زلفة
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ز ل ف (z-l-f).
Alternative forms
- زُلْفَى (zulfā)
Noun
زُلْفَة • (zulfa) f (plural زُلَف (zulaf) or زُلَفَات (zulafāt)) (archaic)
- nearness, proximity, neighborliness literally and figuratively
- Synonym: قُرْبَة (qurba)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:25:
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:40:
- وَإِنَّ لَهُ، عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَى وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ
- waʾinna lahū, ʿindanā lazulfā waḥusna maʾābin
- And to him and to us there is neighborliness
- those who are near, thy neighbours, or those who have a higher rank in relation to something
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 39:3:
- مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ
- We worship them not but to come closer to God’s intimate circle.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:37:
- وَمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰٓ
- And neither your riches nor your children are what bring you close to the intimate circle.
- 7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, 49:
- هُوَ مِنْ أَقْرَبِهِمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى
- huwa min ʾaqrabihim ʾilā l-lahi zulfā
- He is most intimately close to God.
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- grovelling, flattery by coming close in a respect
- a period time comprising a commencing portion of either night or day
Declension
Declension of noun زُلْفَة (zulfa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زُلْفَة zulfa | الزُّلْفَة az-zulfa | زُلْفَة zulfat |
| Nominative | زُلْفَةٌ zulfatun | الزُّلْفَةُ az-zulfatu | زُلْفَةُ zulfatu |
| Accusative | زُلْفَةً zulfatan | الزُّلْفَةَ az-zulfata | زُلْفَةَ zulfata |
| Genitive | زُلْفَةٍ zulfatin | الزُّلْفَةِ az-zulfati | زُلْفَةِ zulfati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | زُلْفَتَيْن zulfatayn | الزُّلْفَتَيْن az-zulfatayn | زُلْفَتَيْ zulfatay |
| Nominative | زُلْفَتَانِ zulfatāni | الزُّلْفَتَانِ az-zulfatāni | زُلْفَتَا zulfatā |
| Accusative | زُلْفَتَيْنِ zulfatayni | الزُّلْفَتَيْنِ az-zulfatayni | زُلْفَتَيْ zulfatay |
| Genitive | زُلْفَتَيْنِ zulfatayni | الزُّلْفَتَيْنِ az-zulfatayni | زُلْفَتَيْ zulfatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زُلَف; زُلَفَات zulaf; zulafāt | الزُّلَف; الزُّلَفَات az-zulaf; az-zulafāt | زُلَف; زُلَفَات zulaf; zulafāt |
| Nominative | زُلَفٌ; زُلَفَاتٌ zulafun; zulafātun | الزُّلَفُ; الزُّلَفَاتُ az-zulafu; az-zulafātu | زُلَفُ; زُلَفَاتُ zulafu; zulafātu |
| Accusative | زُلَفًا; زُلَفَاتٍ zulafan; zulafātin | الزُّلَفَ; الزُّلَفَاتِ az-zulafa; az-zulafāti | زُلَفَ; زُلَفَاتِ zulafa; zulafāti |
| Genitive | زُلَفٍ; زُلَفَاتٍ zulafin; zulafātin | الزُّلَفِ; الزُّلَفَاتِ az-zulafi; az-zulafāti | زُلَفِ; زُلَفَاتِ zulafi; zulafāti |
Etymology 2
See there.
