زراعت zirāʼaﻌt A (from زرع Heb. To scatter seed, to sow) s. f. Agriculture, husbandry, sowing, sown field, sown land, crop.

زٿل zaṭal H (corrupt. from جٿل) s. f. Chattering, talking much and foolishly, quibbling, tattle. زٿل مارنا zaṭal mārnā, To chatter, to talk non- sense. زٿل هانکنا zaṭal hānknā, To quibble.

زمان zamān A (Heb. from زمن Heb. To define, to determine, to appoint) s. m. 1. Time, an age. 2. The world. 3. Fortune. 4. The heavens. 5. Tense. (Plur. ازمنه). زمانه ساز zamāna-sāz, Turncoat, time- server, temporizer. زمانه سازي zamāna-sāz-ī, Turning with the tide, timeserving, yielding to fortune. زمانه سازي کرنا zamāna-sāz-ī karnā, To turn with the tide, to temporize. زمانه موافق zamāna-muwāfiḳ, Fortunate.

زنجف zinjif P or zinjaf, s. f. Fringe, border, edging, &c.

زيادتي ziyādatī A. f. (from زيد) 1. s. Augmen- tation, increase, addi- tion, surplus, excess. 2. adj. More, additional, too many, too much, excessive. زياده سر zi- yāda-sar, adj. Conceited, too vain of self. زياده سري ziyāda-sar-ī, s. f. Self-conceit, the having too high an opinion of self. زياده طلب ziyāda- t̤alab, Extortioner. زياده طلبي ziyāda-t̤alab-ī, s. f. Seeking more or too much, ambition, covetuousness, extortion, imposition. زياده کرنا ziyāda karnā, 1. To augment, to increase. 2. (met.) To take away the dinner and tablecloth. زياده هونا ziyāda honā, To exceed, to surpass.

زنبور zambūr A (Chald. Heb. from To lead, to speak; so named, perhaps, from following its leader; or, from its humming noise) s. m. f. 1. A hornet. 2. A bee. (Plur. زنابير). See, also, h. زمبور zambūr.

زمبور zambūr H s. m. A vice, nippers, forceps.

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

زدن zadan P verbal n. Striking, to strike.

زحمتي zaḥmat-ī A adj. Afflicted, sick.