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الزند

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to parts of the arm and hand, tools for fire-starting, and geographical locations. It also extends to concepts of deceit, stinginess, and physical attributes like narrowness.

Derived headwords

الزِّنْدnoun
  1. 1.
    forearmboth

    The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.

  2. 2.
    fire-starting stickclassical

    The stick or piece of wood used to strike sparks for starting a fire.

زِنْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lower part of forearmclassical

    The lower part of the forearm, specifically the part closer to the hand.

  2. 2.
    fire-starting stickclassical

    The lower part of the fire-starting apparatus, often the piece struck.

زِنَادnoun
  1. 1.
    forearmsboth

    Plural of زند (forearm).

  2. 2.
    fire-starting sticksclassical

    Plural of زند (fire-starting stick).

أَزْنَدnoun
  1. 1.
    forearmsboth

    Plural of زند (forearm).

  2. 2.
    fire-starting sticksclassical

    Plural of زند (fire-starting stick).

أَزَانِدnoun
  1. 1.
    forearmsboth

    Plural of زند (forearm).

  2. 2.
    fire-starting sticksclassical

    Plural of زند (fire-starting stick).

زِنْدَنِيجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    of Zandanijclassical

    Pertaining to or originating from the place Zandanij.

زِنْدَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a place in Bukharaclassical

    A geographical location named Zandana in Bukhara.

زِنْدَرُودname
  1. 1.
    a river in Isfahanclassical

    A river located in the region of Isfahan.

زِنْدَوَرْدname
  1. 1.
    a place near Wasitclassical

    A location near the city of Wasit, now in ruins.

زِنْدَةname
  1. 1.
    a place in Rumclassical

    A geographical location in the Byzantine Empire (Rum).

زِنْد بن الجَوْنname
  1. 1.
    Abu Dulamaclassical

    The poet Abu Dulama, whose full name was Zind ibn al-Jawni.

زِنْدname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Barraclassical

    A person named Zind, son of Barra ibn Araq al-Thara.

زِنْدnoun
  1. 1.
    step in a ladderclassical

    A rung or step inserted into a camel's saddle strap when it is being trained to nurse another's young.

زِنْدadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    A stingy or miserly person.

  2. 2.
    pretenderclassical

    An imposter or someone who falsely claims lineage or status.

  3. 3.
    narrow clothclassical

    A piece of cloth that is narrow in width.

زَنَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to lieclassical

    To utter falsehoods or tell lies.

  2. 2.
    to punish excessivelyclassical

    To punish someone beyond what is deserved or right.

  3. 3.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

  4. 4.
    to strike fireclassical

    To strike the fire-starting stick to produce sparks.

زِنْدverb
  1. 1.
    to lieclassical

    To utter falsehoods or tell lies.

  2. 2.
    to punish excessivelyclassical

    To punish someone beyond what is deserved or right.

  3. 3.
    to fillclassical

    To fill something completely.

  4. 4.
    to strike fireclassical

    To strike the fire-starting stick to produce sparks.

أَزْنَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to increaseclassical

    To add to something or make it grow.

  2. 2.
    to returnclassical

    To go back or return, especially in speech or discourse.

كَفَرْحverb
  1. 1.
    to thirstclassical

    To become thirsty.

تَزَنَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unable to answerclassical

    To be stumped or unable to provide a response.

  2. 2.
    to become angryclassical

    To become enraged or furious.

التَّزْنِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    a specific camel procedureclassical

    A procedure involving inserting small hairs into a camel's udder and binding it, done when its womb has prolapsed after birth.

يَزْنِدُverb
  1. 1.
    to increaseclassical

    To add to something or make it grow.

زِنْدِينَاname
  1. 1.
    a place in Nasafclassical

    A geographical location named Zandina in Nasaf.

زِنْدَانname
  1. 1.
    a place in Malyanclassical

    A geographical location named Zandan in Malyan.

  2. 2.
    a place in Mervclassical

    A geographical location named Zandan in Merv.

  3. 3.
    a region in Mopsuestiaclassical

    A region near the city of Mopsuestia.

Parallel reading

الزند: موصل ط طرف ط الذراع في الكف، وهما زندان
The forearm: the connection of the end of the arm to the hand, and they are two forearms.
والعود الذي يقدح به النار، والسفلى: زندة
And the stick with which fire is struck, and the lower part is called 'zindah'.
ج: زناد وأزند وأزناد
Its plural is: zanad, aznad, and aznad.
وتقول لمن أنجدك وأعانك: ورت بك زنادي
And you say to one who aided and assisted you: 'My fire-starting sticks have been kindled by you' (meaning, you have helped me greatly).
وشجرة شاكة
And a thorny tree.
و ة ببخارى، منها: أحمد بن محمد بن حمدان بن عازم، ومنه: ثوب زندنيجي
And a place in Bukhara, from which is Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hamdan bin Azim, and from it is the Zandaniji garment.
وجبل بنجد
And a mountain in Najd.
وزندنة: ة أخرى ببخارى
And Zandana: another place in Bukhara.
وزندرود: نهر أصبهان
And Zandrud: a river of Isfahan.
وزندورد: د قرب واسط خرب
And Zandward: a place near Wasit, ruined.
وزندة: د بالروم
And Zanda: a place in Rum.
وزند بن الجون: أبو دلامة الشاعر
And Zind ibn al-Jawni: the poet Abu Dulama.
والدرجة تدس في حياء الناقة إذا ظئرت على ولد غيرها
And the step (rung) is inserted into the camel's udder when it nurses another's young.
والبخيل الضيق، والدعي، والثوب القليل العرض
And the stingy, the narrow (person), the pretender, and the narrow cloth.
وزند تزنيدا: كذب، وعاقب فوق حقه، وملأ، كزند، و: أورى زنده
And 'zanda' (verb) with 'taznidan': to lie, to punish beyond one's right, and to fill, like 'zanda', and: to strike fire.
وأزند: زاد، و في رجعه: رجع
And 'aznada': to increase, and in its return form: to return.
وكفرح: عطش
And 'kafaraḥa': to thirst.
وتزند: ضاق بالجواب، وغضب
And 'tazannada': to be unable to answer, and to be angry.
والتزنيد: أن تخل أشاعر الناقة بأخلة صغار، ثم تشد بشعر، وذلك إذا اندحقت رحمها بعد الولادة
And 'al-taznid': is to insert small hairs into the camel's udder, then bind it with hair, and that is when its womb has prolapsed after birth.
وما يزندك أحد عليه، وما يزندك: ما يزيدك
And 'no one increases you upon it', and 'ma yazniduk': means 'what increases you'.
وزندينا: ة بنسف
And Zandina: a place in Nasaf.
وزندان: ة بمالين، وة بمرو، وناحية بالمصيصة
And Zandan: a place in Malyan, and a place in Merv, and a region in Mopsuestia.