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ziraleet|ˈzɪrəliːt|
[Arabic; cf. zaghrata, zaghlata to utter the cries of joy called zaghrūtah or zaghrītah, pl. zaghārīt (Dozy).]
(See quot. 1794.)
1794A. Russell's Aleppo (ed. 2) I. 382 The Ziraleet, or Zilroota [zilġūṭah], (as written by a native of Aleppo) is the common manner of a company of women expressing joy, or any sudden exultation. The words expressed are Lillé, Lillé, Lillé, repeated as often as the person can do at one breath. 1817Moore Lalla R., Veiled Prophet iii. ix, And light your shrines and chaunt your ziraleets.
In N. & Q. Ser. vi. VI. 268 ‘A lark's ziraleet’ is said to be used by Longfellow. |