to cover
—
to forgive
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ġafara | |
| Meaning 1 | to cover, veil, conceal, hide | ġafara š-šayb-a bi-l-ḫiḍāb-i 'he covered the white hair with dye' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to forgive | ġafara lahu d̲anb-a-hu 'he forgave his sin' |
| Reference | Lane: 2273 | |
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