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zeal, aniya; himma; k'uduri 3.

zenith, ganiya.

zigzag, vide wandar wandar.

zinc, tutiya.

zorilla, bodari.

zouave, farmaran.

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za. I. [za/]. {A particle of futurity. It precedes and requires the following verb in the subjunctive. In 1st pers. sg. za/ n (in) is contracted to za+n, zan gan shi = (alt. S.) za ni gan shi, I shall see him. In 3rd sing. masc. the usual form at Kano is za+i contracted from za/ ya", but elsewhere the formza/ shi" uncontracted is very common}. [go"be+ za/+ mu" ga+ma"], we shall finish to-morrow. gobe zai (za shi) gama, he will finish to-morrow. II. [za/+] {v. invariable}. Has future sense shall go to, or will go to. {It is followed, not preceded, by its subject pronoun. The form of pronoun used is that used with other verbs as objective pronoun}. e.g. za/ shi gida, he is about to go home. za mu gida, we are going home. gobe za ni kasuwa, to-morrow I am going (shall go) to market. III. [za/"] (Z.) = je q.v. e.g. za ka kasuwa = je ka kasuwa.

za'afaran [za/"'a"fa"ra>n] {n.m.}. (Ar.) A plant from which is obtained a dirty yellow dye or ink. (= za'afarani.)

za'afarani [za/"'a"fa"ra/+ni"] {n.m.} = za'afaran q.v.

za'ba. I. [za/"'ba/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a; za/+'bo/+ (2e. v); za/"'bu+ (3a. ii)}. Choose; select. 2. {n.f.; 4e za'ba I. 1}. II. [za/'ba"] {v.tr.2c; za/+'bo/+ (2e. v); only plus dative}. Choose t. for p. e.g. na/ z. maka doki, I have chosen a horse for you. III. [za/+'ba"] {4d za'ba II}.

za'ba'bbaka. I. [za"'ba"'bba+ka"]. 1. {v.intr.3q}. Boil furiously. 2. {n.f.; 4g of no. 1}. (= 'bararraka I; watsattsala I; cf. tafasa; zabga; za'banniya; ru'bunniya.) II. [za'ba'bba"ka/+] {v.tr.2n; za+'ba+'bba+ko/+ (2p. v)}. Thoroughly boil t. (meat; decoction for medicine, &c.). (= 'bararraka II.) III. [za+'ba+'bba"ka/+] {4d za'ba'bbaka II}.

za'ba'bbakakke [za"'ba"'bba"ka+kke/+] {5 ... iya, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of za'ba'bbaka}.

za'ba'bbakawa [za+'ba+'bba"ka/>wa/+] {4c za'ba'bbaka II).

za'ba'bbake [za'ba'bbake/+] {v.intr.3o}. 1. = ragargaje. e.g. nama ya/ z., the meat has disintegrated from overcooking. 2. = rure. e.g. k'afa tasa ta/ z., his foot has a phagedaenic ulcer. (Vide zagau.)

za'ba'bbakewa [za+'ba+'bba"ke/>wa/+] {4f za'ba'bbake}.

za'ba'bbe [za/"'ba+'bbe/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of za'ba}. 1. Chosen. 2. Choice; fine.

zabaina [za"ba+ina/+] {n.f.}. 1. Sowing only one kind of corn in a farm. 2. Cooking rice separately from anything else. 3. (S.) A kind of turban of native woven material.

zabako [za/"ba+ko/+] {n.m.}. 1. A poor-quality cotton material of the sak'i variety. (= gansark'i.) 2. (N.) The name of a snake.

zaban dafi [za/"ba+n da+fi"] {n.m.}. A kind of aloe.

za'banniya [za"'ba"nni+ya/+] {n.f.}. (Go.) Boiling, lit. and fig. (Vide tafasa; za'ba'bbaka.)

zabari [za"ba"r+i/+] {n.m.}. 1. (a) A hooked stick or anything (except kura q.v) used to get a bucket out of a well into which it has fallen. (= garbu; zamari.) (b) Denotes the act of getting a bucket out of a well. (Vide zabarto.) e.g. tana z., she is getting a bucket out of the well. 2. Seeking; looking for a person or thing. e.g. guga tsai, zabari tsai (lit. not the bucket only but the hook also has fallen into the well), failure to return of two messengers, one of whom has been sent to lookfor the other.

zabarjadu [zaba"rja+du"] {n.m.}. Chrysolite or topaz.

zabaro [za"ba+r+o"] {n.m.}. (Kats.) A stack of bundles of corn, usually surrounded by stalks or protection. (Vide baga.)

zabarto [za+ba+r+to/+]. 1. {v.tr.2k. iv}. Get a bucket out of a well by any means other than by descending and reclaiming. 2. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zabartowa [za+ba+r+to/>wa/+] {4c zabarto}.

za'bawa [za/+'ba/"wa/+] {4c za'ba II}.

zabaya. I. [za/ba"ya/+] (Kats.) = zabiya I q.v. II. [za"ba"ya/+] (Kats.) = zabiya II q.v.

zabbi (Kats.) {pl. ol zabo}.

zabce. I. [zabce"]. 1. {v.tr.2d}. (a) Demolish (e.g. wall). (b) Bite off or break off portion of t. (= gabce I. 1. (a) (c).) 2. {v.intr.3b; za+bto/+ (3d. iii)}. Partially collapse (e.g. river bank, wall, &c.). (= gabce I. 2 (a).) II. [za"bce/+] 1. {4a zabta II}. 2. {n.m.}. (Kats.). (a) Biting (by a dog) without warning. e.g. hankali da wannan kare, mai-z. ne, beware of that dog, it bites without warning. (b) Re-roofing a portion of a mud roof. (= fito II. ii.)

zabci [za"bci+] {4b zabta II}.

za'be. I. [za/'be"] {v.tr.2d; za/+'bo/+ (2e. v)}. Choose the t. or things required and separate from the remainder. (Cf. za'ba.) II. [za/+'be"] {4d za'be I}. III. [za/"'be/+]. 1. {4a za'ba I}. 2. {n.m.}. (a) Picking and choosing. e.g. bari z. 'dauko kowanne, take any one without selecting. (b) wando biyar ya kawo babu (or ba/) na z., he brought five pairs of trousers, but there wasn't one worthy of being chosen among them. ga riga uku, ba/ ta z., here are three gowns, none of which is any less worthless than the other. wa'dannan riguna ba/ na z., there isn't one of these gowns worthy of being chosen. (c) kada ka yi za'ben tumun dare, do not make a bad selection. (d) A young people's game.

za'bewa [za/+'be/"wa/+] {4c za'be I}.

zabga. I. [zabga"] {v.tr.2c}. (= zamba'da.) 1. {plus dative}. Add excess of condiments, honey, &c. e.g. an z. masa gishiri, a great deal of salt has been put into this (food). 2. {plus dative}. (a) an z. wa abin nan tsa'da, this t. was sold at an extortionate price. (= dafka I. 1 (b).) (b) Wound seriously. (= dafka I. 2.) e.g. an z. masa kibiya. (c) Apply abundantly but nicely. (Cf. da'ba II. 1.) e.g. ta/ z. katambiri, she effectively applied a large amount of black cosmetic to her face. {za+bgo/+ (2e. v)}. (d) Stab. e.g. ya/ z. masa wuk'a, he stabbed him deeply with a knife; he stabbed at him with a knife. {za+bgo/+ (2e. ii, vi)}. (Cf. burma I. 1 (d).) (e) an z. hatsi a wannan gona bana, this farm is yielding a fine crop of corn this year. {za+bgo/+ (2e. v.)}. (f) an z. masa ma/ri, he was well slapped, beaten. 3. (a) sun z. tafiya, they have travelled a very long way. {za+bgo/+ (2e. iii)}. (b) an z. ruwa yau, it has rained a great deal to-day. an z. rana yau, it has been very hot to-day. an z. 'da/ri yau, it has been very cold to-day. (no. 3 = zuba I.5; zuga II.3; zuk'a II.2; zunduma; cf. zabga III.1 (c)). II. [za+bga"] {4d zabga I}. III. [za"bga/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (a) Cover p. with abuse. e.g. ya/ zabge ta da za/gi. (= zur'ba III.) (b) = zabge I. 1 (b), (c) q.v. (c) Afflict, incommode, one (sun, cold, rain). e.g. rana ta/ zabge mu yau. (= zanka'da 1 (b).) 2. {n.f.} (a) {4e zabga III. 1}. e.g. rana tana zabgarmu, the sun is scorching us. (b) ya/ sha z. yau, he was roundly abused to-day. (= zur'ba III. 2 (b).) (c) ya/ sha z. da bulala yau, he received a good thrashing to-day.

zabgai [zabgai] {n.m.}. An arrow-poison (usually strophanthus). (Vide dafi I.)

zabgawa [za+bga/"wa/+] {4c zabga I}.

zabge. I. [zabge"]. 1. {v.tr.2d}. (a) {plus acc.}. Same meanings as zabga I. 2 (a), (b), (d), (f). e.g. an z. abin nan da tsada; an z. shi da kibiya. (b) ruwa ya/ z. garun (hanyan) nan, the rain has eroded the surface of this wall (road). (= zabga III. 1 (b); zage I. 1 (c); raje; zaizaye.) (c) Knock down, strip from stalk (cf. zage), pull off many fruits from a tree. {za+bgo/+ (2e. v)}. (Cf. ka'da III.) 2. {v.intr.3b; not in cont.}. (a) garu ya/ zabge, the wall's surface has become eroded by rain. ya'be ya/ z. daga jikin bango, plaster has been stripped from this wall by rain. (= zage I. 1 (c); zame I. 2 (c).) (b) Become very thin (P., animal). (c) an dafa nama, ya/ z., the meat disintegrated from overcooking. (= za'ba'bbake I; raje; cf. zage I. 2 (b).) (d) Fall from tree (many fruits). II. [za+bge"] {4d zabge I.1}. III. [za"bge/+] {4a zabga III. 1}.

zabgege [zabge/ge"] {adj.m.; fem. zabge/gi"ya/+}. Huge. (= k'ato.)

zabgewa [za+bge/"wa/+] {4c zabge I. 1}.

zabgi [za"bgi+] {4b zabga III. 1}.

zabgo; zabgowa. Vide sub zabga; zabge.

zabgu; zabguwa. Vide sub zabga.

zabi {pl. of zabo}. (= (Kats.) zabbi.)

za'bi. I. [za/'bi"] {n.m.}. 1. Having option of choosing between alternatives. e.g. na/ ba ka z., I give you the choice. za'binka! it is for you to choose! 2. Allah ya/ yi masa z., God has given him palmy days; fortune has smiled upon him. II. [za/"'bi/+] {n.m.; no pl.}. An axe with a long point on the opposite side of the shaft. (= tsitaka.) III. [za/"'bi+] {4b za'ba I}.

zabib [za"bi/>b] {n.m.}. (Ar.) Raisins.

zabibi [za"bi/+bi"] {n.m.}. 1. A plant with a tuberous rhizome yielding a yellow dye. (= kyamba; 'yan kyamba; rawaya; balagande; zunzuna; cf. gangamau.) 2. A dye from the same plant. (= rawaya; bagina; magina; cf. 'yarani.)

za'bi ka hau [za/"'bi+ ka" ha+u] {n.m.}. A favourite to whom a householder will lend a horse.

zabira [za"bi/+ra"] {n.f.; pls. za"bi/"ru/+; zabi/ro/ri/; za"bi/"ra+i}. 1. A bag or wallet with two or more pockets. (= cikara.) 2. A well with a wall dividing the top so that water can be drawn from either side.

