زلف

zulf (said to be deriv. fr. A. zulaf, pl. of zulfat, 'a portion of the first part of the night'; but prob. akin to S. गुल्म, or गुम्फ), s.f. A curling lock (hanging down upon the temple or over the ear), side-lock, curl, ringlet, lock, tress; tuft; knot; whisker:—zulf-ě-pareshān, s.f. Dishevelled locks:—zulf-ě-tābdār, s.f. Twisted locks, curling ringlets:—zulf-ě-darāz, s.f. Long locks:—zulf-ě-`ambarīn, s.f. Locks perfumed with ambergris, perfumed locks.