hand/arm power, authority 14 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 2431)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme χείρ
meaning 1 arm, hand
direction
meaning 2 power ὑπὸ χεῖρα ποιεῖσθαι to bring under one's power; οἱ ὑπὸ χ. persons in one's power; ὑπὸ τὴν χ. ἐλθεῖν to come into one's hand
reference LSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 15266)
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme bazuk (բազուկ)
meaning 1 arm, forearm
direction
meaning 2 (figuratively) power, might
reference Galstjan 1984
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 15271)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme arm
meaning 1 each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
direction
meaning 2 used to refer to something powerful or protective
reference ODE
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 15272)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme mano
meaning 1 hand
direction
meaning 2 will, authority, protection venire a mano
to come into power
reference Vocabolario Treccani
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 15273)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme braccio
meaning 1 arm
direction
meaning 2 symbol of power, strength, authority avere braccio
have power to act
reference Vocabolario Treccani
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 15274)
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme кипод
meaning 1 hand/arm
direction
meaning 2 power, authority чукӧртіс став кипод вынсӧ
gathered all the forces under his control
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment киподувса 'which is under the arms or near', 'subordinate'
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 15360)
type Polysemy
language Niuean
lexeme lima
meaning 1 hand, arm
direction
meaning 2 power, authority
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 15262)
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme mão
meaning 1 hand
direction
meaning 2 power, domination
reference Feerštejn, Starec 2005
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 15265)
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme braço
meaning 1 arm
direction
meaning 2 strength, power, might
reference Feerštejn, Starec 2005
comment
NEW Realization 10 (ID: 47689)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme mână
meaning 1 hand
direction
meaning 2 power, authority
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 515
comment
NEW Realization 11 (ID: 25530)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme рука (ruka)
meaning 1 hand/arm

подићи руку


raise a hand

direction
meaning 2 power, authority

У вашим рукама је моја судбина.


My fate is in your hands.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1176
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 15263)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme brazo
meaning 1 arm
direction
meaning 2 influence, power
reference Narumov 1995
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 15264)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme mano
meaning 1 hand
direction
meaning 2 power, patronage, influence
reference Narumov 1995
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 7218)
type Polysemy
language Tagalog
lexeme bisig
meaning 1 arm, hand
direction
meaning 2 (fig.) power
reference Krus, Ignašev 1959
comment