zabiya. I. [za/bi"ya/+] {n.f.; pl. za/biyo/yi/}. A woman who leads singing. (= (Kats.) zabaya.) II. [za"bi+ya/+] {n.m. or fem.}. 1. An albino. (= (Kats.) zabaya.) 2. A red date.

zabka [zabka"] {v.tr.2c; za+bko/+ (2e. v)} (Kats. & D.) = za'ba'bbaka II q.v.

zabo [za/"bo/+] {n.m.; fem. za/"bu+wa/+; pls. (K.) za/"bi/+; (Kats. & D.) za"bbi/+}. 1. A guinea-fowl (Numida meleagris). (= na-kuceri.) 2. A dark roan horse. 3. {n.m.}. (a) A kind of sword. (Vide takobi.) (b) A kind of aloe (different from kabar giwa; -vide Dal.). (= (Kats.) zabuwa.) (c) (S.) The cloth sak'i q.v.

za'bo; za'bowa. Vide sub za'ba I, II,; za'be.

zabori. I. [za/bo/r+i/] {n.m.}. 1. A villager; a simpleton. 2. (Z.) A broom made from the middle veins of the leaves of the raphia palm. II. [zabo/r+i/] {n.m.}. The string at the top of a leather or calabash bucket, which are fastened to the single thick one used to lower it into a well. (= mazan gari.)

za'bo; za'bowa. Vide sub za'ba I, II,; za'be.

zabra (S.) = zaura q.v.

zabta. I. [zabta"] {v.intr.3c} = gabta I. 1 q.v. II. [za"bta/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (a) Bite off or break off large portion of t. (b) Deduct and take away. 2. {n.f.; 4e zabta II. 1}. (= gabta III. 1 (a),(b).)

zabtara. I. [za"bta+r+a^] {v.tr.1e}. 1. Bite off a large portion of t. (= gabtara I; cf. gabce I. 1 (c).) 2. Demolish (wall, river its banks, &c.). {za"bta"r+u+ (3e. ii)}. (= gabce I. 1 (a).) II. [zabta"r+a/+] {v.tr.2g; only plus dat.}. Break off large portion and give to another person. (= gabtara II. 1.)

zabtare. I. [zabta"r+e/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg}. (a) = zabtara I. 1 q.v. (b) Dig one's teeth deep into. e.g. na/ z. shi da hak'ora. (Cf. zabtara II. 1.) 2. {v.intr.3gg; za+bta+r+o/+ (3h. iii)} = gabce I. 2 q.v. II. [za"bta"r+e/+] {4a zabara I}.

zabtari [za"bta"r+i+] {4b zabtara I}.

zabtaro; zabtarowa; zabtaru; zabtaruwa. Vide sub zabtara.

zabto [za+bto/+]. Vide sub zabce I. 2.

za'bu [za"'bu+] {n.m.}. (S.) A food similar to zambu q.v.

zabuba [za"bu/+ba"]. 1. {interj.}. Exclamation at the severity of pain, at sharpness of cold, at excessive heat of condiments, dearness of any commodity, &c. 2. {n.f.}. ya/ sha z., he suffered severe, sharp, pain, e.g. at the application of a painful remedy to a wound.

zabukka [zabukka"] (Kats.) = zubka q.v.

zabun [za"bu/>n] {n.m.}. A sort of long-sleeved waistcoat. (= zabuni; zubuni.)

zabuni [za"bu/+ni"] {n.m.}. 1. = zabun q.v. 2. (S.) mutun mai-z., a person of good figure and appearance, and well clothed, &c.

zabur [za/bur] {n.m.}. (Z.) A portion of a house divided off as a storeroom.

zabura. I. [za/"bu+ra"] {v.intr.3j; za/+bu+ro/+ (3h. iii)}. (Ar. tathabara.) 1. Leap forward (horse). 2. Hasten away (e.g. man on errand, &c.). 3. Leap to one's feet from excess of temper, eagerness, &c. 4. ya/ z. a kan aikinsa, he embarked on his task with a will (= zage I. 1 (b); he quickened the pace of the work he was engaged in. 5. ya/ z. mini, (a) he suddenly burst out at me (= taso I. 2; zaburo 2); (b) he (it) suddenly leaapt, sprang, at me. II. [za/"bu+ra^]. 1. {v.tr.1e; za/+bu+ro/+ (2k. iii); za/"bu"ru+ (3e. ii)}. Make horse leap forward. 2. {n.f.; 4e zabura II. 1}. III. [za"bu/+ra/+] {n.f.}. (Ar.) The psalms of the Old Testament.

zabura dawaki [za/"bu"ra" da+wa/+ki+]. An epithet used by a professional beggar and applied to any p called Amadu.

zabure [za/"bu"re/+] {4a zabura II}.

zaburi [za/"bu"ri+] {4b zabura II}.

zaburo [za/+bu+ro/+]. 1. Vide sub zabura I, II. 2. ya/ z. mini, he suddenly burst out at me. (= zabura I. 5)

zaburowa {cont. and v.n. of zaburo}.

zaburu; zaburuwa. Vide sub zabura II.

zabuwa [za/"bu+wa/+] {n.f.}. 1. A hen guinea-fowl. 2. (Kats.) The aloe zabo. 3. (Kabi.) Wrestling. (= kokawa.)

zace. I. [za"ce/+] {4a zata}. e.g. na/ zace shi ya/ gama aikinsa, I think (thought) he has (had) finished his work. II. [zace"] {v.tr.invariable, only plus dative}. cinikin nan na/ z. masa riba, I thought (had little doubt) there would be a profit made in this transaction. ban z. masa haka ba, I never imagined such a thing of him. (Cf. zatar.)

zac'e (Kats.). Vide jac'e.

zace-zace [za"ca-za"ce+] {n.m.}. Imaginings; vague ideas. e.g. Audu z.-z. gare shi, Audu is full of vague ideas. (Vide zato.)

zaci [za/ci"] {n.m.}. (= zati) 1. Height. 2. Greatness; majesty. 3. (Go.) Meddlesome interference.

zada [za/da"] {n.f.}. (Ar.). Exaggeration; an accretion. (= da'di; za'ida.)

za'da da gwa'da [za"'da+ da" gwa"'da/+] {n.m.}. (S. & Kats.) Setting one person ogainst another, especially a husband against a rival wife. (= gulma; vide kinibibi.}.

zadara [za/"da/+r+a/"] {n.f.}. (Tas.) A biggish youth whose strength is not commensurate with his size.

zado [zado"]; (Kats. & N.)zado. 1. {n.m.; fem. zadu"wa/+; no pl.}. A tall, well-made p. 2. {n.m.; pl. zado/-za"do"}. Long (or tall) and slender.

zado-zado; za'do-za'do. Vide zado 2.

zafa. I. [zafa"] {n.f.}. (S.) 1. The farm preparation kautu q.v. 2. {v.tr.2c; za+fo/+ (2e. ii); za"fu+ (3a. ii)}. Verb of no. 1. II. [za+fa"] {4d zafa I. 2}.

zaface [za/fa"ce/+] {v.intr.3gg}. (Kats.) (= bau'de.) 1. Dodge, move a little to get out of the way of anything. 2. Draw back and leave a person in the lurch. 3. gindinsa ya/ z., he nearly left the saddle.

zafafa. I. [za/fa"fa/+] {v.tr.2g; za/+fa+fo/+ (2k. v); za/"fa"fu+ (3e. ii)}. 1. Heat up; make hot; re-heat. 2. ya/ z. magana tasa, he spoke angrily. II. [za/+fa"fa/+] {4d zafafa I}. III. [za/"fa+fa^] {v.tr.1e; but only used before object, i.e. in forms zafafe; zafafi}. 1. me ya zafafe ka? what has led you to interfere in this? why should you get upset about this? me ya zafafi Audu? why in world has Audu interfered in this? 2. Troubble p. IV. [za/"fa+ra"] {v.intr.3j}. Become serious. e.g. magana nan ta/ z. (= bunk'asa.)

zafafaffe [za/"fa"fa+ffe/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zafafa I. 1}.

zafafawa [za/+fa"fa/>wa/+] {4c zafafa I. 1}.

zafafe [za/"fa"fe/+]. 1. {4a zafafa III. 1}. 2. {n.m.}. (S.) Warmed-up tuwo. (= 'dimame; dafti; zazahe.)

zafafi [za/"fa"fi+] {4b zafafa III. 1).

zafawa [za+fa/"wa/+] {4c zafa I. 2}.

zafce (Kats.) = zabce q.v.

zafe [zafe"] {v.tr.2d} = zafa I. 2.

zafi [za/fi/] {n.m.}. 1. Heat. e.g. ruwan nan yina da z., this water is hot. ruwan zafi, hot water. ruwan zafi ya/ ta'ba, shi, he is leprous. (Vide bak'in zafi.) 2. Pain. e.g. k'afata tana yi mini z., my foot is hurting me. wannan kanwa tana da z., this potash irritates the mouth. 3. Anger; vexation. e.g. (a) zuciyata ta/ yi z., I felt very angry, vexed. (b) z. gare shi, (i) he is hot-tempered; (ii) he is energetic, very quick in his movements (= zafin nama gare shi); (iii) he is leprous. (c) zafin hali = zafin zuciya = zafin rai, quick temper. 4. zafin hannugare shi, he strikes a p. on the very least provocation. 5. me ya yi maka z. da shi? what business is it of yours to concern yourself about him (it)? (= ina ruwanka da shi?) 6. nna z. n (in) kai gidan Audu, I am in a hurry to get to Audu's house. (= sauri.) 7. yina cikin zafin gudu ..., he was running hard ... 8. gari ya/ yi masa z., he is having a very uncomfortable time, e.g. because of debts, poverty, continued ill-treatment, &c. 9. Vide bak'in zafi.

zafin tagumbi [za/fin tagumbi/] {n.m.} (Go.) = gaggawar gatsaho q.v. sub gaggawa.

zafo; zafowa. Vide zafa I. 2.

zafta = zabta q.v.

zaftara = zabtara q.v.

zafu; zafuwa. Vide sub zafa I. 2.

zaga. I. [za/ga"] {v.tr.2c; za/+go/+ (2e. iii)}. 1. (a) Go round a place. e.g. ya/ z. 'daki, he made the circuit of the house. (= zage II. 1 (a); gewaya I. 1.) (b) Go round by a place; skirt place. e.g. ya/ z. bakin kogi, he followed the course of the river. (= ra'ba.) 2. Go round to a place. e.g. ya/ z. bayan kasuwa, he has gone round to the rear of the market. (= gewayi I. 2.) 3. Go to latrine. e.g. ya/ z. = ya/ z. bayan 'daki (gida, gaari), he has gone to the latrine. (= gewaya I. 3.) 4. Go to another place. e.g. ya/ z. wajan Bauci, he has left and gone to Bouchi. 5. tun da ta z. bayan ubanka ka/ yi mata sutura, since she was one of your father's wives, or concubines, of course you must help clothe her, &c. (= gewaya I. 2 (c).) 6. = gewaya I. 2 (b) q.v. 7. sarki ya/ z. gari, the Emir went for a ride. 8. (a) Put a leash on a dog. (b) ta/ z. karanta igiya, she has left her husband (possessions) and departed. 9. {imperative}. [za/"ga/+!], clear out! II. [za/"ga/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (a) {za/+go/+ (2e. iii); za/"gu/+ (3a. ii)} = zaga I. 1 q.v. (b) {za/+go/+ (2e. v) ; za/"gu/+ (3a. ii)}. Strip off, e.g. leaves from branch, bulrush-millet from stalk (cf. figa I), dates from branch, spitted meat from stick, &c. (= zabge I. 1 (c); zage II. 1 (b).) (c) Draw up water from well. {za/+go/+ (2e. i)}. e.g. ta/ zagi ruwa guga biyar, she has drawn up five buckets of water. (d) Draw out one or more from a bundle. (e) Abuse, revile p. {za/+go/+ (2e. ii); za/"gu+ (3a. ii); cont. is generally formed with zagi I q.v.}. e.g. ya/ zagi 'da/ri, he has put on thick garments (on a cold day). 2. {n.f.}. (a) {4e zaga II. 1, but cf. II. 1 (e)}. (b) Denotes occupation in acts of zaga II. 1 (b), (c). e.g. What is she doing? tana z., she is stripping leaves, dates drawing water from well, &c. (Cf. zage.) (c) (Had.) Through excess of work, paying a p. to do dyeing in one's own pit. III. [za/+ga"] {4d zaga I}. IV. [za/ga/] {n.f.}. (Kats. & N.) Putting a dog on a leash. (Cf. zarga.) V. [zaga"] {n.f.; pl. zago/gi/}. 1. (a) Canine tooth. (= fira; fika.) (b) dokin nan ya/ yi (kawo) z., this horse is about 4 years old. (Vide gurya 3.) (c) ya/ yi (kawo) z., he has become wealthy, or powerful. 2. A string secured across the parchment of a drum. VI. [za"ga/+] {v.tr.1a; za+go/+ (2e. i); za"gu+ (3a. ii)} (Go.) = sura II q.v.

