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שְׁתֵי שִׁתְיַא‏ n.m. warp

warp OfA^Eg-informal, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgO Lev13:59 : עַמַר אוֹ כִתָנָא אוֹ שִתיָא אוֹ עִרבָא‏ wool or linen, whether warp or woof. TN Lev13:48 : או בשתיה או בערבה‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 569a; DJBA: 1185a; Jastrow: 1637; Levy Ch-W: 2:522; Tal Sam: 936a;

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Derivatives:

*mštyt, mštytˀ (*meštīṯ, meštīṯā) n.m. web

šty vb. to weave