زند

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of striking fire, specifically the sticks used for it. It extends to meanings of fullness, constriction, stinginess, and deception, often metaphorically derived from the physical actions or objects associated with fire-starting.

Derived headwords

الزندnoun

1.
fire-stick (upper)both
The upper wooden stick used for striking fire.
2.
forearm boneclassical
The bones of the forearm, specifically the radius and ulna.

الزندةnoun

1.
fire-stick (lower)both
The lower wooden stick with a notch, used for striking fire; considered the female part.

أزندnoun

1.
fire-sticks (plural)both
Plural of زند (fire-stick).

أزنادnoun

1.
fire-sticks (plural)both
Plural of زند (fire-stick).

زنودnoun

1.
fire-sticks (plural)both
Plural of زند (fire-stick).

زنادnoun

1.
fire-sticks (plural)both
Plural of زند (fire-stick).
2.
forearm bones (plural)classical
Plural of زند (forearm bone).

أزاندnoun

1.
fire-sticks (plural of plural)classical
A plural of the plural of زند (fire-stick).

واري الزندadjective

1.
skilled in fire-makingboth
Describing someone skilled in striking fire, or metaphorically, possessing good qualities.

وريهnoun

1.
skill in fire-makingboth
The act or quality of being skilled in striking fire, or metaphorically, good qualities.

زندانnoun

1.
pair of fire-sticksboth
The two sticks used for striking fire when they are together.
2.
forearm bonesclassical
The two bones of the forearm.

زنداverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a waterskin, container, or basin completely.

زندهverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a waterskin, container, or basin completely.

زندت الناقةverb

1.
camel expels wombclassical
A camel expelling its womb during childbirth.

الزندnoun

1.
device for camel's wombclassical
A stone wrapped in cloth, stuffed into a camel's vagina to simulate birth and encourage bonding with another's offspring.

البداهnoun

1.
device for camel's wombclassical
A term for the device inserted into a camel's vagina.

التزنيدnoun

1.
camel womb manipulationclassical
The process of piercing a camel's vagina and inserting cords, used to encourage bonding with a foster offspring.

مزندadjective

1.
narrow (cloth)both
Describing a piece of cloth that is narrow in width.
2.
stingyboth
Describing a person who is stingy or miserly.
3.
illegitimateclassical
Describing a person who is an imposter or of unknown lineage.

رجل مزندadjective

1.
stingy manboth
A man characterized by stinginess and holding back.
2.
mean manclassical
A man who is base or ignoble.

عطاء مزندadjective

1.
meager giftboth
A small or insufficient amount of giving.

زند على أهلهverb

1.
to be harshclassical
To be strict or severe towards one's family.

زند الرجلverb

1.
to lieclassical
To speak falsely.
2.
to be stingyclassical
To be miserly or withhold.
3.
to punish excessivelyclassical
To punish someone beyond what is deserved.

يزندكverb

1.
to increaseclassical
To add to or increase something.

تزندverb

1.
to be distressedclassical
To feel constricted in the chest or distressed.
2.
to be angryclassical
To become angry or agitated.

المزندnoun

1.
stingy personclassical
A person who is tight-fisted and miserly.

التزندnoun

1.
angerclassical
The act of becoming angry or agitated.

الزندانnoun

1.
forearm bonesclassical
The two bones of the forearm.

الكوعnoun

1.
wrist bone (thumb side)classical
The wrist bone on the side of the thumb, part of the forearm.

الكرسوعnoun

1.
wrist bone (little finger side)classical
The wrist bone on the side of the little finger, part of the forearm.

الرسغnoun

1.
wrist jointboth
The joint connecting the forearm to the hand.

زنادname

1.
proper nameboth
A proper name.

المسناةnoun

1.
dam or embankmentclassical
A structure made of wood and stones to hold back water.

زندوردname

1.
place nameclassical
A region in the southern part of Iraq.

Parallel reading

خشبتان يستقدح بهما، فالسفلى زندة والأعلى زند

Two sticks with which fire is struck, the lower is a zanda and the upper is a zind.

الزند العود الأعلى الذي يقتدح به النار

The zind is the upper stick with which fire is struck.

والزندة: العود الأسفل الذي فيه الفرضة، وهي الأنثى

And the zanda is the lower stick which has the notch, and it is the female.

وإذا اجتمعا قيل زندان ولم يقل زندتان

And when they are together, they are called zindan, not zandatan.

وإنه لواري الزند ووريه

And indeed he is skilled in fire-making and its skill.

يا قاتل الله صبيانا نباتهم ... أم الهنيدي من زند لها واري عن رحمها وإنما هو على المثل

May God kill the children whose growth... is from the mother of al-Hunayd, from her fertile womb, and it is merely a proverb.