zagabu [zagabu/] {n.m.}. Logs of wood used in iron-smelting. (= girya.)

zagadu [za"ga"du/+] {n.m.}. Asort of 'Jew's harp' made of corn-stalk; it has been superseded by the bambaro. (= bulum-bulumi.)

zagage {pl. of zagi III}.

zagagge [za/"ga+gge/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zaga II. 1 (b)}.

zagaigaita. I. [zagaiga"ita/+] {v.tr.2n}. Make much of trifles; exaggerate. (= kururuta.) II. [za+ga+iga"ita/+] {4d zagaigaita I}.

zagaizagai [ga/"ga"iza/+ga+i] {n.m.}. 1. = gewai-gewai I q.v. 2. Continually wandering about.

zagama [zagama/] {n.f.}. (Had.) Stirring up the sediment of a dye-pit.

zagantaka [za"ga"nta+ka"] {n.f.}. The work, &c., of zagi. Vide zagi III.

zaga rafi [za/"ga" r+a/"fi/+] {n.m.}. A plant, the root of which is used as an aperient.

zagaraftu [zagaraftu] {n.m.}. A kind of canter. (= rishi.)

zagargar [zagargar] {adv.}. In naked, stripped, condition. e.g. am bar shi z., he has been stripped naked (lit. and fig.). (= tsirara.)

zagari [za/"ga"r+i/+] {n.m.}. 1. Discussing a p.'s misdeeds. e.g. Audu z. gare shi, Audu is given to talking about people's misdemeanours. (Vide kwaram II; wata I. 1 (f.).) 2. Aimless roving. (= gilo.)

zagau [za/"ga+u] {n.m.} (S.) 1. Rinderpest. 2. (Go.) Phagedaenic ulceration of male pudenda. (Vide za'ba'bbake.)

zagaugau [zagaugau] {n.m.}. (D.) Any plait on a man's occiput.

zagawa [za/+ga/"wa/+] {4c zaga I}.

zagaya. I. [za/ga/"ya/+] {v.tr.2g; za/+ga/+yo/+ (2k. iii)}. 1. = zaga I. 1 q.v. 2. Erode; undermine. e.g. ruwa ya/ zagaya garun nan, water has undermined this wall. (= zaga I. 1 (c).) II. [za/"ga/+ya^] {v.tr.1e} = zagaya I. 2 q.v.

zagaye. I. [za/ga/"ye/+] {v.tr.2gg} = zagaya I q.v. II. [za/"ga/"ye/+] {4a zagaya II}.

zagaye-zagaye. Vide zage-zage.

zagayi [za/"ga/"yi+] {4b zagaya II}.

zage. I. [za/ge"]. 1. {v.tr.2d}. (a) {za/+go/+ (2e. iii)} = zaga I. 1. (b) = zaga II. 1 (b) q.v. (c) Erode; undermine. e.g. ruwa ya/ z. garun nan, the (stream of running) water has undermined this wall. (d) ya/ z. wandonsa (wandansa), (i) he pulled the top of his trousers along the trouser-string (whether to open out or gather together); (ii) (Kats) he took off his trousers. (= tu'be.) (e) ya/ z. wandonsa ya/ rataya, gathering together the top hem of his trousers on the trouser-string and making a noose of the end of the string he secured it round the lower part of the garment and slung it from his shoulder - when about to travel. (= zarge.) (f) ya/ z. dantse a cikin aikin nan, he stuck perseveringly at this task. (= zage I. 2 (e).) (g) (dog) on leash. (= zarga.) (h) Draw metal into thin, wire-like strips. (j) toka ta/ z. fata, the ash used in removing the hair from the skins corroded them into holes. 2. {v.intr.3b}. (a) Become eroded, undermined, e.g. wall by water. (= zabge I. 2 (a).) (b) Practically dissolve in the water in which it is being cooked (e.g. fura and other foods). (c) (i) Recover entirely from illness and become as before. (ii) Become fatter than previously. (= gyazaje.) (d) Become sore, e.g. from riding. (= 'da'de I. 2 (a).) (e) ya/ z. cikin aikin nan, he stuck perseveringly at this task. (= zage I. 1 (f).) (f) idonsa (idansa) ya/ z., his eyelashes have come out (blepharitis). 3. {n.m.}. (Kabi.) A kind of salt. (= zago II. 2.) II. [za/+ge"] {4d zage I. 1}. III. [za/"ge/+]. 1. {4a zaga II. 1}. 2. {n.m.; pl. za/guna"}. A led horse for the use of a chief when travelling, whether with saddle or not. (Cf. amaryar doki.) IV. [za/"ge+] {adv. of state to zaga II. 1 (b).) e.g. gero yina z., the bulrush-millet has been already stripped from the head. (Cf. fige I. 1.) V. [zage"]. 1. {v.intr.3b}. (a) ya/ z. cikin aikin nan, he stuck perseveringly at the task. (= zage I. 1 (f); I. 2 (e).) (b) ya z. yina hutawa, he has taken off his clothes and is resting. 2. {v.tr.2d} (Go.) = sure I. 1. q.v. VI. [za"ge/+] {4a zaga VI}.

zagewa. I. [za/+ge/"wa/+] {4c zage I.1.}. II. [za+ge/"wa/+] {4c zage V. 2}.

zage-zage [za/"ga-za/"ge/+] {n.m.}. 1. Repeated abuse. 2. Repeated acts of going round places.

zagi. I. [za/gi"] {n.m.}. 1. {alternative cont. to form under zaga II. 1 (e)}. e.g. yina zaginsa = yina zaga tasa. 2. (a) Abuse; reviling. (b) madubin nan z. ya ke yi, this mirror distorts what it reflects. (c) rigan nan tana zagina, I badly want this gozn. II. [za/"gi+] {4b zaga II. 1}. III. [zagi/] {n.m.; pl. zaga/"ge/+}. A runner in front of a horseman. IV. [zagi"] {n.m.}. A cock guinea-fowl. (= zauni.) V. [za"gi+] {4b zaga VI}.

zaginanne [za/"gi"na+nne/+] (D. & N.) {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/)}. 1. {p.p. of zagine}. 2. An energetic, persevering p. (= gago.)

zagin baka [zagin ba"ka/+] {n.m.}. A leather band round the end of a bow where the bowstring is secured to it.

zagin bango [zagin bango/] {n.m.}. An arrangement of a number of mats (faifai) covered with cowrie shells as adornment of a wall of a room.

zagin doka [zagin do/ka"] {n.m.}. An ornamental band worn by women on their hair.

zagine [za/gi"ne/+] {v.tr.2gg}. (D. & N.) Gather together the fullness of trousers at the waist in order to fasten the string. (= zage I. 1 (e).)

zaginewa [za/+gi"ne/>wa/+] {4c zagine}.

zagin sirdi [zagin sirdi"] {n.m.}. A cloth which completely covers a saddle.

zagiya. I. [za/giya/] {n.f.}. 1. Causing one or two arrows to project beyond the others in a full quiver, to facilitate withdrawing. (= (Kats.) zamiya; (Tas.) zanga.) e.g. sei kwari ya cika a ke z., only when a man has ample for his needs does he give anything away. 2. The arrow projecting, as in 1. 3. (Kats.) The arrow held with the bow in readiness for shooting. II. [zagiya/] {n.f.}. (D.) Hoeing the complete length of a farm, then turning round and going the opposite way.

zagiyo [zagiyo/] {n.m.} (S.) = zago IV. 1 q.v.

zago. I. [za/+go/+];zagowa. Vide sub zaga II, II; zage I. II. [za/go"] {n.m.}. 1. A place where several animals in succession defecate. 2. (Kabi.) A kind of salt. (= zage I. 3.) III. [za/"go/+] {n.f.}. A variety of guinea-corn. IV. [zago/] {n.m.}. 1. A variety of large white ant. (Cf. gara; (Had.) bura kai; (S.) zagiyo; (Go.) ragi.) 2. A hurpoon used mainly in killing crocodiles. V. [za+go/+];zagowa. Vide sub zaga VI.

zagon k'asa. Vide zagwan k'asa.

zagu. I. [za/"gu+];zaguwa. Vide sub zaga I, II. II. [za"gu+];zaguwa. Vide sub zaga VI.

zagwa'di; zagwa'di'di [za"gwa"'di+; za"gwa+'di"] {n.m.}. Outward and visible signs of delight. (= zakwati; vide 'digimi; 'digimirshi; 'dogozo; 'doki; gwan'do; marari; maro'do'do; mazagwa'di; mazarido; mazaro; ujila; zak'i; zagwama'di; zakwali; zangwarma'di; zanzoma; zazzogaro; zazzari; zazzo'di; zazzogari.)

zagwan k'asa [zagwan k'asa"] {n.m.}. Voluntarily informing against a person, whether slanderously or truthfully; sneaking about a person; making a dead set against a person to make him unpopular or do him some other injury. (= bandar k'asa; bindigar k'asa; soto.)

zagwanye [zagwa"nye/+] {v.intr.3gg}. 1. Disintegrate (e.g. overcooked meat, a kantu of salt in wet season, &c.). (= ragwargwaje.) 2. Become eroded. 3. Putrefy (meat, fish, &c.).

zagwanyewa [za+gwa"nye/>wa/+] {4f zagwanye}.

zaharatu [za/"ha"ra+tu"] {n.f.}. Venus. (= zara; matar wata.)

zahiri [za/hi"ri/+]. {n.m.}. (Ar.) (a) The literal meaning of a word. (Cf. ma'ana.) e.g. ina azancin wannan ga z.? what is the literal meaning of this? (b) an ga zahirinsa, there has been an actual ocular demonstration. 2. {adj.; fem. za/hi"ra/+}. e.g. ka/ ji magana zahira, you have heard an unanswerable, irrefutable, statement.

zai. Vide za I. Contraction of za ya, i.e. za with 3rd masc. sing. pron.

zaiba [zaiba"] {n.f.}. (Ar. zi'bak.) 1. Quicksilver. 2. A stone used in necklaces. 3. Used by some for laffa q.v.

za'ida [za/'ida"] {n.f.}. Exaggeration. (= zada; cf. mubalaga.)

zaira [zaira/] {n.f.}. The lizard zarya.

zaiti [zaiti"] {n.m.}. (Ar.) Eucalyptus oil.

zaiti kanumfar {n.m.}. A clove-scented liniment.

