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mˁlyw, mˁlywtˀ (mˁalləyū, mˁaləlyūṯā) n.f. excellence
1
excellence, preeminence
Syr, JBA, Man
Am6 375:10↗ ܗܢܘܢ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܒܡܥܠܝܘܬܐ‏ : the most preeminent ones ; IshPs 81(12)↗ ܡܥܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܪܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܗ‏ : the excellence and loftiness of its nature
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excellent action
JBA
BT Ber 55a(12)↗ והמאריך בבית הכסא מעליותא היא‏ : as for one who spends a long time on the privy: is it a good thing?
2
majesty
Syr
3
improvement
JBA
BT Tan 3b(33)↗ למימרא דמעליותא היא ٠٠٠‏ : may it be said that it is an improvement?
4
highest altitude
Syr
Kays 194:22↗ ܘܠܐ ܡܬ݂ܚܙ̈ܝܢܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܡܥܠܝܘ݂ܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܡܬܐ‏ : they are invisible due to their high elevation ; Kays 195:13↗ ܟܘܟ̈ܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢܝܢ ܘܕܠܐ ܣܟܐ܂ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܡ݂ܢ ܣ݁ܓܝ݂ܐܘ݂ܬ ܡܥܠܝܘ݂ܬܗܘܢ ܡܚܦܝܢ‏ : innumerable and endless stars, those that are hidden due to the enormity of their elevation
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 801[527]DJBA: 696aJastrow: 817Drower/Macuch: 244bPayne-Smith ~: 2883J. Payne-Smith: 289a

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