Noun
زَلَفة or زِلْفَة • (zalafa or zilfa) f (singulative, collective زَلَف m (zalaf) or زِلْف m (zilf)) (obsolete)
- singulative of زَلَف (zalaf, “mother-of-pearl-shell”)
Declension
Declension of noun زَلَفة (zalafa); زِلْفَة (zilfa)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَلَفة; زِلْفَة zalafa; zilfa | الزَّلَفة; الزِّلْفَة az-zalafa; az-zilfa | زَلَفة; زِلْفَة zalafat; zilfat |
| Nominative | زَلَفةٌ; زِلْفَةٌ zalafatun; zilfatun | الزَّلَفةُ; الزِّلْفَةُ az-zalafatu; az-zilfatu | زَلَفةُ; زِلْفَةُ zalafatu; zilfatu |
| Accusative | زَلَفةً; زِلْفَةً zalafatan; zilfatan | الزَّلَفةَ; الزِّلْفَةَ az-zalafata; az-zilfata | زَلَفةَ; زِلْفَةَ zalafata; zilfata |
| Genitive | زَلَفةٍ; زِلْفَةٍ zalafatin; zilfatin | الزَّلَفةِ; الزِّلْفَةِ az-zalafati; az-zilfati | زَلَفةِ; زِلْفَةِ zalafati; zilfati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَلَف; زِلْف zalaf; zilf | الزَّلَف; الزِّلْف az-zalaf; az-zilf | زَلَف; زِلْف zalaf; zilf |
| Nominative | زَلَفٌ; زِلْفٌ zalafun; zilfun | الزَّلَفُ; الزِّلْفُ az-zalafu; az-zilfu | زَلَفُ; زِلْفُ zalafu; zilfu |
| Accusative | زَلَفًا; زِلْفًا zalafan; zilfan | الزَّلَفَ; الزِّلْفَ az-zalafa; az-zilfa | زَلَفَ; زِلْفَ zalafa; zilfa |
| Genitive | زَلَفٍ; زِلْفٍ zalafin; zilfin | الزَّلَفِ; الزِّلْفِ az-zalafi; az-zilfi | زَلَفِ; زِلْفِ zalafi; zilfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | زَلَفتَيْن; زِلْفَتَيْن zalafatayn; zilfatayn | الزَّلَفتَيْن; الزِّلْفَتَيْن az-zalafatayn; az-zilfatayn | زَلَفتَيْ; زِلْفَتَيْ zalafatay; zilfatay |
| Nominative | زَلَفتَانِ; زِلْفَتَانِ zalafatāni; zilfatāni | الزَّلَفتَانِ; الزِّلْفَتَانِ az-zalafatāni; az-zilfatāni | زَلَفتَا; زِلْفَتَا zalafatā; zilfatā |
| Accusative | زَلَفتَيْنِ; زِلْفَتَيْنِ zalafatayni; zilfatayni | الزَّلَفتَيْنِ; الزِّلْفَتَيْنِ az-zalafatayni; az-zilfatayni | زَلَفتَيْ; زِلْفَتَيْ zalafatay; zilfatay |
| Genitive | زَلَفتَيْنِ; زِلْفَتَيْنِ zalafatayni; zilfatayni | الزَّلَفتَيْنِ; الزِّلْفَتَيْنِ az-zalafatayni; az-zilfatayni | زَلَفتَيْ; زِلْفَتَيْ zalafatay; zilfatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | زَلَفَات; زِلْفَات zalafāt; zilfāt | الزَّلَفَات; الزِّلْفَات az-zalafāt; az-zilfāt | زَلَفَات; زِلْفَات zalafāt; zilfāt |
| Nominative | زَلَفَاتٌ; زِلْفَاتٌ zalafātun; zilfātun | الزَّلَفَاتُ; الزِّلْفَاتُ az-zalafātu; az-zilfātu | زَلَفَاتُ; زِلْفَاتُ zalafātu; zilfātu |
| Accusative | زَلَفَاتٍ; زِلْفَاتٍ zalafātin; zilfātin | الزَّلَفَاتِ; الزِّلْفَاتِ az-zalafāti; az-zilfāti | زَلَفَاتِ; زِلْفَاتِ zalafāti; zilfāti |
| Genitive | زَلَفَاتٍ; زِلْفَاتٍ zalafātin; zilfātin | الزَّلَفَاتِ; الزِّلْفَاتِ az-zalafāti; az-zilfāti | زَلَفَاتِ; زِلْفَاتِ zalafāti; zilfāti |