ضاحک ẓāḥik A (part. act. of ضحک Heb. and Ch. and To laugh) 1. Satyrist, mock- er, ridiculer. 2. Name of a poet.

ضيا ẓiyā A s. f. Light, splendour, brilliancy, resplendence.

ضدي ẓidd-ī A. adj. Perverse, contrary.

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.

ضمنا ẓimnaṉ A adv. Comprehensively, by impli- cation, tacitly, by the by, by the way.

ضمان ẓamān A s. The being surety, suretiship.

ضايع ẓāʼịﻌ A (part. act. of ضيع) adj. Lost, de- stroyed, perished, fruitless, abortive. ضايع کرنا ẓāʼịﻌ ḳarnā, To lose, to destroy, to consume.

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.

ضخامت ẓaḵẖāmat A s. f. Thickness, bigness.

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