zaito [zaito/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) A small drum beaten in company with the dundufa.

zaitun [za"itu^n] {n.m.}. (Ar.) The olive tree and fruit. man zaitun, olive oil.

zaizai. Vide bi ta zaizai.

zaizaye. I. [zaiza"ye/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg}. ruwa ya/ z. garu, the rain has washed the plaster from the wall. (= zabge I. 1 (b).) 2. {v.intr.3gg}. ga/shinta du ya/ z., she has lost most of her hair. (= gurgure I. 2.) II. [za+iza"ye/+] {4d zaizaye I. 1}.

zaizayewa [za+iza"ye/>wa/+]. 1. {4c zaizaye I. 1}. 2. {4f zaizaye I. 2}.

zak'a [za"k'a/+] {v.tr.1a} 1. Pounce on; strike, e.g. as snake does its prey as bird or chameleon does an insect. 2. Eat large quantity of.

zaka. I. [za"ka/+] {n.f.}. (K.) (= (S., Kats. & alt. K.) zakka.) A religious tax payable by the well-to-do. e.g. on farm-produce: on 30 bundles or over the tax is one-tenth. On cattle: on 30 head, a two-year-old steer; on 40, a heifer; on 70, a heifer and a steer; on 80, two heifers, &c. On goats or sheep: on 40-119, one animal; 120,-200, two animals; 200-399, three animals; 400 or over, one per cent. On camels: a sheep for each complete five up to 25, on which number a young she-camel is payable, &c. On money or trade goods: a fortieth of the total amount possessed over about 20 pounds. II. [zaka"] (S.) {v.intr.only in past}. Come. (= zo; vide zakuwa.)

zak'ahore [zak'aho/r+e"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A tall object which overtops its fellows.

zak'ak'a. I. [za/k'a"k'a/+] {v.tr.2g}. Give a pleasant flavour to, e.g. sweeten. II. [za/+k'a"k'a/+] {4d zak'ak'a I}. III. [za/"k'a+k'a"] {v.intr.3j} 1. Receive a pleasant flavour; become sweet. 2. {n.f.; 4g of no. 1}. IV. [za/k'a/"k'a/+] {pl. of zazzak'a}. V. [za/"k'a/"k'a/"] in the phrase [z. fa/+r+i"], the first keenness of a bridegroom for his bride. VI. [za"k'a"k'a"] {n.f.}. Length. Used as follows: sanda ce z. da ita, it is a long stick.

zak'ak'awa [za/+k'a/"k'a/>wa/+] {4c zak'ak'a I}.

zak'ak'uri [za"k'a/k'u"ri/+] {n.m.; fem. za"k'a/k'u"ra/+}. 1. A p. who is outstanding in any good or bad qualities, &c. (= zak'uk'u.) 2. = mahaddaci q.v.

zak'al. I. [zak'al] {n.m.}. 1. Interfering meddlesomeness; going beyond one's instructions. (= zaramboto; karambani.) 2. me ya yi mini zak'al? = me ya yi mini zafi? = ina ruwana? what has it to do with me? what business is it of mine? II. [za"k'a"l] {adv.}. ya/ shiga da kara z., he brought in a long corn-stalk. ya/ fitar da harshe z., it hung its tongue out of its mouth.

zak'ala. I. [za/"k'a+la^]. 1. {v.tr.1e; za/+k'a+lo/+ (2k. ii, iv)}. Induce rodent, &c., to come out of a hole by poking in a stick, &c. (= zak'la; zank'ala.) 2. Eat large quantity of. (= zak'ira.) 3. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}. II. [za/k'a"la/+] {v.tr.2g}. Poke a stick into a hole to induce a rodent, &c., to come out e.g. ya/ z. kara a rami. (= zak'ula; zank'ula; raga'da; takala.) III. [za/+k'a"la/+] {4d zak'ala II}.

zak'alawa [za/+k'a"la/>wa/+] {4c zak'ala II}.

zak'alk'ala [za"k'a"lk'a+la^]. 1. {v.tr.1h; za+k'a+lk'a+lo/+ (2p ii)}. (a) Eat too quickly any food without gravy. (b) Eat greedily (as vulture does). 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}.

zak'alk'ale. I. [zak'alk'a"le/+] {v.tr.2o; za+k'a+lk'a+lo/+ (2p. ii)}. Eat, as in zak'alk'ala I, all the available food. II. [za+k'alk'ale/+] {4d zak'alk'ale I}. III. [za"k'a"lk'a"le/+] {4a zak'alk'ala}.

zak'alk'alewa [za+k'a+lk'a"le/>wa/+] {4c zak'alk'ale I}.

zak'alk'ali [za"k'a"lk'a"li+] {4b zak'alk'ala}.

zak'alk'alo; zak'alk'alowa. Vide sub zak'alk'ala; zak'alk'ale.

zak'alo [za/+k'a+lo/+];zak'alowa {v.tr.2k. iv}. 1. Vide zak'ala I. 2. Induce p. to come out of house, room, &c. 3. Put out, e.g. the tongue. ya/ z. harshansa, he put out his tongue.

zak'altu [zak'altu] {n.m.}. (G.) Excessive craving, &c. (Vide kwa'dayi.)

zak'ami [zak'a"mi/+] {n.m.}. The hairy thorn-apple plant. (Vide Dal.) (= babba juji; haukata yaro; mai-rawiya; mai-ra-wurya; furen juji; kwarakko; alkanga'do; (g.) sitira.)

zakankau [za"ka+nka"u] {n.m.}. An ash obtained from burnt water-lettuce and used as a substitute for salt. (= dalam.)

zakanta [za/"ka+nta"] {v.intr.3j}. Become outstanding. (Cf. zaki.)

zakanya {fem. of zaki}.

zakara [za"ka+r+a"] {n.m.; pls. za"ka"r+u/+; zakar+o/r+i/}. 1. A cock. 2. One who leads the responses in a loud voice in order that the women in purdah may follow the devotions. 3. Any p. or t. standing out above his (its) class. 4. Remnants, e.g. of an army, not slain by the enemy; of a crop, not killed by prevailing drought, &c.

zakaran dawaki; zakaran fak'o; zakaran k'ek'uwa.

1. Senegal plover (Stephanibyx lugubris). (= (G.) karaka-rama.) 2. Black-headed plover (Sarciophorus t. tectus).

zakaran dawaki; zakaran fak'o; zakaran k'ek'uwa.

1. Senegal plover (Stephanibyx lugubris). (= (G.) karaka-rama.) 2. Black-headed plover (Sarciophorus t. tectus).

zakaran ganin dafi [za"ka+r+a"n ga+ni+n da+fi"] {n.m.}. A catspaw, e.g. a person sent into a supposed danger zone to test it. (= (Kats.) k'adangaran ganin dafi.)

zakaran dawaki; zakaran fak'o; zakaran k'ek'uwa.

1. Senegal plover (Stephanibyx lugubris). (= (G.) karaka-rama.) 2. Black-headed plover (Sarciophorus t. tectus).

zakaran kurmi. Another variety of Senegal plover. Vide zakaran dawaki.

zak'arnak'o [za"k'a+rna+k'o"] {n.m.}. 1. An aphrodisiac. 2. A strong, virile man. (= zuk'urnuk'u; zugurnugu.)

zak'ato [za"k'a+to"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A quarrel. (= yak'ado.)

zakawaso [za"ka"wa/+so"] {n.m.} (Had) = nomijide q.v.

zak'a-zak'a [zak'a/-za"k'a/"] {n.pl.}. Pieces which are unsuitably long, e.g. pieces of vegetables in soup, pieces of chopped hay.

za ka za ni [za/+ ka/+ za/> ni/+] {n.m. sing. and pl.}. Strong, tireless horses or travellers. e.g. za'bo mini za ka za ni, Pick out strong, tireless men (to go to such-and-such a place with all speed).

zak'e. I. [zak'e"] {v.tr.2d}. (Kats.) Monopolize a conversation. (= zank'e.) II. [za"k'e/+] {4a zak'a}.

zak'e-zak'e = zak'a-zak'a q.v.

zaki [za/ki"] {n.m.; fem. za/kanya"; pl. za/ko/ki/}. 1. A lion. 2. The masc. is used as a term of address to a ruling chief, to a European, and to any one called Ali. 3. The seam along the top of the sleeve of a gown. 4. The largest and strongest horizontal beam in the base of a corn bin. (= kota.)

zak'i. I. [za/k'i/] {n.m.}. 1. (a) A pleasant flavour, especially of sugar or salt. (b) yina da zak'in baki, he talks too much, is a chatter-box. (Vide kau'di; zak'wai.) (c) wannan doki da z. ya ke, this horse is amenable to its rider's wishes. (d) wannan ki'da (busa) da z. ya ke, this drumming (horn-blowing) is enjoyable. 2. Eagerness or keenness to obtain a thing. (Vide zagwa'di.) 3. (= faya.) 4. (Go.) = rumafada q.v. II. [za"k'i+] {4b zak'a}.

zak'i banza [za/k'i/ banza/] {n.m.}. The name of an edible weed (can be used as spinach). (Vide Dal.) (= (Had.) labashi; malan koci; rub da tukunya; ruku'bu; tatsinya; zarangade.)

zak'ik'i [za"k'i/+k'i/+] {n.m.}. (Kats.) An aphrodisiac.

zak'ira [za/"k'i+r+a^]. 1. {v.tr.1e; za/+k'i+r+o/+ (2k. ii)}. Eat large quantity of t. (= dank'ara III.) 2. {n.f; 4e of no. 1}.

zak'ire. I. [za/k'i"r+e/+] {v.tr.2gg; za/+k'i+r+o/+ (2k. ii)}. Eat up all the available food, in zak'ira. II. [za/+k'i"r+e/+] {4d zak'ire I}. III. [za/"k'i"r+e/+] {4a zak'ira}.

zak'irewa [za/+k'i"r+e/>wa/+] {4c zak'ire I}.

zak'iri [za/"k'i"r+i+] {4b zak'ira}.

zak'irin zak'u [za/k'i"r+i+n za"k'u/+]. (Kats.) Eating a large amount of t. (= (K.) dak'irin dak'u; dak'irin koki; hank'ara.)

zak'iro; zak'irowa. Vide sub zak'ira; zak'ire.

zaki-zaki [za/ki"-za/+ki"]. (Go.) Peremptorily. e.g. ya/ yi magana z.-z., he spoke peremptorily. sei da na tasam masa z.-z...., it was only when I spoke peremptorily to him that...

zakka. I. [zakka"] {n.f.}. 1. A corn-measure. (= mudu; daram; sa'a; sa'i; kurumbo; (Dg.) sadaka.) It holds 16 handfuls. (Some use zakka as equivalent to the measure mudanabi.) 2. One who excels his companions, contemporaries, fellows in any particular quality. II. [za"kka/+] (S., Kats. & alt. N.) 1. {n.f.} = zaka I q.v. 2. {adv.}. ya/ fito z., he stands out amongst his fellows.

zak'o [za/k'o"] {n.m.}. 1. A kind of large bean. (= ba-zak'a; vide wake.) 2. A kind of cassava. (Vide rogo.)

zakoki {pl. of zaki}.

zak'u [za"k'u+] {v.intr.3b; not in cont.). Be so keen on obtaining t. that one can think of nothing else (expresses stronger desire than guri q.v.). e.g. ya/ z. da abin nan, he is excessively, tremendously, keen on this. (= 'dokanta; urinta; zak'waik'waita; zarme; k'agara.)

