to be ashamed
→
to respect
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 2174 | to fear, be afraid | → | to respect | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | αἰδέομαι | |
| meaning 1 | to be ashamed | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to stand in awe of, fear | αἰδεῖο θεούς, Ἀχιλεῦ fear gods, Achilles! |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | (LSJ 35-36). Also noun αἰδώς 'shame', 'respect, awe' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Geez | |
| lexeme | ḫafara | |
| meaning 1 | to blush, be ashamed | ʔaḫaffər ʔānśəʔ gaṣṣəya (2 Esr. 9:6) I am ashamed to raise my face. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to revere, respect | kama ʔəgziʔtəya ʔəressəyakki waʔaḫaffərakki kama ʔəḫtəya (d'Abbadie 1860:2) I regard you as my lady and respect you as my sister. |
| reference | LLA: 626 | |
| comment | Likely a calque from Greek. | |