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

زمانه zamāna A (Heb. from زمن Heb. To define, to determine, to appoint) s. m. 1. Time, an age. 2. The world. 3. Fortune. 4. The heavens. 5. Tense. (Plur. ازمنه). زمانه ساز zamāna-sāz, Turncoat, time- server, temporizer. زمانه سازي zamāna-sāz-ī, Turning with the tide, timeserving, yielding to fortune. زمانه سازي کرنا zamāna-sāz-ī karnā, To turn with the tide, to temporize. زمانه موافق zamāna-muwāfiḳ, Fortunate.

زشت zisht P adj. Deformed, ugly, inhuman, hideous. زشت خو zisht-ḵẖū, Of ugly habits or disposition. زشت رو zisht-rū, adj. Ugly.

زميني zamīn-ī P adj. Earthy, terrestrial.

زيرکي zīrak-ī P s. f. Ingenuity, sagacity, acumen, acuteness, discernment.

زنانه zanāna P 1. adj. Female, feminine, effe- minate, womanly. 2. s. m. Female apartments, a seraglio.

زيبنده zebanda P part. pres. (of زيبيدن) Adorning, ornamenting, adorned.

زباني zabān-ī P 1. s. f. From the tongue, by the mouth, language. 2. adj. Traditional, oral, verbal, by word, of or by or from the tongue.

زهد zuhd A s. m. Continence, devotion, absti- nence. زهد کيش zuhd-kesh, adj. Devout, continent.

زوار zauwār A (adj. superl. from زيارت) s. m. A visitor, visitant.