lion (Panthera leo)
→
snake
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Akkadian | |
Language 2 | Ancient Hebrew | |
Lexeme 1 | nēšu | |
Lexeme 2 | nāḥāš | |
Meaning 1 | lion (CAD n 2, 193) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake (HALOT 690) | |
Reference | HAL: 690 | |
Comment | Cf. Akk. nēšu ša ḳaḳḳari, an epithet of the serpent in the Gilgamesh Epic (XI 314), lit. 'lion of the earth'. See SED II No. 159 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Ancient Hebrew | |
Language 2 | Tigre | |
Lexeme 1 | ʔaryẽ, ʔãrī | |
Lexeme 2 | ʔarwe | |
Meaning 1 | lion (HALOT 87) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | snake (WTS 359) | |
Reference | ||
Comment | See SED II No. 17, also 159. Via intermediate Geez ʔarwe 'animal, wild animal, beast' (CDG 40), ʔarwe mədr 'snake', lit. 'beast of earth' (ibid.). |
See SED II No. 159