zaku'da. I. [za/ku"'da/+]. 1. {v.tr.2g; za/+ku+'do/+ (2k. v)}. (a) Stir, shake the contents of a calabash or basin in order to get all well mixed. e.g. ta/ z. shinkafa. (b) (Kats.) = zunku'da I. 1 (a) q.v. 2. {v.intr.3g; za/+ku+'do/+ (3h. iii)}. (a) Move aside to make room for p. (b) Move away a short distance; travel a short distance; migrate; abandon a place. (= gusa I; zau'da.) II. [za/+ku"'da/+] {4d zaku'da I.1}. III. [za/"ku+'da"] {n.f.}. Denotes occupation in act of zaku'da I. 1. e.g. what is she doing? tana z., she is mixing up, &c.

zaku'dawa [za/+ku"'da/>wa/+]. 1. {4c zaku'da I. 1}. 2. {4f zaku'da I. 2}.

zaku'de [za/ku"'de/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Mix; stir up thoroughly, as in zaku'da I. 1.

zaku'dewa [za/+ku"'de/>wa/+] {4c zaku'de}.

zaku'do; zaku'dowa. Vide sub zaku'da I.

zak'uk'u [za/"k'u/"k'u"] {n.m.} (D. & G.) = zak'ak'uri q.v.

zak'ula [za"k'u"la/+] = zak'ala q.v.

zakumi [za/"ku+mi/+] {n.m.}. 1. (Kats.) A small bag, like samfo q.v. (=jakumi.) 2. (S. & N.) Marabou stork (= borin tunke.)

zak'uno [za/k'uno/] {n.m.} (Go.) = zak'al q.v.

zakura [za"ku/"ra/+; za"ku/+ra"]. White ostrich feathers.

zakuwa [zaku"wa/+] (S.) = zuwa q.v.

zak'uwa [za"k'u+wa/+] {n.f.}. Being so keen to obtain t. that one can think of nothing else. e.g. z. ya yi da san sarauta. (Cf. zak'u.)

zak'wai [zak'wai] {adv.}. Emphasizes zak'i q.v.

zak'waik'waita [za"k'wa"ik'wa+ita"] {v.intr.3q} = zak'u q.v.

zak'wali [za"k'wa"li/+] {n.m.} (Mar.) = zagwa'di q.v.

zak'wari [za"k'wa"ri/+] {n.m.}. Pestering; bothering; badgering, as result of inordinate eagerness to obtain t. (= zanzoma 3.)

zakwatam [zakwatam] {n.m. and adv.}. (Go.) Standing over a person. (= k'erere.)

zakwati [za"kwa+ti"] {n.m.}. Outward and visible signs of delight. (= zagwa'di.)

zala. I. [zala"]. 1. {v.tr.2c; not in cont.}. (S. & Kats.) (a) Exceed by small quantity. e.g. yaron (yaran) nan ya" z. wancan, this boy is slightly taller than that one. (= 'dara.) (b) {za+lo/+ (2e. iii)}. ya/ z. wuya, he stretched out his neck. 2. {v.intr.3c} = data I (a) q.v. II. [za+la"] {4d zala I. 1}.

zalaidu [za"la+idu"] {n.m.}. 1. White-breasted whidah (Vidua serena). (= zandi.) 2. Paradise whidah (Steganura paradisea). (= (D.) zangaido; malamin tsuntsaye; zulaidu.)

zala-zala; zalai-zalai; zalau-zalau. Emphasize length when referring to more than one object.

zalak'a [za"la/+k'a"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) Fluency of oratory.

zalakum [zalakum] {n.m.}. (Go.) z. gare shi = cin z. gare shi, he has an enormous appetite.

zalau [zalau] {n.m. and adv.} Emphasizes length. e.g. wuya z. (da shi), a long neck. maciji ya/ fito z., the snake put forth a large portion of its body; a large length of snake was visible.

zala-zala; zalai-zalai; zalau-zalau. Emphasize length when referring to more than one object.

zalawa [za+la/"wa/+] (S. & Kats) {4c zala I. 1}.

zala-zala; zalai-zalai; zalau-zalau. Emphasize length when referring to more than one object.

zal'be (z.) = zar'be q.v.

zal'bi = zar'be q.v.

zalbo [zalbo"] {n.m.}. (Zamf.) A kind of long-shaped onion. (= k'wan kada.)

zali [za/li/]. an ci zalinsa = an yi masa zalunci = an zalunce shi, he has been wronged, e.g. maliciously prosecuted. (= zalun; zura.)

zalila [za"li/+la/^] {n.f.}. (Z.) Best-quality cotton from American seed.

zalinci = zalunci q.v.

zalinta = zalunta q.v.

zalk'i [za"lk'i/+] {n.m.}. (Kats.) Keen expectation or looking forward to an event, &c. (= 'doki.)

zalla [zalla/] {adv.}. Of one kind only. e.g. taron (taran) nan maza ne z., this crowd is composed of men only. (= zar; cf. gurguzu 2.) wannan magana k'arya ce zalla, this statement is utterly false.

zalli [za"lli/+] {n.m.} (D.) A dance by maidens and women.

zallin mazallak'o [za"lli+n ma"lli+n ma"za+lla+k'o"]. Excessive eagerness, e.g. to get a promised present. ('da daga ciki rok'on uba wuri, an unborn child asking its father for a cowrie.)

zallo. I. [zallo"] {n.m.}. 1. The jump given as a result of being touched in the ticklish part of the side. 2. 3. (Kats.) Any kind of jumping. II. [zallo/] {n.m.}. (S.) A kantu of a kind of potash.

zalo; zalowa. Vide sub zala I. 3.

zalumci (Kats.) = zalunci q.v.

zalumi (rare) = azzalumi q.v.

zalumta (Kats.) = zalunta q.v.

zalun. I. [za/lu"n] {n.m.}. An oppressor. (= azzalumi.) II. [za/lun] = zali q.v.

zalunce [za/"lu"nce/+] {4a zalunta}.

zalunci. I. [za/lunci"] {n.m.}. Tyranny, &c., as zalunta q.v. II. [za/"lu"nci+] {4b zalunta}.

zalunta [za/"lu+nta^]. 1. {v.tr.1e}. (Ar.) (a) Oppress (ruler - his subject; man - his servants or wife, &c.). (b) Bully p. (c) Treat p. (or animal) harshly, unfairly, without the rights due to him or her. (= wulakanta.) 2. {n.f.; 4e zalunta I}. (Cf. zalunci.) e.g. z. tasa aka yi.

zalwak'i [za"lwa/+k'i"] {n.m.; fem. za"lwa/k'i"ya/+}. (Go.) A wastrel. (= rago II.)

zalwami [za"lwa/+mi"] (Z.) = zulwami q.v.

zalzala. I. [zalza"la/+] {v.tr.2g}. Divulge private information about a person. (= fallasa.) II. [za+lza"la/+] {4d zalzala I}. III. [za"lzaLla^] 1. {v.tr.1e; za+lza+lo/+ )(2d. vi)}. (Ar.) Keep on urging p. to set out. (= aririta.) 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}.

zalzalawa [za+lza"la/>wa/+] {4c zalzala I}.

zalzale [za"lza"le/+] {4a zalzala III. 1}.

zalzali [za"lza"li+] {4b zalzala III. 1}.

zalzalo [za+lza+lo/+]. 1. Vide sub zalzala III. 2. Pant and keep on protruding tongue (e.g. dog, &c.). (= zazzalo.)

zalzalowa [za+lza+lo/>wa/+] {cont. and v.n. of zalzalo}.

zam. I. [zam] {adv.}. 1. Quite all right. e.g. yina nan z., there is nothing the matter with him (it). 2. Securely. e.g. ya/ 'dauru z., it is well tied. (= zamzam II.) II. [za+m]. Exactly like. e.g. ya/ yi kama da shi z., he (it) is just like him (it). wannan sak'ar gabas z., this weaving is exactly like eastern weaving.

zama. I. [zama/]. 1. {v.invariable}. (Vide zame.) (a) Be. e.g. im maganarka ta yau ta z. gaskiya ... if what you say to-day be (proves to be, happens to be) the truth ... in ya z. nasa ne, a ba shi, if it be his let him have it. (= kashe.) (S.) ka z. lafiya. (= kashe.) Expression of good-bye to a superior whose one is leaving. (b) Happen. e.g. ya/ z. nna nan wurin lokacin da aka yi wannan, it chanced that I was on the spot when it was done. (c) Become. abin nan ya/ z. ba nasa ba ne, (i) this has ceased to be his; (ii) this proved not to belong to him. al'amarin nan ya/ z. haka, the affair stands thus. alheri ya/ z. mugunta, good has become evil. an rina fari ya/ z. bak'i, the white material has been dyed black. (= zamana; zamano; zamance; zamo) (d) (Tas.) Keep on doing t. (= rik'a.) 2. {n.m.}. (from zauna.) (a) A sitting down; a settling down. e.g. sannu da z., a greeting to one sitting down (but not used to one's superior). z. kurum mu ke yi, we are sitting doing nothing. ina zaman gari? how are you enjoying your stay in the town? ya. shiga gari ya/ yi zamansa, he went to the town and was there a long time, or, he went to the town and stayed there. da Ladi da Kande z. su ke yi, Ladi and Kande are very friendly. (b) State; condition. e.g. yina nan yina zamansa yadda na bar shi, it is exactly in the same condition as I left it. suna zaman adawa, they are in a state of hostility. (= hali I. 1 (b).) II. [za"ma/+] {conj.}. Because. (= gama IV. 2; zamakin; zamanni; domin.) III. [za/ma/]. (Go.) Long fingers. IV. [za/ma"] {n.f.}. Good luck. e.g. z. gare shi, he is a lucky person. mai-z., a lucky p. (= sa'a.) V. [za/"ma/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. Defraud p. of his proper share. (= zara I. 2.) 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. I}. (= zarta I.) e.g. z. tasa ya yi = zalunta tasa ya yi, he used his superior position to oppress him, to extort from him.

zamad da [za+ma+d da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb}. Cause to become. e.g. na/ z. da shi kamar'dana, I treated him as my son. 2. {cont. and v.n. of no 1 with object}.

zamalmana (N.) = zanzauna q.v.

zamalmane (N.) = zamammane q.v.

zamammane [za"ma"mma"ne+] {adv.}. ga mutane can z., there are some people yonder sitting. (= zanzaune.)

zaman [ba"i sa+n za+ma+n a+na/" r+o/+wa" ba+], he has no trace of stinginess about him. [ba"i sa+n za+ma+n da" ni+ ba+], he took no notice of me whatever. [ba"i sa+n za+ma+n da" tso"r+o+ ba+], he does not know what fear is. [na/ san zaman za+n sa+mu"], I know I shall get it eventually. [dutsa"n da" ke" ci+ki+n r+u+wa/+ ba"i sa+n za+ma+n da" r+a/+na/+ ba+], a person who is well off knows nothing of what the poor have to put up with.

zamana [za"ma+na"]. 1. {v.intr.3j} = zama I q.v. 2. [za"ma+na" r+u+wa+n da>nkwa>i]. Said (i) of a p. who stays on and doesn't take his leave (from persistence of water in a marsh at Dankwai in Kano Province); (ii) of a wife who remains with one husband for many years.

zamananci [za/mananci/] {n.m.}. 1. The disrespectful or unseemly behaviour prevalent to-day (e.g. lack of respect in the young for their elders; lack of dignity in the old) as contrasted with the 'good old days'. 2. Being up to date in fashions, &c. (Cf. bana 3; ba-zamani.)

zamanawa [za/mana/wa/] {pl. of ba-zamani}.

zamance [zama"nce/+] {v.intr.invariable} = zama I. 1 q.v.

zaman cin lalle [zaman ci>n la+lle"] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The state of being a bride just prior to being taken to the husband's home.

