, (O, TA,) verbal noun تَزْلِيفٌ, (O,) He did it previously, or beforehand; namely, a thing; (IAar, O, TA;) as, for instance, an evil action; (O, TA;) and so ↓زَلَفَهُ; (IAar, TA;) synonym أَسْلَفَهُ, (O, TA,) and قَدَّمَهُ. (IAar, O, TA.)
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زلّفالنَّاسَ, verbal noun as above, He disquieted, or agitated, the people, step by step: (Ibn-'Abbád, Z, O, TA:) according to Z, said of a guide. (TA.)
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زلّف فِىحَدِيثِهِ, (verbal noun as above, K,) He added, or exaggerated, in his discourse, or narration; (IDrd, O, K;) as also ذرّف. (IDrd, O.)