زرغباً zur-g̠ẖibbaṉ A Visit rarely.

زربفت zar-baft P. (زر Gold, and بفت from بافتن To weave) s. m. Brocade, cloth of gold.

زيربريان zer-biryān P s. m. Name of a kind of dish.

زهّاد zuhhād A s. plur. of زاهد zāhid, q. v.

زحل zuḥal A s. m. The planet Saturn.

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.

زاغ zāg̠ẖ P s. m. A crow. زاغ آبي zāg̠ẖ-i-ābī, A coot.

ز ze called زاي معجمه or زاي منقوطه is the eleventh letter of the Arabic, and the thirteenth of the Persian alphabet. It has no corresponding letter in the Sanskrit alphabet; and, ज (j) is

زود zūd P adv. Quick, swift, soon, suddenly. زود رنج zūd-ranj, adj. Irascible, soon irritated.

زيادت ziyādat A f. (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.