<weapon> war 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme ἀσπίς
Meaning 1 shield
Direction
Meaning 2 battle
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Amharic
Lexeme ṭor
Meaning 1 spear
Direction
Meaning 2 war yäṭor minister 'ministry of war (obsolete)'
Reference
Comment (K 2113); cp.als ṭorənnät 'war, battle', the basic word for 'war' (K 2113)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Derivation
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme 1 ḥarbat-
Lexeme 2 ḥarb-
Meaning 1 a dart, or javeline
Direction
Meaning 2 war, battle, fight
Reference
Comment (Lane 540;BK I 402). The original meaning is most likely 'war', although in Arabic itself, the lexeme A is a derivation from the lexeme B.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme δόρυ
Meaning 1 spear
Direction
Meaning 2 fight, battle, war καὶ τὸ δ. καὶ τὸ κηρύκειον πέμπειν
'to offer a choice between the war and the peace negotiotians (Polybius)'
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme kʷinat, kʷənat
Meaning 1 spear bəkʷənat wäg̣ʔa 'to pearce with a spear'
Direction
Meaning 2 war mək̲nit kʷənat 'casus belli'
Reference
Comment (KT 1649)