اِزْدَلَفَ
Root: زلف
Form: 8
Full Definition
اِزْدَلَفَVIII
, originally اِزْتَلَفَ, or اِزْدَلَفُوا, and
تزلّفوا , He, or they, approached, or drew near: (Mgh, O, L, Msb, TA: in the K, تَفَرَّقُوا is erroneously put for تَقَرَّبُوا: TA:) or advanced; or went forward, or before: إِلَيْهِ [to him, or it], and مِنْهُ [which means the same, as after دَنَا &c.]: [and
زَلَفَ and زَلَفُوا, Verbal.Noun app. زَلْفٌ and زَلَفٌ, signify the same: for] you say also, زَلَفَ إِلَيْهِ
He drew near to him, or it: and لَهُ
We advanced, or went forward, to him, or it: and زَلْفٌ signifies the act of advancing, or going forward, from place to place; as also زَلَفٌ. One says, ازدلف السَّهْمُ إِلَى
كَذَا
The arrow approached, or drew near, to such a thing. And it is said in a trad., فَإِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَٱْزْدَلِفْ إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ فِيهِ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ, meaning تَقَرَّبْ [i. e., When the sun declines from the meridian, then seek thou to draw near unto God therein by means of the prayers of two rek'ahs].
def.2 See also 4, in two places.
def.2 See also 4, in two places.
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