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mˁly (maˁˁālay) n.m.pl.t. start; eve
start (of a time period)
Syr, JBA
OS.P2 1.14↗ ܠܡܦܩܝ ܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܘܠܡܥܠܝ ܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܒܗ ܫܛܪܐ ܗܢܐ‏ : at the end of second Tishri and at the start of first Kanun of the year in which this contract was written
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מעלי שׁבתא : Friday, the eve of the Sabbath
Syr, JBA, JBAg
P 2K11:5↗ ܒܡܥܠܝ ܫܒܬܐ‏ ; IIMac8:26↗ ܕܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܕܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܫܒܬܐ‏ ; BT Pes 50b(21)↗ דעביד עבידתא כולה שבתא ולא עביד במעלי שבתא‏ : one who works the entire week and does not work on Friday
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 801[525]DJBA: 695aPayne-Smith ~: 2874J. Payne-Smith: 289

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