conc▪ According to Lane iii (1867): 1269, a ‘ladies’ man, philanderer’ is called zīr »because of his frequent visits to them [sc., women]«, so the word is seen to be from ↗zāra ‘to visit’ (ZWR_1).
▪ ? Cf. iz-zīr Sālim, n.prop., a hero of popular epic – BadawiHinds1986.