to drop (of liquid)
→
to accuse, blame
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | naṭafa | |
| meaning 1 | 's'écouler, suinter, couler doucement (se dit d'un liquide)' | naṭafa l-māʔ-u the water was dripping |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | 'accuser quelqu'un d'une action malhonnête' | |
| reference | ||
| comment | BK 1284; LA XI:398, 400 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | капать (kapat') | |
| meaning 1 | to drop (of liquid) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (slang) to denounce, to snitch | |
| reference | Mokienko, Nikitina 2000: 242 | |
| comment | ||