to shine, glitter
→
to become visible
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | lāḥa | |
| meaning 1 | to glitter, to glisten | lāḥa l-baraḳ-u the thunderbolt flashed |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to appear [Lane 2679] | lāḥa rağul-un a person was seen |
| reference | LA: II 576 Lane: 2679 | |
| comment | Cf. Modern standard Arabic: kullamā lāḥa ʔabūhā ʔasmaʕu 'each time her father shows up, I hear ...'. | |