زند

See also: رند

Arabic

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (zng /⁠zang⁠/, “ankle, shank”)

Noun

زَنْد • (zand) m (plural زِنَاد (zinād) or أَزْنُد (ʔaznud) or أَزْنَاد (ʔaznād))

1. wrist, forearm
2. bone
3. shoulder, ulna
   • تاريخ الرسل والملوك للإمام الطبري  :

     قَالَ: عَذِّبْهُ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْصِلَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَكَانَ الزُّبَيْرُ يَقْدَحُ بِزَنْدِهِ فِي صَدْرِهِ حَتَّى أَشْرَفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِهِ

     qāla: ʕaḏḏibhu ḥattā tastaʔṣila mā ʕindahu, fakāna z-zubayru yaqdaḥu bizandihi fī ṣadrihi ḥattā ʔašrafa ʕalā 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

4. kindler, lighter
5. trigger (often in the plural زِنَاد (zinād))

Declension

Declension of noun زَنْد (zand)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	زِنَاد‎; أَزْنُد‎; أَزْنَاد zinād‎; ʔaznud‎; ʔaznād	الزِّنَاد‎; الْأَزْنُد‎; الْأَزْنَاد az-zinād‎; al-ʔaznud‎; al-ʔaznād	زِنَاد‎; أَزْنُد‎; أَزْنَاد zinād‎; ʔaznud‎; ʔaznād
Nominative	زِنَادٌ‎; أَزْنُدٌ‎; أَزْنَادٌ zinādun‎; ʔaznudun‎; ʔaznādun	الزِّنَادُ‎; الْأَزْنُدُ‎; الْأَزْنَادُ az-zinādu‎; al-ʔaznudu‎; al-ʔaznādu	زِنَادُ‎; أَزْنُدُ‎; أَزْنَادُ zinādu‎; ʔaznudu‎; ʔaznādu
Accusative	زِنَادًا‎; أَزْنُدًا‎; أَزْنَادًا zinādan‎; ʔaznudan‎; ʔaznādan	الزِّنَادَ‎; الْأَزْنُدَ‎; الْأَزْنَادَ az-zināda‎; al-ʔaznuda‎; al-ʔaznāda	زِنَادَ‎; أَزْنُدَ‎; أَزْنَادَ zināda‎; ʔaznuda‎; ʔaznāda
Genitive	زِنَادٍ‎; أَزْنُدٍ‎; أَزْنَادٍ zinādin‎; ʔaznudin‎; ʔaznādin	الزِّنَادِ‎; الْأَزْنُدِ‎; الْأَزْنَادِ az-zinādi‎; al-ʔaznudi‎; al-ʔaznādi	زِنَادِ‎; أَزْنُدِ‎; أَزْنَادِ zinādi‎; ʔaznudi‎; ʔaznādi

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Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic زَنْد (zand), from Middle Persian [script needed] (zng /⁠zang⁠/, “ankle, shank”). Cognate with English shank.

Noun

زند • (zand)

1. forearm bone

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “zang”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “زند”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 150