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zll (a/u,a) vb. to be of little value
GDCGtDtCtQQt
Gpəˁalto be(come) of little value, be(come) cheap(er)4 senses▶
1
to be(come) of little value, be(come) cheap(er)
JPAEpig, PTA, Sam, JBA
TrShem 2a:10↗ ויזול משחה באפריקייה‏ : oil will get cheaper in Africa (or: among the Africans?) ; TN Gen16:4↗ וזל איקרה דריבוניתה‏ : the honor of her mistress was diminished ; BT Ber 63a(31)↗ פרקמטיא זילת קפוץ קני מינה‏ : if the merchandise became cheaper, jump up and buy some ; BT Ket 54a(48)↗ ההוא דאמ׳ להו, נדוניא ארבע מאה זוזי לברת, זל נדוניא‏ : a certain person who had said to them: "a dowry of 400 zuz for my daughter" and (meanwhile) the dowry lost value
2
to be light (as opposed to heavy)
Syr
EphFid 49:1.5↗ ܕܙܠܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ‏ ; LG 21:12(3)↗ ܣܵܡܸܗ ܠܗܲܘ ܡܲܟܼܝܟܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ ܓܲܒܵܗ ܕܡܲܣܲܐܬܵܐ܃ ܘܙܸܠܲܬ ܩܲܫܝܽܘܬܵܐ ܘܪܵܡܽܘܬܵܐ܃ ܘܢܸܛܠܲܬ ܡܲܟܼܝܟܽܘܬܵܐ ܘܢܼܝܚܽܘܬܵܐ‏ : He put that humble man on one side of the scale and toughness and haughtiness were light while humility and quiet outweighed them
(1)
of a scale's pan
Syr
IsNin1 6:4↗ ܗܵܟܲܢܵܐ ܡܲܣܲܐܬܹܗ ܕܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܠܟ݂ܠ ܓܲܒ݁ ܙܵܐ݁ܠܵܐ ܚܲܪܝ݂ܦܵܐܝ݂ܬ݂‏ : thus does the mind's scale swing down sharply to each side
3
to be vile, contemptible
Sam, Syr, LJLA
SamTgJ Gen16:4↗ וזלת רבתה בעיניה‏ : her mistress became contemptible in her eyes ; P Prov4:21↗ ܠܐ ܢ̈ܙܠܢ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ‏ ; PJ Gen16:4↗ וחמת ארום עדי{ע}<א>ת וזללת איקר ריבונתא בעינהא‏ : when she saw she was pregnant she lost respect for the status of overlord ; TgProv4:21↗ לא נזלן {מ}<ב>עינך נטרינון בגויה דליבך‏ : do not treat them light but keep them in your heart
(1)
to be lascivious
JLAtg, Syr
TgO Deut21:20↗ זָלֵיל בְסַר וְסָבֵי חֲמַר‏ : he is gluttonous and a drunkard
4
w. _ : to make vile, debase : p.p. see s.v. zyl adj.
JBA
BT Meg 12b(25)↗ זילא במלכותא‏ : she debases the kingship
Dpaˁˁelto make dirty2 senses▶
1
to make dirty
Syr
(1)
to revile
CPA, Syr
ES3 586:1 ܡܙܲܠܠܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܠܟܐܢܐ ܒܓܗܢܐ‏ : the evil ones revile the just one in Hell
2
to corrupt
CPA, Syr
AlexSy 5:9 ܕܢܙܠܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܒܚܘܨܦܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ‏ : they wanted to corrupt him with the haughtiness of many sciences ; IA2 106:v58 ܫܠܝ̈ܐ ܡܩ݁ܠܐ܂ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܡܙܠܠ‏ : it excites the quiet ones and corrupts the shameless
Cˀafˁelto lower a price3 senses▶
1
to lower a price
Gal, Syr, JBA
PTMQ 81.b:14[2]↗ ומיזלא עיבידתיה‏ : it (i.e. the caravan) makes its merchandise cheaper ; BT BM 108a(37)↗ אי לכולי עלמא קא מוזיל ומזבין‏ : if he is lowering the price and selling to everyone
(1)
to debase
Gal, Sam
BR 376:4(1)↗ חלה מזל חמרה‏ : the vinegar debases the wine ; Marqe 2.190↗ מדעך המזל‏ : your debased mind
2
to disparage, dishonor
Syr
P 2S19:44↗ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܙܠܬܘܢ ܠܢ‏ : why have you disparaged us ; P Sirach 10:29↗ ܡܢܘ ܢܝܩܪ ܠܡܢ ܕܡܙܠ ܢܦܫܗ‏ : who would honor one who dishonors himself?
