to harness → trap, snare (n.) 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Amharic
lexeme 1 ṭämmädä
lexeme 2 wäṭmäd
meaning 1 to yoke, harness up a pair of oxen
direction →
meaning 2 trap, snare; yoke wäṭmäd gäbba 

to be caught in a trap, fall into a trap
reference AED: II 2106-2107
comment Cf. Geez. ḍamada ‘yoke, harness’ (CDG 150).

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