human temper, character obstinate, persistent 4 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 52116)
type Polysemy
language Modern Written Arabic
lexeme ḫulq- (خُلْق)
meaning 1 human temper, character

quww-at-u l-ḫulq-i


strength of character

direction
meaning 2 anger, rage

ṭalaʕa ḫulq-u-hu


He got into a temper, got mad (lit. 'his character rose, elevated').

reference Baranov: I 236
comment And also, ḫulaqiyy- 'hor tempered, fiery' [ibid.].
NEW Realization 2 (ID: 23884)
type Cognates
language Russian
lexeme 1 нрав
lexeme 2 норов
meaning 1 human temper, character
direction
meaning 2 obstinacy, restiveness
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 7769)
type Derivation
language Tigrinya
lexeme 1 ʔamäl
lexeme 2 ʔamäläňňa
meaning 1 character, temperament, individuality
direction
meaning 2 vicious, bad-tempered (horse) ʔamäläňňa bäḳ̌li
skittish mule
reference TED: 1423
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 23299)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme huylu
meaning 1 with a human temper, character

iyi huylu


he has good temper

direction
meaning 2 obstinate, stubborn (of an animal)

bu at huyludur


this is an obstinate horse

reference Baskakov 1977: 415
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