Save Gender Feminine Usage Ottoman Turkish Scripts کلفم(Ottoman Turkish) Pronounced Pron. /ɟyl.ˈfæm/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Ottoman Turkish گل (gül) “rose”, itself from Persian گل (gul) “flower, rose” and Arabic فَم (fam) “mouth”. This was the name of a lady-in-waiting in the harem of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.