to rise (of Moon, Sun) → East 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἕως
meaning 1 dawn, sunrise
direction →
meaning 2 east πρὸς ἕω βλέπειν Xen. быть обращённым на восток; τὰ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ Her. восточные области; πρὸς ἕω τῆς πόλεως Xen. к востоку от города.
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Classical Arabic
lexeme 1 šaraḳa
lexeme 2 šarḳ-, mašriḳ-
meaning 1 to rise (sun) šaraḳat-i š-šams-u 'the sun rose'
direction →
meaning 2 East
reference
comment (Lane 1539; BK I 1220).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme oriens
meaning 1 dawn, sunrise
direction →
meaning 2 east
reference Sakhno 2009: 228
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Malak-Malak
lexeme miribaiga
meaning 1 sunrise
direction →
meaning 2 east
reference Lindsay et al. 2017: 99
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Tigre
lexeme 1 fagra
lexeme 2 mǝfgār-ṣaḥāy
meaning 1 to go out; to rise (moon etc.)
direction →
meaning 2 East (lit. 'sunrise') nāy məgbāy məfgār-ṣaḥāy ʔakay maḳrəḥ 'the bad condition of the Middle East'
reference
comment (LH 674; Raz 1983:131); mǝfgār 'sunrise'.

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