زبون zabūn P adj. Bad, ill, evil, faulty, unlucky, wicked.

زاري zār-ī P s. f. Crying, sighing, groaning, la- mentation, supplication, crying for help.

زحمت zaḥmat A (from زحم To press, as in a crowd) s. f. Disquietude, pain, affliction, sickness, trouble.

زمن zaman A s. m. Time.

زيب zeb P (from زيبيدن) s. f. Ornament, ele- gance, beauty. زيب دينا zeb denā, To suit, to become.

زاده zāda P m. part. pass. (from زادن) used in compos. Born; (sub- stantively) A son, a child; as, آدمي زاد ādmī-zād, A man, born of man; پري زاد parī-zād, Born of an angel or fairy, a beautiful woman; شـﮩزاده shah-zāda, A prince; شـﮩزادي shah-zādī, A princess. زاد بوم zād- būm, Native land, native place.

زدن zadan P verbal n. Striking, to strike.

زبان zabān P or zubān, s. f. 1. The tongue. 2. Language, dialect, speech. 3. Flame (of a candle, &c.). زبان آور zabān-āwar, Eloquent, fluent, voluble. زبان آوري zabān-āwar-ī, s. f. Eloquence, fluency, volubility of tongue. زبان بڙهانا zabān baṛhānā, To chatter, to prattle. زبان پرچڙهنا zabān par chaṛhnā, 1. To be pub-

زرباف zar-bāf P (زر Gold, and part. of بافتن To weave) s. Brocade, gold-tissue.

زه zih P 1. s. f. A bowstring. 2. The border or edge of any thing, the collar or facing of a garment. 3. interj. Excellent! bravo!