to untie, unbind ↔ to open (tr.) 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ḥalla
meaning 1 untie (dénouer, défaire (un noeud)
direction →
meaning 2 to open (door) (the dialect of Algeria)
reference BK: I 472
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme fatḥa
meaning 1 to open fətāḥ ʔafāhu wa-ʔəzanihu
open his mouth and his ears
direction ←
meaning 2 to loosen, untie, unfasten mannu fatḥa māʔsaro (Job 39:5)
Who untied his knot? 
reference CDG: 170 LLA: 1364
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