*מַדְלָא II, pl. (דְּלֵי) מַדְלַיָּיא drawing, resorbing. Pes. 40ᵃ כל אגב מַדְלַיְּיהוּ וכ׳ as long as the grains absorb liquid, they do not ferment; v. מִזְּלָא.