fearful, dreadful → big 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme ahřeli
meaning 1 scary
meaning 2 huge ahřeli taracut(h)yun
huge distance
reference
comment АрмРС 12
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʕaẓīm-
meaning 1 'formidable, terrible''
direction —
meaning 2 'big, large, great'
reference
comment Lane 2087. The meaning A is rather secondary, the original meaning is 'great, mighty'. Possibly to interpret as syncretism?
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme ژنده žande
meaning 1 horrible
direction —
meaning 2 great, huge (animals)
reference Rubinčik 1970: 780
comment ПРС 428.

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