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

زخار zaḵẖḵẖār A adj. (superl. from زخر It abound- ed) Overflowing, raging (the sea).

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

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

زرق zarḳ A s. m. 1. Turning the eyes. 2. (in Pers.) Hypocrisy, fraud. 3. Detraction. زرق برق zarḳ-barḳ, s. m. Glare, glitter, show, splen- did cloths, splendour.

زيباٴي zebā-ī P s. f. Beauty, gracefulness.

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

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

زهد zuhd A s. m. Continence, devotion, absti- nence. زهد کيش zuhd-kesh, adj. Devout, continent.

زال zāl P 1. adj. Old, decrepit, grey-haired (man or woman). 2. n. prop. (or زال زر) The name of the father of Rustam, and son of Sām, son of Narīmān. He was called زال زر (zāl-i-zar) because he came into the world with white hair, and a red countenance; the former like that of an old man, the latter of golden hue.