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.

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

زيل zīl P. s. f. See زير zīr, The treble, &c.

زيارت ziyārat A (from زور) s. f. Pilgrimage, vi- siting.

زهدان zihdān P s. m. The womb, matrix.

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

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

زاگ zāg P s. m. See a. زاج zāj.

زنجلب zan-jalab P s. m. A cuckold.

زکام zukām A (from زکم) s. m. Rheum, defluxion, catarrh, a cold.