to rest
→
unit of length
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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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.). |