مَزْلَفَةٌ
1.
Any town (قَرْيَةٌ) that is between the desert and the cultivated land: plural مَزَالِفُ: (S, * K:) the latter is synonym with
بَرَاغِيلُ, signifying the towns (بِلَاد) that are between the cultivated land and the desert; (S;) or, between the desert and the
بَحْر [i.e. sea or great river]; such as El-Ambár and El-Kádiseeyeh. (M, TA.)
2.
[The plural] مَزَالِفُ also signifies Places of ascent; or steps, or stairs, by which one ascends: (K:) because they bring one near to the place to which he ascends. (TA.)
3.
For the plural مَزَالِفُ, see also زَلَفَةٌ.