מַלָּחָא, same.—Pl. מַלָּחֵי. Gitt. 73ᵃ, v. אֲגַר II. Taan. 24ᵇ חזאי מלאכי דאידמו למ׳ וכ׳ (differ. vers. in Ms. M.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) I saw angels disguised as boatmen who brought sand and loaded the ships.
מַלָּחָא, dealer in sailors’ outfits. Y. B. Mets. IV, end, 9ᵈ, v. סַרְדּוּתָא.