(1)
to alleviate
Sam
(2)
to blaspheme, to curse
Sam
SamTgJ Lev24:23↗ ואפקו ית מזלה למלבר למשריתה‏ : they took the blasphemer outside the camp
3
to despise
Syr
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto become reduced in value2 senses▶
1
to become reduced in value
JBA
BT BB 42a(8)↗ כי היכי דלא ליתזלו נכסיה‏ : so that his property is not reduced in value
2
to become unworthy, disgraced
Sam, JBA
BT Git 38a(44)↗ וכיון דמשדר לה גיטא דחירותא מיתזלא באפיה ומפרק לה‏ : when he sends her a writ of manumission she is disgraced in his sight and he has her redeemed
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto act shamelessly3 senses▶
1
to act shamelessly
CPA, Syr
P Je2:36↗ ܡܙܕܠܠܐ ܐܢܬܝ‏ ; TamarJudah 101↗ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܙܕܠܠ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܘܐܬܦܪܣ ܗܘ̈ܝ‏ : on His account did they act shamelessly and contrive
(1)
to be extravagant
Syr
BHMQ7 2.3.2 ܠܡܙ݂ܕܠܠܘ ܒܠܒ̈ܘܫܐ‏ : to be extravagant in dress ; JSBhom 71day5 1781↗ ܛܲܘܣܐ ܒܓܸܦ̈ܲܘܗܝ ܟܲܕ ܡܸܙܕܲܠܲܠ ܢܚܲܘܸܐ ܫܽܘܦܪܸܗ‏ : the peacock while extravagantly showing its beauty with its wings
(1)
to stagger as a drunk
CPA, Syr
CPA Psalms77:65↗ ܘܗܝܟ ܚܝܘܠܐ ܕܡܙܕܠܠ‏ : like a staggering strong man
2
to become debased, valueless
Syr
AphDem21.396:9↗ ܣܓܝ ܐܙܕܠܠ ܒܥ̈ܝܢܝ‏ : he became diminished in my view
3
to exhaust oneself
Syr
EphFid 75:25.3↗ ܡܢ ܥܘܩܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܙܕܠܠ‏
Ctˀettafˁalto be diminished1 sense▶
to be diminished
Syr
BHNom 423:16↗ ܡܕܡ ܕܛܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܣܪܐ܃ ܘܢ݁ܬܬܲܙܠܘܢ ܕܡܘ̈ܗܝ܃ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܕܛܒ ܚܕ‏ : something that was worth ten, but its value becomes less and becomes worth one
Qquadriliteralזלזל ב (Man. znzl) : to treat lightly1 sense▶
1
זלזל ב (Man. znzl) : to treat lightly
Gal, JBA, Man
PTMaSh 54.d:29[2]↗ אילין דרומיא דהוון מזלזלין בה‏ : those southerners who used to treat it lightly ; BT BM 107b(41)↗ לא תזלזל במשחתא, דכל פורתא חזי לכורכמא רישקא‏ : do not treat (your job of) surveying lightly, for every part is suitable for saffron resin ; DSumqa 162↗ ḏminkat latinkut uzanzulia latizanzil : that you must not bite and must not belittle
(1)
to set a low price for
JBA
BT BM 52b(45)↗ דתרי זלזולי לא מזלזלינן ביה‏ : we do not lower its price twice
(2)
(w. d.o.) to belittle
LJLA
PJ Deut27:16↗ ליט דמזלזל איקרא דאבוי ודאימיה‏ : cursed be one who belittles the honor of his father and mother
QtquadTto be treated lightly1 sense▶
to be treated lightly
LJLA
TgQoh9:16↗ וחוכמת צדיקא ענייא מזדלזלא בעיני רשיעי‏ : the poor man's wisdom is treated lightly in the wickeds' eyes
(1)
to be considered cheap
LJLA
TgIIChron 1:15↗ ויהב שלמה ית כספא וית דהבא מזדלזלין בירושלם הי כאבניא‏ : Solomon made silver and gold as cheap as stone in Jerusalem
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G (pəˁal)
D (paˁˁel)
C (ˀafˁel)
Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
Dt (ˀeṯpaˁˁal)
Ct (ˀettafˁal)
Q (quadriliteral)
Qt (quadT)
✎Notes & Bibliography▶
Others suggest separating the concepts of "little value" and "tottering", but it requires flights of etymological fancy.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 382[196]DJPA: 177bDJBA: 414bJastrow: 402Drower/Macuch: 168bPayne-Smith: 1123J. Payne-Smith: 116aLevy Ch-W: 1:222Tal Sam: 231DCPA[Schulthess]: 110[56]BarBahlul: 672:1
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