head
→
money
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3686 | head | → | main | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Akkadian | |
| lexeme | ḳaḳḳadu | |
| meaning 1 | head | šamna ḳaḳḳassuni pašiš Their heads are anointed with oil. |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | original amount, principal | ḳaḳḳad kaspim ana tamkarim utâr He will return the original amount of silver to the merchant. |
| reference | CAD: q 100 | |
| comment | The set expression ḳaḳḳad kaspim frequently means 'capital' (lit. 'the head of silver'). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | κεφαλή | |
| lexeme 2 | κεφάλαιον | |
| meaning 1 | head | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | money, capital | πολλοῦ κεφαλαίου for big money |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | raʔs- | |
| lexeme 2 | raʔs-u l-māl-I | |
| meaning 1 | head | rumiya fulān-un minhu fī r-raʔs-I such a one was shot by him in the head |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | the capital, or principal, of property (lit. 'head of money') | ʔaḳraḍatnī ʕašarat-an bi-ruʔūs-i-hā She lent me ten (pieces of money) as a loan whereof the principal was to be repaid without interest. |
| reference | Lane: 995 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | caput | |
| meaning 1 | head | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | capital | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Modern Hebrew | |
| lexeme 1 | ראש rō(ˀ)š | |
| lexeme 2 | ראש rō(ˀ)š | |
| meaning 1 | head | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | total amount, sum | |
| reference | HAL | |
| comment | The meaning B can imply the meaning of 'capital' (sum of money). | |