to want
—
sperm
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme 1 | تَمَنَّى tamannā (V-stem) | |
| Lexeme 2 | مَنِيّ maniyy- | |
| Meaning 1 | to have a wish | اتمنّى لكم نجاحاً ' Good luck to you! ' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (human) sperm | |
| Reference | Ambros: 260 Baranov Kogan 2015: 95 | |
| Comment | From the Proto-Semitic root *mny 'to desire' (SED I No. 41v). | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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'. | |
See Kogan 2015:95.