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 | 'the lion' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Lane 2514. But note other meanings given for ḳiršabb-: 'a man of bad disposition; having a capacious belly; a great eater; voracious; corpulent, bulky, and tall' (Lane 2514) | |