zaman da'be [zaman da"'be/+]. (Kats.) After the floor of the house of a young man's first bride has been beaten, the workers, dressed in their best, sit in the compound and the bridegroom's friends collect on the roof of a house (they may not enter the compound by the usual way) and dispense gifts lavishly, throwing them down to the women below.

zaman da ni [za"ma"n da" ni/+] {n.m.}. One who voluntarily enters another's household and in return for services gets food and clothes. (= bara; sha miya.)

zaman 'dan rimi da shamaki. A kind of coiffure. (= jaki da makori.)

zaman fa'di [zaman fa/'di/] {n.m.} = zaman har'de q.v.

zaman gira [zaman gir+a/] {n.m.}. Being a nuisance to one who has no power, to retaliate.

zaman har'de [zaman ha"r'de/+] {n.m.}. Sitting with crossed legs, tailor fashion. (= cukurtufa; cukurtufi; kitittife; kututtufiya; sakwarfata; tamatela; zaman fa'di; zaman kuntukuru; zaman 'yan sarki.)

zamani. I. [za/ma"ni/+; za/"ma/+ni"; zama"ni/+] {n.m.; pls. za/"ma/"na+i; za/"ma/"nu/+; (S.) za/munna"}. (Ar.) 1. Period; time. e.g. zamanin Shehu, in the times of Shehu. 2. tun zamanin zamani, long long ago; in past ages. II. [za/"ma/+ni"] {n.m.}. 1. (a) War; enmity. (b) ya/ tayar mini da z., he started quarrel with me. 2. = zamani I. 1 q.v.

zaman kargaci [zaman kar+ga/ci"] {n.m.} = zaman kisan da'be.

zaman kisan da'be [zaman kisa"n da"'be/+] {n.m.}. Persistent staying on and on of a person whose room is preferable to his company. (= zaman dirshan; z. k'angaran; z. k'arangan; z. kargaci; z. tanakan; zamna garinka.)

zaman kuntukuru [zaman kuntukur+u/] {n.m.} = zaman har'de q.v.

zaman kuwa [zaman ku/wa"] (Go.) = zaman cin lalle q.v.

zamanni [za"ma+nni"] {n.m.} (Go.) = zama I. 2 q.v. e.g. yi zamanninka = yi zamanka.

zamano = zama I. 1 q.v.

zaman ribatsi [zaman ri"ba/+tsi/"] {n.m.}. (Ar. ribat = Place where horses are tied up.) suna z. r., they are on outpost duty on the frontier.

zamantakayya [za"ma"nta"ka+yya"] {n.f.}. Familiarity through constant contiguity.

zamantarori [za"ma"nta/+ro/+ri"] {n.m.}. Seeds of red cress (vide algarif) used for poulticing.

zamanto [za+ma+nto/+] {v.intr.invariable 3h} = zama I. 1 q.v.

zamari [za"ma"r+i/"] (Had.) = zabari q.v.

zamark'e [za"ma+rk'e/+] {n.m.}. The name of a tree. (Vide Dal.) (= (Had.) oacako.)

zama-zama [za/ma"-za/+ma"]. Said to a person going hunting or a journey, &c.; expresses a wish that good luck may attend him.

zamba [za"mba/+] {n.f.}. 1. Wanton harm or injury. 2. Tricking; swindling; deceiving; misrepresenting. e.g. ya/ yi mini z. (Cf. zambata I (a).)

zambace [za"mba"ce/+] {4a zambata}.

zambaci [za"mba"ci+] {4b zambata}.

zamba'da. I. [zamba"'da/+] {v.tr.2g}. Apply or administer abundantly, e.g. salt to food. II. [za+mba"'da/+] {4d zamba'da I}.

zamba'dawa [za+mba"'da/>wa/] {4c zamba'da}.

zambagi [za"mba/+gi/+] {n.m.}. (S. & Kats.) A cloth of native make, black and blue joined to sak'i. (= (Kats.) bakur'daye; bakur'de; 'dan jagai; 'dan zambagi; (Kats.) keke.)

zambar [zamba"r]. Thousand. (Usually confined to multiples from nine upwards, e.g. zambar tara, 9,ooo, but women use it from six thousand upwards.)

zambarai [za"mba"ra+i] (lit. thousands). abin zambarai, a t. costing a great deal of money.

zambarma [zambar+ma"] {n.f.}. 1. Celerity; haste in getting up or in angrily upbraiding a person. (Vide zumbur.) 2. (Kats.) (a) Officiousness; interference. (= karambani.) (b) Epithet applied to an arrow. (c) dogo mai-z., epithet applied to a hunter.

zambata [za"mba+ta^]. 1. {v.tr.1e.; za+mba+to/+ (2k. ii); za"mba"tu+ (3e. ii)}. (Ar.) (a) Trick; swindle; deceive; do wanton harm to p. (Cf. zamba.) (b) Ridicule p. e.g. ya/ zambace shi sabo da gidadanci, he taunted him with being raw and uncultured. (= gwarta; cf. zambo.) 2. {n.f.; 4e zambata I}.

zambiya [za"mbi+ya/+] {n.f.}. 1. (S.) Sowing and leaving a good space for each plant. (= (Go.) sambiya; vide dab dab.) 2. (Kats.) = zagiya q.v. 3. (Tas.) Searching by a hunter's dog for game which it has momentarily lost sight and scent of.

zam'bo [zam'bo/] {n.m.}. The name of a weed with an edible tuber.

zambo [za"mbo/+] {n.m.}. 1. Ridicule. e.g. na/ yi masa z. sabo da gidadanci, I taunted him with being raw and uncultured. (Cf. zambata 1 (b).) 2. Satirizing a p. in song by a professional cadging begger. (Cf. yanka III. 1 (d).)

zambu [za"mbu/+] {n.m.}. A sort of blanc-mange sold wrapped in leaves (a Nupe food).

zambuna [zambuna"] {n.f.}. (Kats.) A small drum.

zambur [zambur] {n.m.}. 1. = zambarma I q.v. 2. (Kats.) A small shrub which grows in rocky places.

zam da [za+m da"] {v.tr.(Ib)} (S.) = zamad da; zamnad da q.v.

zame. I. [za/me"]. 1. {v.tr.2d; za/+mo/+ (2e. ii); za/"mu+ (3a. ii)}. (a) Rein in a horse sharply so as to cause it to slither along the ground. (b) Deduct the sum a p. owes from a payment one is making to him. e.g. ya/ z. ku'dinsa da ya ke bina, when paying me he deducted what I owed him. (= zarge I. 1 (f); zuje I. 6.) (c) Draw out, e.g. one mat from a bundle of mats. (d) Slope the sides of a railway cutting 2. {v.intr.3b; za/+mo/+ (3d)}. (a) Slip out of position. e.g. garu ya/ z., the upper part of the wall has separated from and slipped off the lower. kaya ya/ z., the load has slipped out of position. (b) Wriggle out of the consequences of one's misdeeds involving another. (c) Go back on an arrangement, leaving the other in the lurch. (= zuk'e I. 2 (b).) II. [za/+me/"] {4d zame I}. III. [za/"me/+] {4a zama V. 1}. IV. [zame"] {v.intr.invariable; the form of zama I. 1 used before dative}. e.g. abin nan ya/ z. mini tilas, this matter has become incumbent on me.

zamewa [za/+me/>wa/+]. 1. {4c zame I. 1}. 2. {4f zame I. 2}.

zame-zame [za/"ma-za/"me/+] {n.m.}. Frequentative action of any of the senses of zame I q.v.

zamfarwa [zamfarwa"] {n.f.}. (Go). A vary thick-headed variety of bulrush-millet.

zami [za/"mi+] {4b zama V}.

zamiya [za/miya/] {n.f.}. 1. Deducting the sum a p. owes from a payment one is making to him. e.g. ya/ yi mini z. a cikin albashina. (Cf. zame I. 1 (c); kamuwa.) 2. Reining in a horse sharply so that it slithers. 3. Giving way of the base of a wall so that the part above slips off the base. 4. Sloping a railway cutting.

zamma, &c. (G. & East of K.) = zauna q.v.

zamna, &c. (S. & Kats.) = zauna, &c., q.v.

zamnad da (S. & Kats.) = zaunad da q.v.

zamna garinka [za"mna" ga"r+i+nka"] {n.m.}. (Kats., S. & Z.) 1. Outstaying one's welcome (guest). (= zaman kisan da'be.) 2. Cutting off both hands and both feet of a person. (= zamna ka ci dwaya.)

zamna ka ci dwaya (S. & Kats.) = zamna garinka 2 q.v.

zamnanne, &c. = zaunanne, &c., q.v.

zamnar, &c. = zaunar, &c., q.v.

zamne (S. & Kats.) = zaune q.v.

zamne tasoshi (Kats.). ya/ zamne tasoshina, he felt reproved, crushed (by retort, &c.).

zamo (S.) = zama I q.v.

zamshe [za+mshe/+] {4a zam da; vide zamnad da}. ya/ zamshe shi, (a) he caused him to sit down; (b) he delayed him. Allah zamshe su lafiya! may God give them health and happiness!

Zamzam. I. [zamza"m] {n.m.}. Ishmael's well at Mecca. (= Zanzan.) II. [zamzam] {adv.}. Securely. ya/ 'dauru z., it is securely tied.

zamzamta (Kats., D. & G.) = zanzoma q.v.

zan. I. [za+n]. The particle of futurity, za, with the first sing. pers. pron. suffixed. II. [zan] {v.tr. invar.}. (S. & Go.) Keep on doing t. e.g. ka zan yin abin nan, keep on doung this. (= rik'a; zanka; zanki.)

zana. I. [za/na"] {v.tr.2c; za/+no/+ (2e. v); za/"nu+ (3a. ii)}. (Ar.) 1. (a) Draw; outline; sketch. (b) Ornament wall, garment, gourd, &c. with pattern (but not applied to illuminated designs in the Koran, for which zayyana is used). (Cf. zane II.) (c) an z. masa jiki da bulala, he has been marked with whip. (d) Make cuts on face or body to indicate tribe or for adornment. Cf. shasshawa.) 2. Count up a number of persons or objects. (derived from counting by drawing a line in the sand with the finger for each unit.) (zana cannot be used for adding up total of figures, which in lasafta; jimilta, &c., q.v.) 3. (Kats.) an z. suma a gidan wa/ne yau, a naming-ceremony has taken place in so-and-so's house to-day. II. [za/+na"] {4d zana I}. III. [za/na/] {n.f.; pls. za/"na"ku/+; za/"na"ki/+; za/"na"iku/+}. 1. A mat or screen made of reeds or coarse grass. 2. layar z., a charm to make a person invisible (i.e. screened off as with a mat). IV. [za/"na/+] {n.f.}. (Kats. & Z.) 1. Desquamation. 2. Sloughing of a snake. 3. The sloughed skin of a snake. (= sa'ba; cf. zane II. 2.)

zana'ida [za"na/+'i+da"] (Kats. & alt. K.) = jana'iza q.v.

zananne [za"na+nne/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zana; zane}.

zanawa [za/+na/"wa/+] {4c zana I}.

zance. I. [za"nce/+] {n.m.; pls. zantuka"; zantuttuka"; (S. & Kats.) zantukka"}. 1. (a) Conversation; word; matter. e.g. mun yi z., we had a conversation. (b) a kan zancan ..., in reference to... e.g. an yi doka a kan zancan mota, kada a yi jemage, in reference to motor-cars, riding on the mudguard has been forbidden. (= dangane III. 1.) 2. wannan zance ne, that is an unreliable statement. II. [zance"] {v.tr.2d; za+nto/+ (2e. v); za"ntu+ (3a. ii)}. 1. Prompt p. what to say or do, e.g. witness in law case. 2. Advise p. on a commercial transaction- whether intention is honest or the reverse. (= zantad da; magance.) III. [za+nce"] {4d zance II}.

