heart mind (n.) 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme libbu
meaning 1 heart ilput libbašu-ma ul inakku[d]
he touched his heart but it was not beating
direction
meaning 2 mind, thought, intention libbušu šaniu mimma awātum šanītum ina libbīšu lā ibašši
his mind has changed – (but) there is no different matter on his heart
reference CAD: L 164-170
comment The same polysemy in other Semitic languages, cf. SED No. 174, p. 157-158 for Judaic Aramaic, Mandaic, Modern Aramaic, cf. also HALOT 513-514 for Ancient Hebrew, AED 71 for Amharic.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme καρδία
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.) εἰ θεάσῃ τοῖς τῆς καρδίας ὀφθαλμοῖς (Corp.Herm. 4.11)
reference LSJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme κῆρ
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 heart as seat of intelligence
reference Bailly abrégé
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme doḳ
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)
reference Mikeladze, Gigashvili 2012: 257-266
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Ennemor
lexeme x'in
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 intelligence
reference EDG I: 332
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme ləbb
meaning 1 heart




direction
meaning 2 mind, intellect

ləbba wahabomu ba-za-yəḫelləyu (Sir. 17:6); ʔalbomu ləbb la-ḫalləyo (LLA 577)


He gave them heart (i.e. intellect) through which they think.

They have no heart (i.e. intellect) for thinking.

reference LLA: 41-42, 577
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme cor
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 heart as centre of thought, memory, and other mental processes
reference Glare: 444
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme xīn (心)
meaning 1 heart
direction
meaning 2 mind, intelligence
reference BKRS
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