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zlyl (zallīl/zlīl) adj. slight; shameless
1
slight, minor, minimal
Syr, Man
EphNis 17:7.3↗ ܕܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ | ܢܥܬܪ ܙܪܥܐ ܙܠܝܠܐ‏ : the minimal seed will flourish with much agricultural effort ; AM 1:14↗ uainẖ rurban ugbinẖ zalilia : his eyes are big and his brows minimal
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commonplace, worthless
LJLA
TgProv28:7↗ ודמתחבר זלילי"לז׳" מחמיץ אבוי‏ : one who associates with commonplace (people?) shames his father
2
cheap, of light weight
JPAEpig, Gal, Syr, LJLA
TrShem 2b:17↗ ]٠٠٠ סגין וזלילן ומשחה יקיר‏ : [dates?] will be plentiful and cheap while oil will be expensive ; PTQid 58.d:33[2]↗ כספא זליל ٠٠٠ נחשא זליל‏ : silver is inexpensive, copper is inexpensive ; PTBM 10.c:45[2]↗ יהב חד דינר לקפילה ונסב מיניה בשעה זלילה דכל שתא‏ : he paid the a dinar to the tavern keeper (i.e, an option) and received from him at the year's cheapest rate ; P Je15:19↗ ܐܢ ܬܦܩ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܙܠܝܠ݂ܐ݂‏ ; TgIIChron 9:27↗ ויהב מלכא ית סימא בירושלם זליל הי כאבניא‏ : the king made silver as cheap as stones in Jerusalem
3
shameless, lascivious, f. whore
Syr
IAB 416:10 ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܙܲܠܝ̈ܠܐ܃ ܕܐܨܛܒܲܬܘ ܠܲܣܪܝ݂ܩܘ݂ܬܐ‏ : where are the lascivious ones who vainly adorned themselves ; Pel 2.1 ܠܪ̈ܓܠܝܗ݀ ܙ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : they were holding on to her lascivious legs ; EphSerm 1:1.23↗ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܒܫ݁ ܙܠܝܠܐ | ܠܠܒܘܫܐ ܘܚܘܬܪܐ ܥܡܗ‏ : the lascivious person wears two things: the garment along with pridefulness
4
pl tendrils
Syr
P Is18:5↗ ܘܢܦܣܘܩ ܙܠܝܠܐ ܒܡܓܠܐ‏
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