زر zar P s. m. Gold, riches, wealth, money. زراندود zar-andūd or زراندوده zar-andūda, Gilt, plated with gold. زرپرست zar-parast, Venal, selfish. زرخريد zar-ḵẖarīd or زرخريده zar- ḵẖarīda, adj. Purchased (as, a slave). زرخيز zar-ḵẖez, adj. Rich (a country), producing gold and silver; fertile. زردار zar-dār, adj. Wealthy. زردوز zar-doz (comp. of زر and part. of دوختن To sew) 1. adj. Embroidered. 2. s. Em- broiderer. زردوزي zar-doz-ī, s. f. Embroidery. زردوست zar-dost, adj. Fond of money, co- vetous. زرسرخ zar-i-surḵẖ, s. m. 1. Gold. 2. Pure gold of a red colour, gold coin. 3. Name of a suit in cards: see under تاج tāj. زرسفيد zar-i-sufaid, s. m. 1. Silver. 2. A suit in cards: see under تاج tāj. زرگر zar-gar, s. m. A goldsmith. زرگري zar-gar-ī, s. f. 1. The business of a goldsmith. 2. A kind of dialect. زرگل zar-i-gul, The yellow stamina of a rose. زرنقد zar-i-naḳd, Ready money, cash. زرنگار zar-nigār, adj. Gilt. زرنگاري zar-nigār-ī, s. f. Gilding.

زري zar-ī P (from زر) s. f. Any thing woven with gold thread. زري باف zarī-bāf, A gold- lace worker.

زعاف zuʼāﻌf A (from زعف) s. m. Sudden death (by poison).

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

زيرک zīrak P adj. Ingenious, intelligent, sa- gacious, penetrating, acute, shrewd.

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

زيتون zaitūn A (Heb. ) s. m. An olive.

زينت zīnat A (from زين) s. f. Ornament, beauty, elegance, dress, decoration.

زهير zahīr A (from زهر) adj. 1. Reduced (by sickness), thin. 2. Sad, melancholy, low-spirited. (Hunter).

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