زبانه zabāna P s. m. Flame (particularly, of a candle).

زمن zaman A s. m. Time.

زکي zakī A (part. from زکا) 1. adj. Pure, pious. 2. Continent. 3. s. m. One who regularly pays the زکاة zakāt, q. v.

زبد zubd A (from زبد To churn) s. m. 1. The best of any thing. 2. Butter.

زناني zanān-ī P adj. Of the women, of the seraglio.

زمبور zambūr H s. m. A vice, nippers, forceps.

زردشت zardusht P n. prop. Zoroaster, founder of the ancient religion of Persia.

زنکه zanka P s. f. A little woman.

زير zer P 1. adv. Under, below. 2. adj. In- feriour, lower. 3. s. The vowel point called by the Arabians کسره marked thus (ِ) and sounded like the Italian i. زيرانداز zer-andāz, s. m. The cloth, or carpet, which is spread under a ḥuḳḳa. زيربارهونا zer bār honā, To be in- debted, to undergo a great expense. زيربند zer-band, s. m. A martingal. زيردست zer- dast, 1. s. m. A subject, a vassal. 2. adj. Powerless, under command, subdued, van- quished. زيرران zer-i-rān, adj. Subject, under control, (any animal) ridden on. زيرکرنا zer- karnā, To overpower, to subdue. زيرلب zer- i-lab, Under the lip, inarticulate, mumbling. زيرلب کـہنا zer lab kahnā, To speak softly and inarticulately, to mumble, mutter. زيرلبي zer-i-lab-ī, adj. Inarticulate, slightly uttered (a word, &c.). زيرنگين zer-i-nagīn, adj. Sub- missive, subject. زيروزبر zer-o-zabar, adj. Topsyturvy, inverted, overturned, ruined.

زرباف zar-bāf P (زر Gold, and part. of بافتن To weave) s. Brocade, gold-tissue.