The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Classical Arabic
lexeme		ʔalyas-
meaning 1	'lion'
direction	—
meaning 2	'brave, intrepide'
reference
comment		BK II 1048, LA VI 211; cf. SED II No. 147 for the possibilities of connection with PS *layṯ- 'lion'

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Kubachi
lexeme		гъалбицI
meaning 1	lion (lit. 'wolf with mane')
direction	→
meaning 2	brave person
reference		Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 145
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Polysemy
language		Spanish
lexeme		león
meaning 1	lion
direction	→
meaning 2	dare devil
reference
comment		Narumov 1995: 465

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Polysemy
language		Swahili
lexeme		asadi
meaning 1	lion
direction	→
meaning 2	courageous, brave man
reference
comment		Polikanov; from Arabic ʔasad- ‘lion’, also 'a man of exceeding boldness' (Lane 57)

ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Polysemy
language		Swahili
lexeme		simba
meaning 1	lion
direction	→
meaning 2	courageous, combative
reference
comment		Polikanov

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		aslan
meaning 1	lion
direction	→
meaning 2	man of courage
reference
comment

NEW Realization 7
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		gazanfer
meaning 1	big lion
direction	→
meaning 2	brave person
reference		Baskakov 1977: 318
comment

NEW Realization 8
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		haydar
meaning 1	lion (Panthera leo)
direction	→
meaning 2	brave person
reference		Baskakov 1977: 395
comment

NEW Realization 9
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		hizber
meaning 1	lion (Panthera leo)
direction	→
meaning 2	brave person
reference		Baskakov 1977: 410
comment