ZILLAH

Etymology

Proper noun

Zillah

A female given name from Hebrew.

ON the fifth morning, or rather afternoon, a different step approached - lighter and shorter; and, this time, the person entered the room. It was Zillah; donned in her scarlet shawl, with a black silk bonnet on her head, and a willow-basket swung to her arm.

Etymology

Noun

zillah (plural zillahs)

A district or local division, as of a province, in India.

Source: Wiktionary


Zil"lah, n. Etym: [Ar. zila.]

Definition: A district or local division, as of a province. [India]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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