زرد چوب zard-chob P s. f. Yellow wood, tur- merick. (Curcuma longa).

زناخا zanāḵẖā H s. (dakh.) 1. i. q. سانپ sāmp, A snake. 2. i. q. بند کفن band-i-kafan, The fastening or band of a shroud (?). G. A. زنار zunnār, s. f. A belt, the brahmanical thread, a Hindū rosary. (From Gr. zwna ion).

زلال zulāl A (from زلّ) adj. Pure, limpid, whole- some (water); s. m. Water of that quality.

زغن zag̠ẖan P s. f. A kite.

زياد ziyād A (from زيد) 1. s. Augmen- tation, increase, addi- tion, surplus, excess. 2. adj. More, additional, too many, too much, excessive. زياده سر zi- yāda-sar, adj. Conceited, too vain of self. زياده سري ziyāda-sar-ī, s. f. Self-conceit, the having too high an opinion of self. زياده طلب ziyāda- t̤alab, Extortioner. زياده طلبي ziyāda-t̤alab-ī, s. f. Seeking more or too much, ambition, covetuousness, extortion, imposition. زياده کرنا ziyāda karnā, 1. To augment, to increase. 2. (met.) To take away the dinner and tablecloth. زياده هونا ziyāda honā, To exceed, to surpass.

زميني zamīn-ī P adj. Earthy, terrestrial.

زرده zarda P s. m. A kind of pulāʼo, dressed with saffron.

زبري zabar-ī P s. f. Violence, oppression.

زاهد zāhid A (part. act. of زهد) 1. s. m. A monk, a hermit, a recluse, a zealot. زاهدا zāhid-ā, O zealot! 2. adj. Religious, devout. (Pers. plur. زاهدان zāhidān). A. P. زاهدي zāhid-ī, s. f. The life of a recluse, devotion.

زميندار zamīn-dār P (زمين Ground, and part. act. of داشتن To have, to hold) A landlord, a land- holder, a farmer. P. H. زميندارني zamīn-dār-nī, s. f. The wife of a landholder or farmer.