زند

See also: رند‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian zng (zang, “ankle, shank”)

Noun

زَنْد • (zand) m (plural زِنَاد‎ (zinād) or أَزْنُد‎ (ʾaznud) or أَزْنَاد‎ (ʾaznād))

wrist, forearm
bone
shoulder, ulna
- تاريخ الرسل والملوك للإمام الطبري :
  قَالَ: عَذِّبْهُ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْصِلَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَكَانَ الزُّبَيْرُ يَقْدَحُ بِزَنْدِهِ فِي صَدْرِهِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِهِ
  qāla: ʿaḏḏibhu ḥattā tastaʾṣila mā ʿindahu, fakāna z-zubayru yaqdaḥu bizandihi fī ṣadrihi ḥattā ʾašrafa ʿalā nafsihihi
  he said “torture him (ie, Kinanah) until he confesses where it (ie, the rest of the hidden treasure) is”, so Zubayr pierced his shoulder until he fainted
kindler, lighter
trigger (often in the plural زِنَاد‎ (zinād))

Declension

Declension of noun زَنْد (zand)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَنْد zand	الزَّنْد‎ az-zand	زَنْد zand
Nominative	زَنْدٌ zandun	الزَّنْدُ‎ az-zandu	زَنْدُ zandu
Accusative	زَنْدًا‎ zandan	الزَّنْدَ‎ az-zanda	زَنْدَ zanda
Genitive	زَنْدٍ zandin	الزَّنْدِ‎ az-zandi	زَنْدِ zandi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زَنْدَيْن‎ zandayn	الزَّنْدَيْن‎ az-zandayn	زَنْدَيْ‎ zanday
Nominative	زَنْدَانِ‎ zandāni	الزَّنْدَانِ‎ az-zandāni	زَنْدَا‎ zandā
Accusative	زَنْدَيْنِ‎ zandayni	الزَّنْدَيْنِ‎ az-zandayni	زَنْدَيْ‎ zanday
Genitive	زَنْدَيْنِ‎ zandayni	الزَّنْدَيْنِ‎ az-zandayni	زَنْدَيْ‎ zanday
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنَاد‎‎; أَزْنُد‎‎; أَزْنَاد‎ zinād‎; ʾaznud‎; ʾaznād	الزِّنَاد‎‎; الْأَزْنُد‎‎; الْأَزْنَاد‎ az-zinād‎; al-ʾaznud‎; al-ʾaznād	زِنَاد‎‎; أَزْنُد‎‎; أَزْنَاد‎ zinād‎; ʾaznud‎; ʾaznād
Nominative	زِنَادٌ‎‎; أَزْنُدٌ‎‎; أَزْنَادٌ‎ zinādun‎; ʾaznudun‎; ʾaznādun	الزِّنَادُ‎‎; الْأَزْنُدُ‎‎; الْأَزْنَادُ‎ az-zinādu‎; al-ʾaznudu‎; al-ʾaznādu	زِنَادُ‎‎; أَزْنُدُ‎‎; أَزْنَادُ‎ zinādu‎; ʾaznudu‎; ʾaznādu
Accusative	زِنَادًا‎‎; أَزْنُدًا‎‎; أَزْنَادًا‎ zinādan‎; ʾaznudan‎; ʾaznādan	الزِّنَادَ‎‎; الْأَزْنُدَ‎‎; الْأَزْنَادَ‎ az-zināda‎; al-ʾaznuda‎; al-ʾaznāda	زِنَادَ‎‎; أَزْنُدَ‎‎; أَزْنَادَ‎ zināda‎; ʾaznuda‎; ʾaznāda
Genitive	زِنَادٍ‎‎; أَزْنُدٍ‎‎; أَزْنَادٍ‎ zinādin‎; ʾaznudin‎; ʾaznādin	الزِّنَادِ‎‎; الْأَزْنُدِ‎‎; الْأَزْنَادِ‎ az-zinādi‎; al-ʾaznudi‎; al-ʾaznādi	زِنَادِ‎‎; أَزْنُدِ‎‎; أَزْنَادِ‎ zinādi‎; ʾaznudi‎; ʾaznādi

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic زِنْد‎ (zind, “ulna”), from Middle Persian zng (zang, “ankle, shank”). Cognate with English shank.

Noun

زند • (zand)

forearm bone

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “zang”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.