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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$)lh noun sg. abs. or construct
šˀlh, šˀltˀ (šeˀlā, šˀelṯā) n.f. request; question
1 request JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) thing requested Syr.

--(b) requirements Syr.

--(c) demand PTA.
2 question Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) + šlm : greeting PTA, Syr.

(a.1) alone Gal.

--(b) responsum (i.e. formal response to a question) JBAg.

--(c) lecture JBAg.

(c.1) discussion Syr.
3 matter, issue BA-Da, JBAg.
4 borrowing Sam, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) lending Syr.

--(b) borrowed object JBA.
5 (chem.) a medicine using gold Syr.