to grasp, seize
—
to find out
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | ʔaxaða | |
| meaning 1 | to take, grasp | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to learn sth from sb, to learn after having heard sth told to s.o. | |
| reference | Vanhove 2008: 364 | |
| comment | BK | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | kap- | |
| meaning 1 | to grasp, seize | deferi elimden kaptı he seized the copybook from my hands |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to learn fast | bir usulü kapmak to learn a trick fast |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 510 | |
| comment | ||