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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

BT Meg 7b(5) :אי חקלאה מלכא ליהוי מצואריה דיקולא לא נחית‏ : even if a peasant should become king, the basket does not come off his neck
See the entire entry for ḥaqlāy, ḥaqlāˀā adj. rural, rustic