to drop (of liquid)
→
to accuse, blame
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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