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

Definitions

  1. curl, tress

Ancestry of “زلف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزُلَف—
2Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
3Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance

Words derived from “زلف”

Every word from Arabic زَلَفَ →Every word from Arabic زُلْفَة →Every word from Arabic زُلَف →