"زلف" meaning in Persian

See زلف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [zulf] [Classical-Persian], [zʊlf] [Dari, formal], [zʊlf] [Dari, formal], [zʊlf] [Kabuli], [zulf] (note: Hazaragi), [zolf] [Iran, formal], [zulf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: zolf [romanization]
Etymology: Belonging to زلفی (zolfi, “door-ring by which the chain is fastened”), زلفین (zolfin, “door-ring; curl, tress”), زرفین (zorfin, “door-ring”), which last has also been borrowed in Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”), زُرُّوف (zurrūf, “curl in the hair”), denominal زَرْفَنَ (zarfana, “to crook, to make curly; to mark with a figure of a ring or curl”). Their original is recorded as زفرین (zofrin), which relates to Avestan 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭 (zbar, “to walk crooked”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀 (zbaraθa, “foot”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zbarah, “hill”), Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, “to be crooked or bent”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ar|زُرْفِين|t=ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes}} Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”), {{cog|ae|𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭|t=to walk crooked}} Avestan 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭 (zbar, “to walk crooked”), {{cog|sa|ह्वृ|t=to be crooked or bent}} Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, “to be crooked or bent”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=zolf|tr2=|tr3=}} زلف • (zolf), {{fa-noun|tr=zolf}} زلف • (zolf)
  1. curl, tress Derived forms: زلف بافته (zolf bâfte) (english: a braid)
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            "4": "զուլֆ",
            "5": "զյուլֆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: զըլիֆ (zəlif), զիլիֆ (zilif), զուլֆ (zulf), զյուլֆ (zyulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: զըլիֆ (zəlif), զիլիֆ (zilif), զուլֆ (zulf), զյուլֆ (zyulf)"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: zülf",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: zülf"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Bengali: জুলফি (zulfi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Bengali: জুলফি (zulfi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: જુલફું (julphũ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: જુલફું (julphũ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Urdu: زلف (zulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Urdu: زلف (zulf)"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Northern Kurdish: zulf, zilf, zilif",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Northern Kurdish: zulf, zilf, zilif"
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          "args": {
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
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            "3": "زلف",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr2": "zulf"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼ (zulaf), زلف (zulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼ (zulaf), زلف (zulf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crh",
            "2": "zuluf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Crimean Tatar: zuluf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Crimean Tatar: zuluf"
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      },
      "expansion": "Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭",
        "t": "to walk crooked"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ह्वृ",
        "t": "to be crooked or bent"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Belonging to زلفی (zolfi, “door-ring by which the chain is fastened”), زلفین (zolfin, “door-ring; curl, tress”), زرفین (zorfin, “door-ring”), which last has also been borrowed in Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”), زُرُّوف (zurrūf, “curl in the hair”), denominal زَرْفَنَ (zarfana, “to crook, to make curly; to mark with a figure of a ring or curl”). Their original is recorded as زفرین (zofrin), which relates to Avestan 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭 (zbar, “to walk crooked”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀 (zbaraθa, “foot”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zbarah, “hill”), Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, “to be crooked or bent”).",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
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        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
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      "name": "head"
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        "tr": "zolf"
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "a braid",
          "roman": "zolf bâfte",
          "word": "زلف بافته"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "dark hair",
          "roman": "tire zolf",
          "text": "تیره زلف",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 800 CE, Firooz",
          "text": "سرو سیمین ترا در مشک تر\nزلف فرخالت ز سر تا پا گرفت"
        }
      ],
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        "curl, tress"
      ],
      "id": "en-زلف-fa-noun-bVSVB1h6",
      "links": [
        [
          "curl",
          "curl"
        ],
        [
          "tress",
          "tress"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
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    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zolf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
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    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "a braid",
      "roman": "zolf bâfte",
      "word": "زلف بافته"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "զըլիֆ",
            "3": "զիլիֆ",
            "4": "զուլֆ",
            "5": "զյուլֆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: զըլիֆ (zəlif), զիլիֆ (zilif), զուլֆ (zulf), զյուլֆ (zyulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: զըլիֆ (zəlif), զիլիֆ (zilif), զուլֆ (zulf), զյուլֆ (zyulf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "zülf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: zülf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: zülf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "জুলফি",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "zulfi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: জুলফি (zulfi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: জুলফি (zulfi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "જુલફું",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: જુલફું (julphũ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: જુલફું (julphũ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "ज़ुल्फ़"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: ज़ुल्फ़ (zulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: ज़ुल्फ़ (zulf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "زلف",
            "tr": "zulf"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: زلف (zulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: زلف (zulf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kmr",
            "2": "zulf",
            "3": "zilf",
            "4": "zilif",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Northern Kurdish: zulf, zilf, zilif",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Northern Kurdish: zulf, zilf, zilif"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "زلف",
            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: زلف (zülüf, zülf)\nTurkish: zülüf\n→ Albanian: zylyfe\n→ Armenian: զիւլիւֆ (ziwliwf), զըլիֆ (zəlif)\n→ Bulgarian: сколуфа (skolufa)\n→ Romanian: zuluf\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: зулуфи\nLatin script: zulufi",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: زلف (zülüf, zülf)\nTurkish: zülüf\n→ Albanian: zylyfe\n→ Armenian: զիւլիւֆ (ziwliwf), զըլիֆ (zəlif)\n→ Bulgarian: сколуфа (skolufa)\n→ Romanian: zuluf\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: зулуфи\nLatin script: zulufi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼",
            "3": "زلف",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr2": "zulf"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼ (zulaf), زلف (zulf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਜ਼ੁਲਫ਼ (zulaf), زلف (zulf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crh",
            "2": "zuluf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Crimean Tatar: zuluf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Crimean Tatar: zuluf"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭",
        "t": "to walk crooked"
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      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭 (zbar, “to walk crooked”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ह्वृ",
        "t": "to be crooked or bent"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, “to be crooked or bent”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Belonging to زلفی (zolfi, “door-ring by which the chain is fastened”), زلفین (zolfin, “door-ring; curl, tress”), زرفین (zorfin, “door-ring”), which last has also been borrowed in Arabic زُرْفِين (zurfīn, “ring; bolt or ring of a door; column capital particularly with volutes”), زُرُّوف (zurrūf, “curl in the hair”), denominal زَرْفَنَ (zarfana, “to crook, to make curly; to mark with a figure of a ring or curl”). Their original is recorded as زفرین (zofrin), which relates to Avestan 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭 (zbar, “to walk crooked”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀 (zbaraθa, “foot”), 𐬰𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zbarah, “hill”), Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, “to be crooked or bent”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zolf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "zolf",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "زلف • (zolf)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "zolf"
      },
      "expansion": "زلف • (zolf)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Persian lemmas",
        "Persian nouns",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Persian terms with collocations",
        "Persian terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Persian quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "dark hair",
          "roman": "tire zolf",
          "text": "تیره زلف",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 800 CE, Firooz",
          "text": "سرو سیمین ترا در مشک تر\nزلف فرخالت ز سر تا پا گرفت"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "curl, tress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "curl",
          "curl"
        ],
        [
          "tress",
          "tress"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zʊlf]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zolf]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[zulf]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "زلف"
}

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