אִילֵימָא, (אִלֵּ׳) (= אִי if, and לֵימָא = לֵימַר) prop. if to say, hence a dialectic term in debate, you do not mean to say, or shall I say? B. Mets. 12ᵇ א׳ כשחייב מודה shall I say (it means) when the debtor concedes (his indebtedness)? Kidd. 74ᵃ אהייא א׳ וכ׳ what does it refer to? You cannot say it refers to … Sabb. 150ᵇ (some ed. אל׳). Yoma 52ᵇ; a. v. fr.
אִילֵימָא
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אִילֵימָא , ( אִלֵּ׳ ) (= אִי if , and לֵימָא = לֵימַר ) prop. if to say , hence a dialectic term in debate, you do not mean to say , or shall I say…
References
- Jastrow, אִי IV 1
- Jastrow, לֵימָא 1
- Bava Metzia 12b:18
- Kiddushin 74a:13
- Shabbat 150b:13
- Yoma 52b:10