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“[112] The ziraleet is a kind of chorus, which the women of the East sing upon joyful occasions.”
The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes
“[285] "It is the custom among the women to employ the Maazeen to chant from the gallery of the nearest minaret, which on that occasion is illuminated, and the women assembled at the house respond at intervals with a ziraleet or joyous chorus.”
The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes
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bilby Of course, female geeks in Aleppo only ever z1r4l33t. Jul 8, 2008
she An expression of joy by a group of women in Aleppo, consisting of the words "Lillé, Lillé, Lillé" repeated as often as possible in one breath. Jul 8, 2008