to rest
→
chapter (of a book)
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 | chapter of a book | wakamazə gabra wəsta bəzuḫ məʕrāfāt ʔəmənna malʔəktu ‘and he did like this in many chapters of his message’ |
| reference | ||
| comment | (LGz. 69; LLA 970). The other meanings of məʕrāf are 'resting place; a measure of length' | |