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zylw, zylwtˀ (zīlū, zīlūṯā) n.f. disgrace; cheapness
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disgrace, defamation
JBA, LJLA
BT Ket 43a(20)↗ לעיניין זילותא אלמנתו עדיפא‏ : his widow is preferable concerning (prevention of ) debasement ; BT BB 32a(11)↗ לא מסקינן ליה חישינן לזילותא דבי דינא‏ : we do not promote him: we are concerned for defamation of the court ; TgLam1:8↗ כל עממיא דהוו מיקרין לה מלקדמין נהגו בה זילותא‏ : all the nations that used to honor her treated her with disgrace
2
cheapness
LJLA
TgIIChron 9:27↗ ית ארזיא יהב בזילותא הי כשקמיא די בשפלתא לסוגי‏ : he sold cedars cheaply like the the sycamores which are abundant in the Shephelah
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Probably the same word as zlylw with regressive assimilation /zl/ > /ll/ as is common in the eastern colloquials.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 408aJastrow: 394Levy Ch-W: 1:218

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