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zwtrˀ (zaw/ūtrā) n.m. votive cake
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a pagan votive cake
OfAEast, Syr, Man
ADAB C.1:R:237↗ zwtrˀ ˁl bgnˀ lbyl : z'-offering for the altar of Bel ; IA2 212:v169 ܡܚܝܗܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܫܪܪܗ܂ ܘܐܬܪ ܙܘܬܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ‏ : with his truth the Messiah removed (Satan's) cake from his mouth ; P Je7:18↗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܙܘܬܪ̈ܐ ܠܦܘܠܚܢ ܫܡܝܐ‏ ; IshIsa 20:26↗ ܐܝܟ ܡ݁ܢ ܕܒܛܠܘ ܙܘܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܒܪܘ ܕܒܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ‏ : as if their cakes stopped and their sacrifices went away ; GY 60:1↗ ukaṣumia <a>bdilun ginia uzutra ; GY 258:5↗ labzutrun laˁqabal minaihun : I shall not accept any of their votive cakes from them
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the herb savory (dialect)
Syr
Nat 60:11↗ text not cited
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Mand. zutra
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Originally specifically a votive cake (or libation?) in Zoroastrian ritual. See ADAB 184
Hardly "libation" (so Tavernier (2017) p. 103) since its first component is white flour.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 376[208]Drower/Macuch: 165a, 458bAudo: 1:269BarBahlul: 685:3

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