Zel
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Zel: Turkish "Bell". Arabic "finger cymbal".
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Possibly a derivative of the Greek moon goddess Zelene.
In Farsi and Turkish, the word Zel, or Zyl, means a small bell or cymbal.
Thomas Moore's epic poem "The Fire Worshippers" refers to a Moorish instrument "Zel", now archaic, which contextually sounds larger than the small bell or finger cymbal in current usage.
“Where some hours since was heard the swell
Of trumpet and the clash of zel
Bidding the bright-eyed sun farewell”
Thomas Moore, The Fire-WorshippersIn Romanian, Zel is a word meaning: ardour, eagerness, earnestness, fervour, forwardness, gumption, mettle, readiness, solicitude, vim, warmth, zeal.
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Zel is the title character in Donna Jo Napoli's novel, a retelling of Rapunzel
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