زفاف zifāf A (from زفّ) s. m. Leading the bride home to her husbandʼs house.

زهر zahr P s. m. Poison. زهرآلود zahr-ālūd, adj. Poisoned. زهردار zahr-dār, adj. Poisonous. زهرقاتل zahr-i-ḳātil, Deadly poison. زهرهلاهل zahr-i-halāhal (comp. of زهر and هلاهل or Sans. हलाहल Mortal venom) s. m. Deadly poison. زهرکهاناکسي پر zahr khānā kisī par, To imitate an act unsuitable to oneʼs state or condition, to ape. زهرمارکرنا zahr-i-mār karnā, To do a

زدن zadan P verbal n. Striking, to strike.

زهره zuhra A s. f. Venus (the planet). زهره رو zuhra-rū, adj. (Like) Venus in countenance.

زنانه zanāna P 1. adj. Female, feminine, effe- minate, womanly. 2. s. m. Female apartments, a seraglio.

زري zar-ī P (from زر) s. f. Any thing woven with gold thread. زري باف zarī-bāf, A gold- lace worker.

زاويه zāviya A (Heb. from زوي Heb. or To verge, to tend towards any point, q. d. the point towards which two lines mutually tend) s. m. An angle (in geometry), a corner, retired place, &c. (Plur. زوايا).

زنگي zang-ī P s. m. Ethiop, negro, moor.

زنکه zanka P s. f. A little woman.

زاده zāda P m. 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.