زفاف zifāf A (from زفّ) s. m. Leading the bride home to her husbandʼs house.

زار zār P 1. s. m. Desire, wish. 2. A groan, la- mentation. 3. adj. Afflicted, groaning, lamenting. زار زار zār-zār, Great lamentation. زارنالي zār-nālī, Lamentation. زارو نزار zār-o-nizār, Emaciated. 4. (in compos.) It implies place, multitude; as, گلزار gul-zār, s. m. A garden of roses.

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

زنداني zindān-ī P adj. Imprisoned, prisoner.

زياده ziyāda A m. (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.

زرد zard P adj. Yellow, pale, wan, livid. زرد پيلک

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

زربافي zar-bāf-ī P adj. Woven in gold, em- broidered.