زمرد zumurrud P s. m. An emerald.

زون zūṅ H adj. (dakh.) Fop, beau: see بانکا bānkā.

زمره zumra A (from زمر Heb. To sing, to play on a flute, &c.: and, perhaps, so named from its buzzing noise) s. m. A troop, a group, crowd, multitude.

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

زلو zalū P s. f. A leech. P. A. زله zalla, s. m. Victuals carried home by the guests from an entertainment.

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

زناخا zanāḵẖā H s. (dakh.) 1. i. q. سانپ sāmp, A snake. 2. i. q. بند کفن band-i-kafan, The fastening or band of a shroud (?). G. A. زنار zunnār, s. f. A belt, the brahmanical thread, a Hindū rosary. (From Gr. zwna ion).

زعفراني zaﻌfarān-ī A 1. adj. Of saffron, saffron- coloured, yellow. 2. s. f. A yellow colour.

زد و کوب zad-o-kob P (verbal n. of زدن To beat, and کوفتن To knock, to strike) s. m. Beating.

زا zā P in compos. for زاده zāda, Born; son.