zancewa [za+nce/"wa/+] {4c zance II}.

zandagila [zandagi/la/] {adv.}. Empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.)

zandala [zandala/] {n.f.}. Used only by young people for azzakari q.v.

zan'dam [zan'da"m] {n.m.}. (Mar.) A deceitful practice of dyers, soaking a cloth in a prepared solution to enable it to be dyed with the use of very little indigo.

zandama [zandama] {n.f.} = azzakari q.v.

zandameme [zandame/me"] {adj.m.; fem. zandame/mi"ya/+} = zandami q.v.

zandami [zandami/] {adj.m.; fem. zandama/}. Very tall or long.

zandan; zandandan [za"nda^nda^n] {n.m.}. Great length. e.g. z. da shi.

zandi. I. [zandi"] {n.m.}. A file, column, line of people, &c., walking one behind the other. (Vide sanji; dodo.) II. [zandi/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The bird zalaidu q.v.

zandik'i [za"ndi/+k'i"] = zindik'i q.v.

zane. I. [za/"ne/+] {n.m.; pls. za/na/-za/ne/; za/"ne-za/"ne/+}. 1. (a) A stripe, marking, pattern, drawing. (b) A line drawn (not a line of writing, for which vide sha'dara). 2. (a) Small-pox. e.g. yina z., he has small-pox. (= mashasshara mai-ruwa; cf. ado.) (b) Small-pox marks. 3. ba mai-shafe masa z. a kan abin nan, no one is a greater expert than he in this. 4. (Kats.) za ni wurin zanan suna = (K.) za ni wurin; ra'da suna, I am going to a naming-ceremony. II. [za/ne"] {v.tr.2d}. 1. = zana I (a), (b). 2. (S. & Kats.) Slough its skin (snake). III. [za/+ne"] {4d zane II}. IV. [zane"] {n.m.; pls. zannuwa"; (S.) zanna"}. A woman's body-cloth, usually about two yards in length and reaching from the armpits to the ankles. If of European weaving it takes two widths, i.e. about four yards of material. (= (alt. Z.) zani.)

zanewa [za/+ne/"wa/+] {4c zane II}.

zane-zane [za/"na-za/"ne/+; za/"ne-za/"ne/+]. 1. {pl. of zane I }. 2. Frequent acts of ornamentation.

zanga [za"nga/+]. 1. Vide raba I. 1 (j). 2. {n.f.} (Tas.) = zagiya I. 2 q.v.

zanga'bo [za"nga+'bo"] {n.m.}. Saying or doing more than one intended, e.g. injuring a p. severely when intending only to smack him; making a foolish mistake, e.g. selling an article for far less than it is worth.

zangadagila [zangadagi/la/] {adv.}. Empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.)

zangafurut [za"nga/"fu+ru+t] {n.m.}. Foolish, interfering meddlesomeness; entering into a conversation which does not concern one.

zangai [za"nga+i] {n.m.}. Rabies.

zangaido [za"nga"ido/+] (D.) = zalaidu q.v.

zangameme [zangame/me"] {adj.m.; fem. zangame/ui"ya/+; pl. zangan-za"nga"n}. Very tall.

zangando [za"nga"ndo/+] {n.m.}. Anything tall.

zangangan = zandandan q.v.

zanganniya [zanganni"ya/+] (= zangarniya) {n.f.; pls. za"nga"rku/+; za"nga"rnu/+}. 1. A head of any kind of corn. But in Kats., hogs is more common when referring to guinea-corn (when threshed it is garera). 2. A dog's tail.

zangar [zangar]. In the phrase daga zangar immediately. Used mainly in interrogative sentences. e.g. daga zangar na yi magana sei ka zage ni? immediately I say something, do yoy use abusive language to me? (Cf. zara.)

zangare [zangare"] {n.m.}. 1. A head of guinea-corn after it has been stripped. 2. A single locust-bean.

zangarere [zangar+e/r+e"] {adj.m.; fem. zangar+e/r+i"ya/+; pl. zangar+an-za"nga"r+a"n}. Very long.

zangari [zanga/r+i/] {adv.} Empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.)

zangarku {pl. of zanganniya}.

zangarma'di [za"ngar+ma"'di/+] {n.m.; fem. za"ngar+ma"'da/+}. A particularly tall person.

zangarmeme [zangar+me/me"] {adj.m.; fem. zangar+me/mi"ya/"} = zangarmi q.v.

zangarmi [zangar+mi/] {adj.m.; fem. zangar+ma/}. Very long, e.g. a long guinea-corn stalk.

zangarniya = zanganniya q.v.

zangaya [zanga"ya/+] {v.intr.3g; za+nga+yo/+ (3h. iii)}. (Tas.) Run hard. (= shek'a.)

zangayawa [za+nga"ya/>wa/+] {4f zangaya}.

zangayi [za"nga"yi/+] {n.m.}. (Kats.) Monopolizing a conversation.

zanga-zanga [za"nga"-za+nga"] {n.m.}. mutane suna z.-z. zuwa gidansa, there is a continual stream of people going to his house.

zangera; zangere; zangeri; zangero [za"nge/+r+o"] {n.m.}. A bird-snare. (= garagera; 'dan bishi; zangira.)

zangere [zange/re"]. Empty-handed. e.g. ya/ zo zangeransa, he came bringing nothing. (= tsinkinragi.)

zangera; zangere; zangeri; zangero [za"nge/+r+o"] {n.m.}. A bird-snare. (= garagera; 'dan bishi; zangira.)

zangi [zangi/] {n.m.}. A kind of pinking-iron.

zango. I. [zango"] {n.m.}. 1. A camping-place, especially of a caravan. 2. The distance between two camping-places. gajeran zango, a short journey. 3. Any village, or ward of a town, the inhabitants of which are all Barebari people. 4. ya/ zo zangwan da'be, he has come back to his home, where he will have to buy all his food, &c., after having spent a period elsewhere, where he received hospitality and spent nothing. II. [zango/] {n.m.}. Bulrush-millet with; very long heads.

zangoma [zango/"ma^] {n.m.; pl. za"ngo/"ma+i}. Ono who lodges Barebari traders. (= fatoma.)

zangu [za"ngu/+]. A hundred. (= 'dari; minya.)

zangwarma'di [za"ngwarma"'di+]. 1. (K.) Epithet applied to an exceptionally tall person. 2. {n.m.}. (Kats.) (a) = zagwa'di q.v. (b) A kind of dance.

zani [zani"] (alt. Z.) = zane IV q.v.

zanjabil; zanjabir [za"nja"bi>l] {n.m.}. (Ar.) Ginger. (= cittar aho; (G.) sankanzabur; sakanjabir.)

zanka [za"nka/+] (Go.) = zan II q.v.

zank'a [za"nk'a/+] {n.f.}. A variety of locust. (= fara III. 2.)

zanka'da. I. [za"nka+'da^]. 1. {v.tr.1e). (a) Abuse; use abusive language to a person. (= zarka'da; zanka'de.) (b) Incommode (sun, cold, rain). e.g. ruwa ya/ zanka'de mu, the rain pelted down on us. (= zabga III. 1 (c).) (c) an zanka'de shi da bulala, he has been thrashed. 2. {n.f.; 4e zanka'da I. 1}. Abusing p. II. [zanka"'da/+] {v.tr.2gg with dative} = zanka'da I. 1 (c). e.g. an zanka'da masa bulala.

zanka'de. I. [zanka"'de/+] {v.tr.2gg} = zanka'da I. II. [za+nka"'de/+] {4d zanka'de I}. III. [za"nka"'de/+] {4a zanka'da I. 1}.

zanka'de'de [zanka'de/'de"] {n.m.; fem. zanka'de/'do"ya/+}. 1. A tall and well-made p. 2. A big, well-embroidered gown; a big, well-made, native-woven, coloured cloth for a woman.

zanka'dewa [za+nka"'de/>wa/+] {4c zanka'de I}.

zanka'di [za"nka"'di+] {4b zanka'da I. 1}.

zankafurut; zank'afurut = zangafurut q.v.

zank'al [za"nk'a"l] = zank'alk'al q.v.

zank'ala. I. [zank'a"la/+] {v.tr.2g}. (a) = jallara I q.v. (b) Poke a stick into a hole (to force rodent, &c., out). e.g. na/ z. kara a rami, I poked the corn-stalk into the hole. na/ z. masa kara, I poked a corn-stalk into the hole to force it (rat, &c.) out. (= zungura.) II. [za+nk'a"la/+] {4d zank'ala I}.

zank'alala [zank'alala/]. 1. {n.f.}. A kind of mantis. 2. Exclamation at sight of any tall person or object.

zank'alala fari; z. tsanya. Varieties of zank'alala.

zank'alawa [za+nk'a"la/>wa/+] {4c zank'ala I.}.

zank'ale [zank'a"le/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg; not in cont.}. Exceed others greatly in length. (Cf. gota; fi.) e.g. wannan kara ya/ z. su, this stalk far longer than the rest. 2. {v.intr.3gg}. Be a busybody. e.g. wa/ne, yawan zank'alewa gare shi, so and so is a great busybody. (Cf. karambani.)

zank'alele [zank'ale/le"] {adj.m.; fem. zank'ale/li"ya/+; pl. zank'al-za"nk'a"l}. Tall, long, as in zank'alk'al.

zank'alk'al [za"nk'a"lk'a"l] {n.m.}. Tallness, great length, of persons or slender objects, e.g. corn-stalks, a protuberant tooth.

zank'alo [za+nk'a+lo/+]. 1. {v.tr.2k). Poke out head (snake from hole). (= zaro II. 1 (b).) 2. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zank'alowa [za+nk'a+lo/>wa/+] {cont. and v.n. of zank'alo without object}.

zank'am [za"nk'a+m]. mutane zank'am a 'daki = 'daki ya/ yi zank'am da mutane, the house was crowded with people.

zankam [za"nka+m] {n.m.}. Exaggerating, especially in stating the amount of a debt; doing more than one is directed do; exceeding instructions.

zankamma [za"nka"mma/+] {n.f.}. (Go.) Hurried walking or travelling.

zankan [za"nka+n] = zankam q.v.

zank'auce [za"nk'a"uce/+] {n.m.}. (Go.) Excelling one's fellows in any way. (= zank'ewa.)

zanke [zanke/] {n.m.}. 1. (Had.) A buck duiker. (= jagari; vide gada.) 2. A kind of salt. (Vide gishiri.)

zank'e. I. [zank'e"] {v.tr.2d; za+nk'o/+ (2e)}. 1. {not in cont.}. (a) Protrude; overtop; be out of line (e.g. one of a line of soldiers; one of several stalks). (= zo'ba.) (b) Exceed slightly (in length, amount, &c.). (= zo'ba.) (c) Be superior to. (nos. 1 (a), (b), (c) = zarce.) 2. Monopolize a conversation. (= (Kats.) zak'e; kace; (Go.) zarkwace; fiffik'e.) II. [za+nk'e"] {4d zank'e I. 2}.

zankeke [zanke/ke"] {n.m.}. (Kabi.) A plant with edible, tuber, only eaten in time of scarcity.

zank'ek'e [zank'e/k'e"] (Kats.) = zek'ek'e q.v.

zank'elo [zank'e/lo/"] {n.m.; fem. zank'e/lu"wa/+}. Anything very tall.

zank'ewa [za+nk'e/"wa/+] {4c zank'e I}.

zanki (Go.) = zam II q.v.

zank'ink'olo [za"nk'i"nk'o/+lo/+] {n.m.}. (S. & Kats.) Meddling and interfering in matters. (Vide karambani.)

zanko [zanko/] {n.m.; pl. zankwa/"ye/+; (Kats.) zanka/"ye/+}. 1. A tuft of hair left unshaved. 2. A crest on a bird's head. 3. The top of a wall, where it is taken up to a point. (= (Had.) jamage.) 4. In numbers e.g. 106, six is called zanko on the hundred; 1,200, two hundred is zanko on the thousand; 51s., the shilling is zanko on the fifty; 5 pounds 10s., the 10s. is zanko on 5 pounds.

zanna.

