name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Zillah
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: Z IH1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The wife of Lamech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Torah
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 3
A district or local division, as of a province, in India.
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History
Etymology
From Hebrew צִלָּה (“shade”).
Borrowed from Hindi ज़िला (zilā) and Urdu ضلع (zilā), from Classical Persian ضلع (zil', “side, edge”), from Arabic ضِلْع (ḍilʕ, “side, edge, division”). Cognate with Nepali जिल्ला (jillā) and Marathi जिल्हा (jilhā).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Vietnamese: Si-la — biblical character
- Vietnamese: Xi-la — biblical character