אוּשְׁפִּיזָא, Git. 44ᵇ אית ליה א׳ וכ׳ he has a lodging place in Palestine, (is an occasional resident), opp. ביתא permanent home. Meg. 26ᵃ; Yoma 12ᵃ it is customary to leave empty jars and hides of slaughtered animals (ל) באושפיזֵיה in one’s inn. Zeb. 61ᵇ א׳ הוה נקט וכ׳ (Ms. M. אוּשְׁפְּזִיכָא … נקיטא, v. אושפיזכן; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) the Divine fire took up its abode now here and now there. Erub. 53ᵇ שאיל בא׳ (Rashi משייל בעניין אושפזיכני, read ניה …, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 80) inquired after the character of an inn (of his landlord). Ib. (enigmatic inquiry that the landlord might not overhear it) גבר פום דין חי מה טיבו Ar. (v. Rabb. l. c. note 90) = איש־פי־ז־נא our inn—what is its character?