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

زشت zisht P adj. Deformed, ugly, inhuman, hideous. زشت خو zisht-ḵẖū, Of ugly habits or disposition. زشت رو zisht-rū, adj. Ugly.

زندگاني zinda-gānī P s. f. Life, living, existence, livelihood.

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.

زمزم zamzam A s. m. The name of a well at Mecca, called also Hagarʼs well.

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.

زجر zijr A s. m. Threatening, an impediment.

زنبق zambaḳ P s. Name of a flower, the white jasmine, a lily, or an iris.

زادي zādī P. f. 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.

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!