דְּלֵי, דְּלָא ch. same 1) to be suspended. Part. pl. דַּלְיָין suspended. Targ. Esth. I, 6. —2) to draw, raise. Targ. Ex. II, 19. Targ. II Esth. I, 2 buckets דדלו אבנא which draw stone; a. fr. [Targ. Y. Num. XIV, 14 read מַדְלֵי Af.] [Pes. 40ᵃ מדלייהו, v. מַדְלָא.] —3) to lift up. B. Kam. 92ᵇ דַּלְיַת, דְּלִינָא, v. דּוּרָא IV.—Ber. 18ᵃ דַּלְיֵיה (Yalk. Koh. 979; Yalk. Sam. 152 סלקיה) lift it (the cloak) up. Kidd. 81ᵃ דַלְיֵיה וכ׳ he carried it by himself.—Yeb. 92ᵇ; B. Mets. 17ᵇ אי לאו דדְלָאִי לך וכ׳ had I not taken up (removed) the sherd for thee, thou wouldst never have found the pearl under it, i.e. but for my intimation you would not have reached the conclusion &c.; Macc. 21ᵇ.—M. Kat. 28ᵇ, v. דְּלַל.
Pa. - דַּלֵּי (v. דלל) 1) to relieve, lighten. Targ. Y. Deut. XXXII, 51 ולא דַּלּוּ מיניה (Var. דָּלוּ, fr. דְּלַל) and they would not relieve him (give him a respite). Ib. דַּלִּי מיני (Var. דְּלִי) respite me.—Meg. 13ᵃ דַּלֵּי כרגא he lightened the taxes (Esth. II, 18). —2) to lift up. Ber. 6ᵇ דַּלּוּיֵי lifting up the voice at funerals, v. דְּלַל.
Af. - אַדְלֵי to lift, suspend. Sot. 34ᵃ טעונא דמַדְלֵי וכ׳ a load which one can lift up and put on his shoulders, is the third portion of the weight he can carry.
Ithpe. - אִידְּלֵי 1) to be suspended. Y. Sabb. XVI, end, 15ᵈ, a. e. בגדך מִדְּלֵי (sub. אַתְּ) doest thou depend on thy good luck?, v. גַּדָּא. —2) to be elevated, high. Pes. 8ᵃ דמִידַּלְיָא (a bed) which stands on high legs (leaving space under it). —3) to be relieved. B. Bath. 16ᵇ; Yalk. Gen. 106 (prov.) (מִידְּלֵי) א׳ יומא א׳ קצירא when the day (sun) is high, the sick man is relieved.