to guard, to watch, to patrol der Himmel wacht über Dich
The Heavens guard you
reference
comment cf. also Wächter 'guard'
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 10665)
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 vigilo, -are
lexeme 2 vigilia
meaning 1 to be awake, vigilant
direction →
meaning 2 guard
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 3256)
type Polysemy
language Modern Written Arabic
lexeme sahira سَهِرَ
meaning 1 to be sleepless

sahira l-layālā fī qirāʔ-at-in


not to sleep at night while reading
direction →
meaning 2 to watch, guard, look after

sahira ʕalā ʔamn-i l-ʕāmm-i


to keep the peace and order
reference Wehr: 509 Baranov: I 379
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