زَلَفَ(n. ac. زَلْف زَلِيْف) a. Advanced, approached. زَلَّفَ a. [Fī], Added to (tale). أَزْلَفَa. Brought near, forward. تَزَلَّفَإِزْتَلَفَ (د) a. see I زَلْفa. Proximity, nearness; neighbourhood. b. Rank, station, degree. زِلْفa. Garden; meadow. زُلْفَة (pl. زُلَف) a. see 1 (a) (b). c. Dish. d. Part of the night, night-watch. زُلْفَىa. see 1 زَلَفa. see 1 زَلَفَة (pl. زَلَف) a. Tank, cistern; well. b. Dish. c. Urn. d. Shell. e. Smooth rock; hard, level ground. f. Mirror. مَزْلَفَة (pl. مَزَاْلِفُ) a. Place lying between the cultivated land & the desert. زَلِيْفa. Wayfarer, traveller.