ܙܠܳܒܝܳܐ [†] zlbyʾ zlāḇyā kind of cake
LS compares NP zalībiyā a sort of fritter or pancake (Steingass 620), NP, Arab. zalābiya a thin pan-cake (ibid. 619); Gignoux (personal communication) observes that the Iranian origin is very doubtful, especially for the internal -l- and the final -yʾ: more probably the Syr. word comes from Arab. zalābiya a kind of doughnut cooked in oil and sprinkled with sugar ● EN 34, 72; BB 689, 13 ◆ LS 197a; Duval index pers. 219