The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to move quickly → to be busy, active 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Classical Arabic
lexeme 1		saʕāˊ
lexeme 2		saʕāˊ
meaning 1	to walk, go quickly	as-saʕu bayna aṣ-ṣafā wa-l-marwat-i the tripping to and fro between As-Safa and Al-Marwa (two hills made part of the mosque Masjid al-Haram)
direction	→
meaning 2	to be active, busy and bustling	huwa yasʕāˊ ʕalāˊ ḳawm-i-hi; ʔal-marʔ-u yasʕāˊ li-ġāray-hi; saʕāˊ l-mukātib-u fī ʕitḳ-i raḳabat-i-hi He manages the affairs of his people; The man earns for his belly; The slave (who has contracted with his master) laboured to earn the means of releasing himself.
reference		Lane: 1366
comment		Note, concerning the first textual example: Muslims travel back and forth between two hills seven times in what is known as saʿī (سَعِي) lit. 'seeking/searching or walking', which signifies the going along with vigorousness, and with lightness, activity, or quickness.