old man
→
lion (Panthera leo)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1329 | old man/grandfather | → | bear (Ursus) | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | ḳiršabb- | |
| lexeme 2 | ʔal-ḳiršabb- | |
| meaning 1 | advanced in years | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | lion | |
| reference | Lane: 2514 | |
| comment | But note other meanings given for ḳiršabb-: 'a man of bad disposition; having a capacious belly; a great eater; voracious; corpulent, bulky, and tall' (ibid.). | |