زلف
العربية
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زلف¹
Where it comes from
From the root ز ل ف (z l f), a variant of the better-known س ل ف (s l f).
verb زَلَفَ · zalafa · يَزْلُفُ · زَلْف · زَلَف · زَلِيف
- to get close, to near, to advance إِذَا أَسْلَمَ الْعَبْدُ فَحَسُنَ إِسْلَامُهُ يُكَفِّرُ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ كُلَّ سَيِّئَةٍ كَانَ زَلَفَهَا
verb زَلَّفَ · zallafa · يُزَلِّفُ · تَزْلِيف · مُزَلِّف
- to do it before, to execute earlier
- to exaggerate, to fudge
noun زَلْف · zalf · الزَّلْف · زَلْفٌ
- verbal noun of زَلَفَ (zalafa) (form I)
noun زَلَف · zalaf · الزَّلَف · زَلَفٌ
- verbal noun of زَلَفَ (zalafa) (form I)
- grovelling, flattery by coming close in a respect
noun زُلَف · zulaf
- plural of زُلْفَة (zulfa)
زلف²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܠܦܐ (zalpā, zelpā), singulative ܙܠܦܬܐ (zlap̄ṯă, zelpǝṯā, “shard; mother of pearl”).
noun زَلَف · زِلْف · zalaf · zilf · زَلَفَة · زِلْفَة
- mother-of-pearl-shell ثُمَّ يُرْسِلُ اللّٰهُ مَطَرًا لَا يَكُنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ مَدَرٍ وَلَا وَبَرٍ فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ
In English
- mother-of-pearl pearly layer
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title = {زلف},
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