مَزْلَفَةٌ
Root: زلف
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مَزْلَفَةٌ
Any town (قَرْيَةٌ) that is between the desert and the cultivated land: pl. مَزَالِفُ: the latter is syn. with
بَرَاغِيلُ, signifying the towns (بِلَاد) that are between the cultivated land and the desert; or, between the desert and the
بَحْر [i.e. sea or great river]; such as El-Ambár and El-Kádiseeyeh.
2 [The pl.] مَزَالِفُ also signifies Places of ascent; or steps, or stairs, by which one ascends: because they bring one near to the place to which he ascends.
def.2 For the pl. مَزَالِفُ, see also زَلَفَةٌ.
2 [The pl.] مَزَالِفُ also signifies Places of ascent; or steps, or stairs, by which one ascends: because they bring one near to the place to which he ascends.
def.2 For the pl. مَزَالِفُ, see also زَلَفَةٌ.
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