وتقول لمن أنجدك وأعانك: ورت بك زنادي

And you say to one who aided and supported you: 'My fire-sticks have been kindled by you.'

وملأ سقاءه حتى صار مثل الزند أي امتلأ

And he filled his waterskin until it became like the zind, meaning it was full.

وزند السقاء والإناء زندا وزندهما: ملأهما، وكذلك الحوض

And he filled the waterskin and the container with zandan and zandahuma: he filled them, and likewise the basin.

وزندت الناقة زندا، وذلك أن تخرج رحمها عند الولادة

And the she-camel zandated, which is when she expels her womb during childbirth.

حجر تلف عليه خرق ويحشى به حياء الناقة وفيه خيط، فإذا أخذها لذلك كرب جروه فأخرجوه فتظن أنها ولدت، وذلك إذا أرادوا أن يظأروها على ولد غيرها، فإذا فعل ذلك بها عطفت

A stone around which rags are wrapped and with which the she-camel's vagina is stuffed, and in it is a thread; when she is taken for that, they pull it out, and she thinks she has given birth. This is when they want her to foster another's offspring, and when that is done to her, she becomes affectionate.

يقال للدرجة التي تدس في حياء الناقة الزند والبداه

The device inserted into the she-camel's vagina is called the zind and the budah.

زندت الناقة إذا كان في حيائها قرن فثقبوا حياءها من كل ناحية، ثم جعلوا في تلك الثقب سيورا وعقدوها عقدا شديدا فذلك التزنيد

The she-camel is zandated if there is a horn in her vagina; they pierce her vagina from every side, then they put cords in those holes and tie them tightly; that is al-taznid.

وثوب مزند: قليل العرض

And a zannad garment: narrow in width.

ورجل مزند إذا كان بخيلا ممسكا

And a zannad man if he is stingy and withholding.

ورجل مزند: لئيم، وقيل: هو الدعي

And a zannad man: base, and it is said: he is an imposter.

وعطاء مزند: قليل

And zannad giving: little.

وزند على أهله: شد عليهم

And he zandated upon his family: he was harsh towards them.

زند الرجل إذا كذب، وزند إذا بخل، وزند إذا عاقب فوق ما له

A man zandates if he lies, and zandates if he is stingy, and zandates if he punishes beyond what is due to him.

ما يزندك أحد على فضل زند، ولا يزندك ولا يزندك أيضا، بالتشديد، أي لا يزيدك

No one zandates you upon a surplus of zind, nor does he zandate you, nor does he zandate you, with emphasis, meaning he does not increase you.

ويقال: تزند فلان إذا ضاق صدره

And it is said: So-and-so tazannada if his chest became constricted.

ورجل مزند: سريع الغضب

And a zannad man: quick to anger.

والمزند: الضيق البخيل

And al-muzannad: the constricted, the stingy.

والتزند: التحزق والتغضب

And al-tazannud: constriction and anger.

إذا أنت فاكهت الرجال فلا تلع، ... وقل مثل ما قالوا، ولا تتزند

If you converse with men, do not be foolish... and say what they say, and do not tazannad.

والزندان: طرفا عظمي الساعدين مذكران

And al-zindan: the two ends of the forearm bones, masculine.

والزندان عظما الساعد أحدهما أدق من الآخر، فطرف الزند الذي يلي الإبهام هو الكوع، وطرف الزند الذي يلي الخنصر كرسوع، والرسغ مجتمع الزندين ومن عندهما تقطع يد السارق

And al-zindan are the two bones of the forearm, one is thinner than the other; the end of the zind that is next to the thumb is the ku', and the end of the zind that is next to the little finger is the kursu', and the rasgh is the meeting place of the two zinds, and from there the hand of the thief is cut.

والزند: موصل طرف الذراع في الكف وهما زندان: الكوع والكرسوع

And the zind: the connection of the end of the forearm to the hand, and they are two zinds: the ku' and the kursu'.

أنه كان يعمل زندا بمكة ؛ الزند، بفتح النون، المسناة من خشب وحجارة يضم بعضها إلى بعض

That he used to build a zind in Mecca; the zind, with a fatha on the nun, is a dam made of wood and stones, joined together.

وفي الحديث ذكر زندورد، هو بسكون النون وفتح النون والراء: ناحية في أواخر العراق، ولها ذكر كبير في الفتوح

And in the hadith, zandawird is mentioned, which is with a sukun on the nun and a fatha on the nun and the ra: a region in the late parts of Iraq, and it has a great mention in the conquests.