زلف

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root Z-L-F primarily relates to closeness, proximity, and advancement. It encompasses concepts of nearness in space and status, as well as moving forward or approaching.

Derived headwords

الزلفةnoun

1.
a portion of the beginning of the nightboth
a portion of the beginning of the night
2.
nearness and statusboth
nearness and status

زلفnoun

1.
plural of zulfaboth
plural of zulfa

المزالفnoun

1.
borderlandsclassical
The lands situated between cultivated areas (the plain) and the desert or wilderness. The singular is مزلفة.

مزلفةnoun

1.
borderlandclassical
A single unit of the borderlands between the cultivated plain and the desert.

أزلفهverb

1.
he brought him nearboth
he brought him near

الزلفىnoun

1.
nearness and statusboth
nearness and status

زلفا فزلفاadverbial phrase

1.
step by stepclassical
Indicating progression, one step or degree after another.

تزلفواverb

1.
to advance, to approachclassical
To move forward or to come near.

ازدلفواverb

1.
to advance, to approachclassical
To move forward or to come near.

مزدلفةname

1.
a place in Meccaboth
a place in Mecca

Parallel reading

حتى إذا ماء الصهاريح نشف من بعد ما كانت ملاء كالزلف

Until the water of the cisterns dried up, after they had been full like the structures.

وهى المصانع

And they are the edifices.

والمزالف: البراغيل، وهى البلاد التي بين الريف والبر، الواحدة مزلفة

And Al-Mazalif are the borderlands, which are the regions between the cultivated land and the desert, the singular is Mazlafah.

وأزلفه، أي قربه

And Azlafahu, meaning he brought him near.

والزلفة والزلفى: القربة والمنزلة

And Al-Zulfah and Al-Zulfa mean proximity and status.

{وما أموالكم ولا أولاد كم بالتى تقربكم عندنا زلفى}

{And it is not your wealth nor your children that bring you nearer to Us, [but only those who believe and do righteous deeds]}

وهي اسم المصدر، كأنه قال بالتى تقربكم عندنا ازدلافا

And it is a noun of the infinitive, as if it were said 'that bring you nearer to Us in closeness'.

ناج طواه الاين مما وجفا طى الليالى زلفا فزلفا سماوة الهلال حتى احقوقفا

A camel that exhaustion has made to travel, and it has become lean, traveling through the nights step by step, like the crescent moon until it becomes full.

يقول: منزلة بعد منزلة ودرجة بعد درجة

He means: a rank after rank and a degree after degree.

والزلفة: الطائفة من أول الليل، والجمع زلف وزلفات

And Al-Zulfah is the portion of the early night, and the plural is Zulf and Zulfat.

والزلف: التقدم أبى عبيد

And Al-Zulf means advancement, according to Abu Ubaid.

وتزلفوا وازدلفوا، أي تقدموا

And Tazalafu and Izdalafu mean they advanced.

ومزدلفة: موضع بمكة

And Muzdalifah is a place in Mecca.