zulf

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		زُلف

Alternative forms

zilf

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (zolf, “curl”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zulf/

Dialectal forms

(sidelock)
- (Bagh-e Yek, Bon Chenar, Borzabad, Darestan, Hasanabad, Esfid, Jerik Aghaj, Kharrab, Khvorakabad, Mazraeh-ye Now, Mohsenabad, Musaabad, Naderabad, Nowdeh, Qarah Su, Safarabad, Salafchegan, Sefid Ab, Seft, Shah Qoli) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]
(hair)
- (Jerik Aghaj) IPA^(key): [zʊ̈lf]
- (Shaneq) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]
(headhair)
- (Mehrzamin, Shah Qoli) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]
(forelock)
- (Esfid, Jerik Aghaj, Kardijan, Khaltabad, Sadabad, Seft, Shah Qoli) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]
- (Feyzabad) IPA^(key): [zʊlfʊm] (inflected form attested only)
- (Kacha-ye Chahardeh) IPA^(key): [zʊ̞lf]
- (Sarband) IPA^(key): [zʊ̈lf]
- (Shaneq) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]
(lock, curl)
- (Kharrab) IPA^(key): [zʊlf]

Noun

zulf (definite accusative zulfı, plural zulflar)

sidelock
Synonyms: bürçək, qıl, saç, təygûş, tö̂l, tü̂k
hair
Synonyms: qıl, saç, tü̂k
headhair
Synonyms: çârt, kâkul, qıl, saç, tü̂k
forelock
Synonyms: bürçək, çârt, fokul, kâkul, qıl, saç, tö̂l
lock, curl
Synonyms: bürçək, tö̂l

Usage notes

The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined.

tü̂k: "hair", collectively
qıl: "a single hair", "body hair"
saç: "long hair" (of women)
kâkul, bürçək: "forelock"
fokul: "headscarf"
çârt: "bangs"
tö̂l: "lock"
zulf: "sidelock"
təygûş: "hair around the ear"

Declension

Declension of *zulf*
	singular	plural
nominative	zulf	zulflar
genitive	zulfııñ	zulflarııñ
dative	zulfqa	zulflarqa
definite accusative	zulfı	zulfları
locative	zulfça	zulflarça
ablative	zulfda	zulflarda
instrumental	zulfla	zulflarla
equative	zulfvâra	zulflarvâra

References

Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN