to wait to remain, stay 4 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 10123)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ḳoyyä
meaning 1 to wait, wait for, await bäl ḳoyyaññ abrän ʔənhedallän 

I say, wait for me, we shall go together.

direction
meaning 2 to last; to be late; to remain (in a place), to stay, to linger bəzu ḳoyyä 

He remained a long time.

reference AED: 813
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 9306)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme μένω
meaning 1 to wait μένω δ᾽ ἀκοῦσαι πῶς ἀγὼν κριθήσεται
I wait to hear what will be the result of the struggle. Aesch.
direction
meaning 2 to remain, to stay πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει Herillus ap. Plat.
everything moves and nothing rests
reference LSJ
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 45266)
type Polysemy
language Sissano
lexeme -mɛn
meaning 1 to wait
direction
meaning 2 to remain, stay
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 371
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 10371)
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ṣänḥe
meaning 1 to wait ʔabzi täsälifna nəṣnəḥayom 

Let us take the field here and wait for them.

direction
meaning 2 to stay, stop, tarry, linger; to remain, to last, to be around; to be late, tardy däḥar ʔəntäṣänḥu wärḥi kəllətä wärḥi ʔiyyom 

Of course, if they stay one or two months [they will get what they want].

reference TED: 2583
comment The same polysemy in Tigre cognate ṣanḥa [WTS 642].