زنديق zindīḳ A or zandīḳ, s. A follower of Zo- roaster; one of a bad religion, a magian.

زاني zānī P (part. act. of زنا Heb. To commit adultery) s. m. An adulterer, a whoremonger.

زني zanī P (in compos. only) s. f. Striking, the act of striking.

زيست zīst P (from زيستن) s. f. Life, living. زيست کرنا zīst karnā, To live.

زخود رفتگي zi-ḵẖụd-raftagī P s. f. See ازخود رفتگي az-ḵẖụd-raftagī, under از az.

زجاج zujāj A s. m. A glass.

زينه zīna P s. m. A ladder, stairs, steps.

زلفي zulf-ī P. s. m. 1. A swordknot. 2. The chain by which a door is fastened.

زنجبيل zanjabīl A s. f. Dry ginger. (Sans. शृंगवेर comp. of शृंग A horn, and वेर A body; q. d. Shaped like a horn).

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.