Jastrow: אִילּוּלָא

אִילּוּלָא, אִילּוּלֵי, אִלּ׳ (b. h. 1) (b. h. לוּלֵי = אִילּוּ לֹא, ch. אִילּוּ לָא) were it not, but for (followed by h. שֶׁ־, ch. דְּ־, or by a noun without a verb; v. אִלְמָלֵא). Targ. Y. Deut. I, 1; a. e.—Mekh. B’shall., Amalek 1 א׳ שאמר משה but for Moses, who said &c; a. fr. —2) (followed by a verb without ש־ or ד־ = אִילּוּלֻא h. אִילּוּ) if indeed, if. Targ. Koh. VI, 6. Targ. Esth. VII, 4; a. e.— *3) oh that! Num. R. s. 2, beg. א׳ הוא מדגיל וכ׳ oh that He would allow His love to be a banner over me! [אלואי as in preceding lines?]— *4) whether. Targ. Cant. VI, 11 א׳ פשן וכ׳ whether the sages among them increase &c.