to touch → to harm, damage 3 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 40215)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme massa
meaning 1 to touch (with hand) massat bi-ka raḥim-u fulān-in

The relationship of such a one is near to you. (as touching implies proximity)

direction →
meaning 2 to strike, to smote, to afflict lan tamassanā n-nār-u (Qur. ii 74, iii 23)
The fire of hell will not smite us! 
reference Lane: 2711-2712
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NEW Realization 2 (ID: 52624)
type Polysemy
language Khoekhoe
lexeme tsâǀkhā [tsầa̋ǀkháà]
meaning 1 to touch

ǁîs ge ǃkhāsa kō tsî ǂause ge tsâǀkhā


She looked at the flower and touched it carefully.

direction →
meaning 2 to affect

ǃkhaib tsî ǀgammi tsîn di mâsigu ge ǃhanagu gai ǀgauba ra tsâǀkhā.


The hot and cold weather conditions are affecting the growth of the plantation.

reference Haacke Khoekhoe 2002: 139
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 22816)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme dokun-
meaning 1 to touch çocuğa dokunmayınız!
don't touch the kid
direction →
meaning 2 to harm, to damage bana denize girmek dokunur
sea bathes are harmful for me
reference Baskakov 1977: 240
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