زن zan P 1. s. f. A woman, a wife. زن کرنا يا لينا zan-karnā or -lenā, To marry. زن مريد zan-murīd, adj. Hen-pecked. 2. part. act. (from زدن To beat, to strike) in compos. Beating, striking, beater, striker; as, رهزن rah-zan, A highwayman.

زهر zahr P s. m. Poison. زهرآلود zahr-ālūd, adj. Poisoned. زهردار zahr-dār, adj. Poisonous. زهرقاتل zahr-i-ḳātil, Deadly poison. زهرهلاهل zahr-i-halāhal (comp. of زهر and هلاهل or Sans. हलाहल Mortal venom) s. m. Deadly poison. زهرکهاناکسي پر zahr khānā kisī par, To imitate an act unsuitable to oneʼs state or condition, to ape. زهرمارکرنا zahr-i-mār karnā, To do a

زشتي zisht-ī P s. f. Ugliness, deformity.

زنـہ‍ار zinhār P see زينـہ‍ار zīnhār.

زرين zar-rīṅ P (from زر) adj. Golden. زرين مرغ zarrīṅ murg̠ẖ, s. m. 1. The name of a bird. 2. (met.) The sun.

زره zirah P (prop. zirih) s. f. Iron armour made with rings. زره پوش zirah-posh, A man in ar- mour.

زکوات zakawāt A s. plur. (of زکاة) Alms.

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.

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

زمين zamīn P s. f. The earth, ground, soil, land, floor, a region, country, the ground of a picture. زمين کاهونا zamīn kā honā (dakh. i. q. لاچارهونا) To be helpless or destitute (?). زمين بوس zamīn-bos honā, To make a profound bow. زمين پرسي کچهہ پڙاپانا zamīn par se kuchh paṛā pānā, To be overjoyed at finding unexpectedly the object of oneʼs wishes. زمين پکڙني zamīn pakaṛnī, To persevere obstinately in any de- sign, to insist. زمين گير zamīn-gīr, adj. Op- pressed or broken down by age or time, paralytick. زمين مين گڙجانا zamīn meṅ gaṛ jānā, To be greatly ashamed.