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דלמה , דילמה adv. perhaps (Sy ܕܠܡܐ LS 372; cf. BA דילמה Ez 7:23, CPA ܕܡܐ LSp 105) דלמא FPT Gen 15:1[08];- a. alone: דילמא שלו הות TN Gen 43:12 [H אולי משגה הוא ]; ib. 44:18; Lev 26:41; Dt 6:4; דילמ׳ תרין עובדין אינון perhaps there are two (different) cases Ber 5b(32); דילמ׳ דאינון בהתין פלגון מן פלג perhaps they are embarrassed by each other Qid 65b(41); Sab 17b(41); Meg 70d(18); BB 13d(46); BR 813:1; PRK 149:14; b. w. rel. pron. ד : דלמה דהיא טייפה perhaps it (i.e. the well) will overflow TN Gen 31:22; ib. Num 22:6 [H אולי ]; דילמא דטעינן בחושבנא perhaps we made a mistake in the calculation Tan 69c(41); Qid 61b(12); San 25d(32); BR 865:7; ib. 1183:2; PRK 22:7; KohR 26a(3)Yalon, Intr 113+. For add. exx. in PT, v. CTY 2:870+.
