to dig
→
hoof
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | ḥafara | |
| lexeme 2 | ḥāfir- | |
| meaning 1 | to dig | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | hoof | |
| reference | Lane: 600 Wehr: 219-220 | |
| comment | ḥāfir- ‘hoof’ is the form of the Active participle from the verb ḥafara 'to dig'. The hoof is as though it dug the ground by reason of the vehemence of its tread upon it (Lane: 604). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | kopat' | |
| lexeme 2 | kopyto | |
| meaning 1 | to dig | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | hoof | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Фасмер 320 | |