top, upper part
→
eminent man
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | farʕ- | |
| Meaning 1 | 'the upper, or uppermost, part of anything'' | farʕ-u l-̣ʔud̲un-i 'thee uppermost part of the ear' |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 'the noble, or man of eminence, of a people or party' | huwa farʕ-u ḳawm-I-hi 'he is the noble, or man of eminence, of his people' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Lane 2379 | |