פוריא

Aramaic

Proper noun

פּוּרַיָּא • (pūrayyā)

  1. Purim
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Megillah, 7b:
      אמר רבא מיחייב איניש לבסומי בפוריא עד דלא ידע בין ארור המן לברוך מרדכי
      Rava says: A person is required to become intoxicated on Purim until he cannot distinguish between “Cursed is Haman” and “Blessed is Mordechai.”
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