Where does “zülüf” come from?

zülüf (Turkish) comes from Persian زلف, from Arabic زُلَف, from Arabic زُلْفَة, from Arabic زَلَفَ — to get close, to advance.

zülüf (Turkish): lovelock, a long lock of hair, often plaited, worn apart from the hair that remains

Definitions

  1. lovelock, a long lock of hair, often plaited, worn apart from the hair that remains

Ancestry of “zülüf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزلفcurl, tress
2Arabicزُلَف—
3Arabicزُلْفَةdignity, rank, proximity, a portion of the night
4Arabicزَلَفَto get close, to advance

Words derived from “zülüf”

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