to break (tr.)
→
to dilute
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | kasara | |
| Meaning 1 | to break a th., break a th. to pieces | kusira ʔibrīḳuhu 'his pitcher was broken' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to dilute | kasara šarāban bi-l-māʔ-i 'he mixed wine with water' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | WKAS vol. 1, 177 | |