Where does “زلف” come from?
زلف (Persian) comes from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.
زلف (Persian): curl, tress
Ancestry of “زلف”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | زُلَف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | زُلْفَة | dignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night |
| 3 | Arabic | زَلَفَ | to get close, to advance |