Zand

See also: zand

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian زَنْد (zand, “Zand (member of the Zand tribe)”), from Laki. Further etymology uncertain.

Noun

Zand (plural Zands)

1. A member of the Zand tribe, a Laki-speaking Kurdish tribe of western Iran.
   • 2011, Kaveh Farrokh, Iran at War: 1500–1988, page 137:

     The Zands often sortied from the city to briefly engage the Qajars, a tactic which soon resulted in a sharp decrease in the supplies of the Qajar camp.

2. A member of the Zand dynasty, a ruling house of Iran (1751–1794) founded by Karim Khan Zand.

   Synonym: Zandid

Translations

member of the Zand tribe

• Arabic: زَنْدِيّ m (zandiyy), زَنْدِيَّة f (zandiyya)
• Persian:

  Dari: زَنْد (fa) (zand)

  Iranian Persian: زَنْد (fa) (zand)

  Classical Persian: زَنْد (fa) (zand)

• Turkish: Zend

  Ottoman Turkish: زند (zend)

member of the Zand dynasty

• Arabic: زَنْدِيّ m (zandiyy), زَنْدِيَّة f (zandiyya)
• Turkish: Zend

  Ottoman Turkish: زند (zend)

Adjective

Zand (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Zand tribe.
2. Of or relating to the Zand dynasty or its period of rule in Iran (1751–1794).

   Synonyms: Zandian, Zandid

Translations

of or relating to the Zand tribe

• Arabic: زَنْدِيّ (zandiyy)

of or relating to the Zand dynasty

• Arabic: زَنْدِيّ (zandiyy)
• Persian:

  Dari: زَنْدِی (zandī)

  Iranian Persian: زَنْدی (zandi)

  Classical Persian: زَنْدِی (zandī)

• Tajik: зандӣ (zandi)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian znd (zand).

Proper noun

Zand

1. Alternative form of Zend.

Anagrams

• Z-DNA, Zdan

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Zank (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects)
• Zahn (Ripuarian variant from standard German)

Etymology

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

For the phonetic development compare Hand. The fact that Zand has been used in Kölsch and adjacent dialects is remarkable, because these must have adopted the form from the south rather than from standard German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsant/

Noun

Zand m (plural Zänn or Zäng, diminutive Zändche)

1. (many dialects) tooth

Usage notes

• The plural Zänn is used in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian. The form Zäng is used in many Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Deurne) Derived from zand (“sand”).
• (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Sant in 1794. Derived from zand (“sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Zand
• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• Homophone: zand

Proper noun

Zand n

1. a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN