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.

زرق zarḳ A s. m. 1. Turning the eyes. 2. (in Pers.) Hypocrisy, fraud. 3. Detraction. زرق برق zarḳ-barḳ, s. m. Glare, glitter, show, splen- did cloths, splendour.

زکاوت zakāwat A (from زکا) s. f. Probity, purity, ingenuity.

زبانه zabāna P s. m. Flame (particularly, of a candle).

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

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.

زمرد zumurrud P s. m. An emerald.

زنجيري zanjīr-ī P adj. Chained, in chains; mad, a prisoner.

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.

زمـہرير zamharīr A (from زمـہر The eye being red with anger) s. m. Cold, intense cold.