soul, spirit human, person 12 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Arabic
lexeme nafs
meaning 1 soul
direction
meaning 2 self
reference François 2008: 191
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme duša
meaning 1 soul
direction
meaning 2 person

mjesto broji 2000 duša


place of 2000 people

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme sjæl
meaning 1 soul sjælens udødelighed
immortality of the soul
direction
meaning 2 person
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme soul
meaning 1 soul, heart that man has no soul
это бессердечный/бездушный человек
meaning 2 person a. poor soul;
— бедняга
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme âme
meaning 1 soul
direction
meaning 2 person La population entière de Macao peut être évaluée à vingt mille âmes
The whole population of Macao is estimated at 20 000 people
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme lélek
meaning 1 soul lelkéből szeretni
to love with all one's soul
direction
meaning 2 person egy árva lélek sem
not a living soul
reference Гальди 1974: 456
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme sál
meaning 1 soul sál og líkami
body and soul
direction
meaning 2 person hann er einmana sál
he is a lonely soul
reference ISLEX
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme sjel
meaning 1 soul en stemme i sjelens dyp
a voice from the bottom of one's heart
direction
meaning 2 person ikke en levende sjel
not a living soul
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme душа (duša)
meaning 1 soul a. Душа и тело 'Soul and body'. b. Бессмертная душа 'Immortal soul'. Души умерших 'The souls of the dead'.
direction
meaning 2 person a. На улице ни души. 'There is not a single soul out in the street.' b. Ни одна душа ничего не узнает. ' Not a single soul will know about that.' (Ushakov)
reference
comment (Ushakov) Cf. also Vasmer I, 558: The meaning of душа 'bondman' is a calque from the Mid. Greek ψυχή», cf. ψυχαί ἀνθρώπων "slaves", lit. "human souls", Apocalypse (see Бауэр, Wb.); see Ягич, AfslPh 1, 631 и сл.; Фасмер, ИОРЯС 11, 2, 392; Бернекер 1, 239.
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme ātman
meaning 1 soul
direction
meaning 2 the self, the abstract person
reference François 2008: 191
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NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme душа (duša)
meaning 1 soul

продрети у нечију душу


to penetrate one's soul

direction
meaning 2 person

У соби је било десет душа.


There were ten people in the room.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 335
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme själ
meaning 1 soul frisk till kropp och själ
sound of body and mind
direction
meaning 2 person inte en (levande) själ var ute så tidigt på morgonen
there was not a living soul in the streets so early in the morning
reference SAO
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