knot contract, treaty 3 realizations FAMILY: Afro-Asiatic
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 52141)
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme riksu
meaning 1 tie, band, sash, strap

riksīšu ipṭur


(Gilgamesh) loosed the straps of his (clothing).

direction
meaning 2 contract, treaty, agreement; edict, decree

riksūya maḫrīka liššaknu-ma 


Let my contracts be shown to you! 

reference CAD: r 345ff.
comment

From rakāsu 'to tie, tie together' [CAD r 91, AHw. 945].

ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 10508)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme wəl
meaning 1 slip knot or running knot bä-wəl assärä
to tie with a slip knot; to tie well, tie tightly
direction
meaning 2 contract, pact, treaty, agreement wəl gäbba
to make a contract, an agreement
reference AED: 1477
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 278)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʕaḳd- (عَقد)
meaning 1 knot, tie
direction
meaning 2 contract, compact, covenant, agreement, league, treaty

ʕaḳd-u l-zawāj-i


marriage contract

reference Lane: 2105
comment Rarely used in meaning A, the primary use is that of 'node' - ʕuḳdat- [Lane 2106]. The same in Modern Written Arabic.