زچ zich H (corrupt. of جچ) s. m. Teasing.

زردک zardak P s. f. A carrot.

زينـہ‍ار zīnhār P 1. s. m. Care, caution, protec- tion, defence, patronage. 2. interj. Take care, beware. adv. By no means.

زهي zihī P or zahī or zahe, interj. How good! how admirable! excellent! bravo!

زور zūr A s. m. 1. A lie, a falsehood, adultera- tion. 2. A false deity, an idol. ¶ zaur, s. m. Going on a pilgrimage.

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

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

زير zer P 1. adv. Under, below. 2. adj. In- feriour, lower. 3. s. The vowel point called by the Arabians کسره marked thus (ِ) and sounded like the Italian i. زيرانداز zer-andāz, s. m. The cloth, or carpet, which is spread under a ḥuḳḳa. زيربارهونا zer bār honā, To be in- debted, to undergo a great expense. زيربند zer-band, s. m. A martingal. زيردست zer- dast, 1. s. m. A subject, a vassal. 2. adj. Powerless, under command, subdued, van- quished. زيرران zer-i-rān, adj. Subject, under control, (any animal) ridden on. زيرکرنا zer- karnā, To overpower, to subdue. زيرلب zer- i-lab, Under the lip, inarticulate, mumbling. زيرلب کـہنا zer lab kahnā, To speak softly and inarticulately, to mumble, mutter. زيرلبي zer-i-lab-ī, adj. Inarticulate, slightly uttered (a word, &c.). زيرنگين zer-i-nagīn, adj. Sub- missive, subject. زيروزبر zer-o-zabar, adj. Topsyturvy, inverted, overturned, ruined.

زنا zinā A (from Heb. To fornicate) s. f. Adultery, fornication. زنا زاده zinā-zāda, A bastard. زنا کار zinā-kār, s. m. An adulterer, a fornicator. زنا کاري zinākār-ī, s. f. Fornica- tion, adultery, harlotry.

زنگازوري zang-ā-zor-ī P s. f. (dakh.) Quarrel- ling, fighting.