to wet, moisten
→
to dye
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | βάπτω | |
| meaning 1 | to plunge, to immerse | |
| meaning 2 | to dip into dye > to dye | ἐβάπτετο αἷματι λίμνη The lake was stained with blood |
| reference | ||
| comment | LSJ 306 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | ṣabaɣa | |
| meaning 1 | to put in water; to baptize (specifically); to soak | ṣabaɣa l-lluqmat-a (صَبَغَ اللُّقْمَةَ) He moistened the mouthful with oil or grease. |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | to dye (fabrics) | ṣubiɣa ṯ-ṯawb-u (صُبِغَ الثَّوْبُ) the garment, or piece of cloth, was altered in colour to blackness or redness or yellowness |
| reference | BK: 1307 Lane: 1647 | |
| comment | |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Geez | |
| lexeme | ṭamʕa | |
| meaning 1 | to soak | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to paint, to dye | |
| reference | CDG: 592 | |
| comment | ||