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.

زلال zulāl A (from زلّ) adj. Pure, limpid, whole- some (water); s. m. Water of that quality.

زنجلبي zan-jalab-ī P s. f. Cuckoldom.

زعفران zaﻌfarān A s. f. Saffron. (Hence Ital. zafferano).

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

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

زردک zardak P s. f. A carrot.

زربفت zar-baft P. (زر Gold, and بفت from بافتن To weave) s. m. Brocade, cloth of gold.

زجاج zujāj A s. m. A glass.

زار zār P 1. s. m. Desire, wish. 2. A groan, la- mentation. 3. adj. Afflicted, groaning, lamenting. زار زار zār-zār, Great lamentation. زارنالي zār-nālī, Lamentation. زارو نزار zār-o-nizār, Emaciated. 4. (in compos.) It implies place, multitude; as, گلزار gul-zār, s. m. A garden of roses.