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

زنداني zindān-ī P adj. Imprisoned, prisoner.

زميندار zamīn-dār P (زمين Ground, and part. act. of داشتن To have, to hold) A landlord, a land- holder, a farmer. P. H. زميندارني zamīn-dār-nī, s. f. The wife of a landholder or farmer.

زاغ zāg̠ẖ P s. m. A crow. زاغ آبي zāg̠ẖ-i-ābī, A coot.

زلف zulf P s. f. A curling lock, a ringlet, whisker. زلف پريشان zulf-i-pareshān, Dishevelled locks. زلف تابدار zulf-i-tāb-dār, Curling locks. زلف دراز zulf-i-darāz, Long locks. زلف عنبرين zulf- i-aﻌmbarīn, Perfumed (with ambergris) locks.

زميني zamīn-ī P adj. Earthy, terrestrial.

زکوات zakawāt A s. plur. (of زکاة) Alms.

زيادت ziyādat 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.

زين zīn P s. m. A saddle. زين باندهنا zīn bāndhnā, To saddle. زين پوش zīn-posh, s. m. A cloth fastened over the saddle, housing. زين گر zīn-gar, s. m. A saddler.

زخود رفته zi-ḵẖụd-rafta P adj. See ازخود رفته az ḵẖụd rafta, under از az.