to rest
→
unit of length
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Geez | |
| lexeme 1 | ʔaʕrafa | |
| lexeme 2 | məʕrāf | |
| meaning 1 | rest, find rest, come to rest, be at ease, find relief | kama yāʕrəfu ʔəm-́ṣāmāhomu 'so that they have rest from their toil' (Apoc. 14:13) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | a measure of length | wamaṭana wəʔətu ḳ̣əṣr 4wa5 məʕrāf ‘and the size of this wall is 45 məʕrāf’ |
| reference | ||
| comment | (LGz. 69; LLA 970). The first meaning of məʕrāf is 'resting place, quite place' (ibid.). | |