strong
→
difficult
4 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Akkadian | |
Lexeme 1 | dannu | |
Lexeme 2 | dannatu | |
Meaning 1 | strong | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | famine, distress, hard times | mātam dannatum iṣabbat-ma ḫušaḫḫum ibbašši (YOS 10 56 i 21) Distress will befall the country, there will be famine. |
Reference | CAD: d 87-92 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Ancient Hebrew | |
Language 2 | Akkadian | |
Lexeme 1 | ˀmṣ | |
Lexeme 2 | emēṣu | |
Meaning 1 | to be strong | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | to be hungry | |
Reference | HALOT: 65 Kogan 2015: 280-281 | |
Comment | Cf. Ugr. ˀamṣ 'strong' (DUL 74). The idea behind the shift is that people undergo severe hardships during the period of famine. |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Nivkh | |
Lexeme | маӈгдь | |
Meaning 1 | to be strong | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | to be difficult | |
Reference | Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 175 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Turkish | |
Lexeme | güç | |
Meaning 1 | strong; force, power, energy | kas gücü muscle strength |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | difficult | güç bir duruma düşmek to come to a difficult situation |
Reference | Baskakov 1977: 361 | |
Comment |