ضمن ẓimn A s. m. 1. The cover of a letter. 2. The contents, any thing comprehended, contained or inserted, subject, an idea, conception. 3. Suretiship, an obligation. 4. Aid, favour.

ضلع ẓilﻌ A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A side, part. 2. A district, a division. 3. A column (in the page of a book). 4. (in Hindūstān) The art of speaking with double meaning, so that the chain of both senses be uninterrupted through the dis- course. (This is called in Persian and Arabic تلازم کلام).

ضحا ẓuḥā A (from ضحو To be exposed to the sun. Heb. To be white or shining) s. m. Break- fast-time, that part of the day, about half-way between sunrise and meridian (i. e. the brightest part of the day). عيد الضحا īﻌdu-ẓ-ẓuḥā, s. f. Name of a festival celebrated on the 10th of ẕī-ḥijja, when an animal is sacrificed in com- memoration of Abrahamʼs sacrifice of his son Ismaʼīﻌl, according to the Musalmāns.

ضميري ẓamīr-ī A adj. Of the mind or thought, pronominal.

ضل ẓall A s. m. An errour, a vice.

ضيغم ẓaig̠ẖam A part. Biting. s. m. A lion.

ضيف ẓaif A adj. Hospitable, convivial. s. m. A stranger, a guest.

ضعف ẓaﻌf A or ẓuﻌf, s. m. Infirmity, weakness, imbecility of mind or body.

ضيافت ẓiyāfat A s. f. 1. A feast, a banquet, convivial entertainment. 2. Hospitality. 3. In- vitation. ضيافت کرنا ẓiyāfat karnā, To enter- tain, to feast, treat.

ضامن ẓāmin A (part. act. of ضمن) s. m. A surety, a sponsor, security, bail, bondsman.