ظلم z̤ulm A s. m. Oppression, injustice, tyranny, injury. ظلم رسيده z̤ulm-rasīda, adj. Oppressed. ظلم پيشه z̤ulm-pesha, or ظلم شعار z̤ulm-shiʼāﻌr, or ظلم کيش z̤ulm-kesh, adj. Tyrannical; tyrant, oppressor. ظلم کرنا z̤ulm karnā, To oppress, tyrannise. ظلم گدازي z̤ulm-gudāz-ī, s. f. Dis- solving of oppresion, the putting an end to in- justice.

ظله z̤ulla A s. m. A covering, any thing shady, a cloud.

ظريف z̤arīf A (from ظرف) adj. 1. Ingenious, po- lite, gallant, good, elegant. 2. Witty, jocose, arch, comical, waggish.

ظلمات z̤ulmāt A s. f. 1. (Plur. of ظلمت) Darkness. 2. A dark place where the water of im- mortality is said to be.

ظل z̤ill A (Ch. ) s. m. Shadow. ظل الله z̤illu- l-lāh, or ظل سبحاني z̤ill-i-subʼḥānī, Shadow of God; (met.) A king, an emperour. دام ظله or ظلـﮩم dāma z̤illuhu or z̤illuhum, May his or their prosperity continue!

ظلام z̤alām A s. m. Darkness. ¶ z̤allām (adj. superl.) A great oppressor; very tyrannical.

ظﮩ‍ار z̤ihār A s. m. A formula of repudiation, or saying what is tantamount to, and has the effect of regular divorce; as, "You are my mo- ther," or, "I sucked the same breast as you." A penance is requisite to do away the effect of such a speech.

ظني z̤ann-ī A adj. Supposed.

ظن z̤ann A s. m. Suspicion, jealousy, opinion.

ظبي z̤abī A (Heb. Ch. ) s. m. A deer.