to want
→
sperm
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Geez | |
| language 2 | Soqotri | |
| lexeme 1 | fatawa | |
| lexeme 2 | fíti | |
| meaning 1 | to desire | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to ejaculate | |
| reference | LLA: 1368 CSOL I: 539 Kogan 2015: 95 | |
| comment | From the Proto-West-Semitic root *ptw 'to desire'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language 1 | Modern Written Arabic | |
| language 2 | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | تَمَنَّى tamannā (V-stem) | |
| lexeme 2 | مَنِيّ maniyy- | |
| meaning 1 | to have a wish | اتمنّى لكم نجاحاً (ˀatamannā la-kum najāḥ-an) Good luck to you! |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (human) sperm | |
| reference | Ambros: 260 SED I: No. 41v Kogan 2015: 95 | |
| comment | From the Proto-Semitic root *mny 'to desire'. | |
See Kogan 2015:95.