1. (Go.) {pl. of zane IV}. 2. (Had.) = zauna q.v.

zannuwa {pl. of zane IV}.

zano; zanowa. Vide sub zana I.

zanta. I. [za+nta/+] {v.tr.2f}. e.g. mun zanta da shi, we had a conversation with him. II. [za>nta/+] {4d zanta I}.

zantad da; zantar da [za+nta+d da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb}. (a) {za+nto/+ (2e. v); za"ntu+ (3a. ii)}. Prompt p. what to say or do, e.g. witness in law case. (b) Advise p. on commercial transaction, whether intention is honest or the reverse. (= zance II; magance.) (c) littafin nan ya/ zantad da maganan nan, this book gave the reguired information on this point. 2. {cont. and v.n. with object to no. 1}.

zantakayya [za"nta"ka+yya"] {n.f.}. Mutual interchange of conversation. (= magantayya.)

zantam. I. [zantam] {n.m.}. (G.) Getting away with the trap by an animal caught in it by the leg. II. [zanta"m] (Go.) = zantari q.v.

zantar; zantas {4j zantad da}.

zantar da = zantad da q.v.

zantad da; zantar da [za+nta+d da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb}. (a) {za+nto/+ (2e. v); za"ntu+ (3a. ii)}. Prompt p. what to say or do, e.g. witness in law case. (b) Advise p. on commercial transaction, whether intention is honest or the reverse. (= zance II; magance.) (c) littafin nan ya/ zantad da maganan nan, this book gave the reguired information on this point. 2. {cont. and v.n. with object to no. 1}.

zantari [zanta"r+i/+] {n.m.}. Exaggeration, esp. overstating the price of an article. (= zankam; (Go.) zantam.)

zantarwa [za+nta>rwa/+] {4h zantad da}.

zantar; zantas {4j zantad da}.

zantawa [za>ta/>wa/+] {4c zanta I}.

zanto; zantowa. Vide sub zance II.

zantu; zantuwa. Vide sub zance II. e.g. ba zai zantu ba he is not a p. into whose mouth one can put the words one wants him to say.

zantuka; zantuttuka {pls. of zance I}.

zantukka {pl. of zance I}.

zantuka; zantuttuka {pls. of zance I}.

zantu; zantuwa. Vide sub zance II. e.g. ba zai zantu ba he is not a p. into whose mouth one can put the words one wants him to say.

zanu; zanuwa. Vide sub zana I.

zanya [zanya/] {n.f.}. A variety of small stingless bee. (= mazanya; zwanya; maziya; vide rakuwa.)

zanza'ba = zazza'ba I, II, III q.v.

zanza'ba'bbiya = zazza'ba'bbiya q.v.

zanzabir [za"nza"bi>r] {n.m.}. Ginger. (= cittar aho; sakanjabir.)

zanzafur [za"nza"fu>r]. (Ar.) Cinnabar (a red dye).

zanzala [zanza"la/+] {adv.}. Empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.)

zanzama. I. [za"nza"ma/+] (Kats.) = zanzoma q.v. II. [za"nza+ma^]. 1. {v.tr.1e; za+nza+mo/+ (2k. vi)}. (Kats.) Pester; badger. (= (Tas.) zauzauta II.) 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}. III. [zanza"ma/+] {v.tr.2g}. ya/ z. gida, he has built a very high house. ta/ z. ado, she has made a high coiffure.

zanzamce [za"nza"mce/+] (Kats.) {4a zanzamta}.

zanzamci [za"nza"mci+] (Kats.) {4b zanzamta}.

zanzame. I. [zanza/"me/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zame I. 1. 2. {v.intr.3gg}. Intens. of zame I. 2. II. [za"nza"me/+] (Kats.) {4a zanzama II}.

zanzameme [zanzam/me"] {adj.m.; fem. zanzame/mi"ya/+}. High.

zanzami [za"nza"mi+] (Kats.) {4b zanzama II}.

zanzaminya [zanzaminya"] {n.f.}. (Kats. & D.) A small water-pot with a sort of strainer in its mouth.

zanzamiya [za"nza"mi/+ya"] (Ar. = military water-bottle; derived from the name of the spring zamzam q.v.) A small skin water-bottle. (= tannawara.)

zanzamta [za"nza+mta^] {v.tr.1e; za+nza+mto/+ (2k. vi)} (Kats.) = zanzama II q.v.

Zanzan = Zamzam q.v.

zanzana. I. [zanzana/] {n.f.}. 1. Small-pox marks- (= zane; ado.) 2. small-pox itself. (= mashasshara mai-ruwa.) 3. A certain prayer in a Moslem book, the effect of which is to bring evil on an enemy or rival. 4. An evil spirit supposed to cause a form of paralysis. II. [zanza/"na/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zana I.

zanzane [zanza/"ne/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zane II.

zanzanka'da, &c. [za"nza"nka+'da^] {v.tr.1h}. Intens. of zanka'da.

zanzanka'de [zanzanka"de/+] {v.tr.2o}. Intens. of zanka'de II.

zanzaragi; zanzarangi [zanza"ra/+gi"] = tsinkinragi q.v.

zanzari [zanzar+i"] {n.m.}. Any part of a beaten floor which is not well beaten. e.g. da'ban nan yina da z.

zanzark'i [za"nza"rk'i+]. (Go.) (Only with regard to travelling, i.e. with verbs 'to go' and 'to come'.) Keenness; eagerness. e.g. yana zanzark'i shi zaka he is keenly looking forward to coming. (= 'doki.)

zanzarmeme [zanzar+me/me"] {adj.m.; fem. zanzar+me/mi"ya/+}. Tall.

zanzarmi [zanzar+mi/] {adj.m.; fem. zanzar+ma/}. Tall.

zanzaro [za"nza+r+o/+] {n.m.}. 1. A mason- or dauber-wasp. 2. Building with wet clay only, using no bricks.

zanzarya [zanzarya/] (Sth Kats.) = zurare II q.v.

zanzauna [zanza"una/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zauna.

zanzoma [za"nzo/"ma/+] {n.f.}. 1. (a) Any pestering or badgering of a person; any sort of inordinate eagerness by which one may annoy another. (= (Kats.) zanzama; (G. & Kats.) zamzamta; zak'wari.) (b) Dunning a person for paymnent of a debt. 2. A night attack in war time.

zapce (Kats.) = zabce q.v.

zapta = zabta q.v.

zaptara = zabtara q.v.

zar. I. [zar]. 1. Consisting of only one kind. (= zalla.) e.g. da/wa zar, wholly guinea-corn, unmixed with any other grain. maza zar, only males. (= gurguzu 2.) 'yan maza zar, children of two brothers. 'yan ma/ta zar, children of two sisters. 2. Long and narrow. e.g. hanya ce zar, a long, narrow path. 3. (Kats.) = jwar q.v. II. [za^r] {n.m.}. A double strand of thread, i.e. one which reaches from one peg to the other and back again in preparing weaving lengths. igiya goma da zar biyu da taiba = ten groups of four double lengths with two odd double lengths and a single strand.

zara. I. [zara"] {n.f.}. 1. Surpassing to a slight extent. e.g. wannan ya/ yi wa wannan z. a tsawo, this is somewhat taller (longer) than that. da z. tsakaninsu, there is a difference between them, in size or quality, &c. 2. ya/ yi mini z., he deprived me of my fair share. (= zama V). 3. maharbi ya/ sha z., the hunter transfixed his prey. (Cf. zarce.) II. [za"ra/+] {n.f.} (E. of Kano) = azara q.v. III. [za"r+a/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a; za+r+o/+, (2e. i), za"r+u+ (3a. ii)}. (a) Snatch up t.; snatch away t.; grab and remove. e.g. shirwa ta/ zari 'dan tsako, the kite snatched away the chicken. (b) ya/ zari karen hauka, he angrily protested. (Vide bori 5 (b).) 2. {n.f.; 4e of zara III. 1}. (a) Snatching; grabbing. (b) Fickleness; vacillation. (= 'dauma'daya). IV. [za/"ra+] {n.f.}. (Ar.) 1. Venus. (= zaharatu.) 2. Red-bellied tree starling. 3. A name given to any girl or woman called Fatsuma. V. [za/"r+a/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a; za/+r+o/+ (2e. i); za/"r+u+ (3a. ii)}. (a) Draw out; pull out long t. from what encompasses it (e.g sheet of paper from between other sheets; a corn-stalk from bundle stalks; sword from sheath. (= zare II; cf. figa III. 1 (e).) 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}. VI. [za/r+a/] {n.f.}. 1. The actual thing itself; not a counterfeit. e.g. na/ fa'da masa zarar gaskiya, I told him the absolute, literal truth. (= gangariya.) na/ ga za/rar haja, I saw the actual cloth. (= aini; ainihi; zalla.) 2. Simultaneity; in phrase 'da zarar'. e.g. da zarar ya yi wannan ya gudu, immediately he had done this he ran away.

zarad danshi [za"ra+d da+nshi/+] {n.f.}. Infantile convulsions. (= 'daukar ruwa; damuna; (G.) gaigaima; kwarga; borin jaki; mahigiya; mutuwar tsofuwa; tafiyar ruwa; mak'ek'ashiya.)

zarafi; zarahi [zara"fi/+]. (Ar. srf.) 1. {n.m.; pls. zarufa"; zarafuffuka"}. Opportunity; leisure. e.g. ya/ cinye mini z., he took up, wasted, my time - prevented my having an opportunity. 2. {n.m.; no pl.}. (a) Wealth. (= samu; wadata; huffa.) (b) zarafinsa ya/ k'are, he has grown aged. (c) ba/ ma/ zuwa makaranta da safe, sei zarafin yamma, we do not attend the reading class in the morning, only at the afternoon session. (d) wurin wa/ne ya ta'ba z., he was helped in his studies by so-and-so. (e) cin z. gare shi, he lets one down - humiliates one before others (= cin mutunci).

zarai. I. [za"ra^i]. yina da hanci z., he has a well-shaped nose. II. [zarai] {n.m.}. (Tas.) The lizard zarya q.v.

zaram [zaram] = sarban'dai q.v.

zaramboto [zaramboto/] {n.m.}. Going beyond one's instructions; doing more than one is told or asked to do; exceeding directions. (= karambani.)

zarammi [za/"ra+mmi"] {n.m.; pl. za/"ra"mmi/+}. The sticks used in fence-making. (= tsarnu.)

zaramne [za/ramne"] {n.m.}. (Go.) The main horizontal beams of the platform on which a bin rests. (= mafya'di.)

zaran dare [za+r+a+n da+r+e+]. (Go.) Epithet applied to any very tall person or object.

zaranga [za"ra"nga/+] {n.f.}. (Kats.) 1. Extortion and cadging in villages by sons of chiefs. (= (Z.) yawon amana; (Bauchi) ga'basga.) 2. = jetarangu q.v.

zarangade [zarangade"] {n.m.}. A thorny plant (said to be similar to zak'i banza).

zarangi [za"ra+ngi"] {n.m.}. 1. Exceeding; surpassing. 2. Over-eagerness which makes one do foolish things. (= zar'ba'bi.)

zaranya [za"ra+nya/+] {n.f.}. A kind of gruel flavoured with the mealy contents of locust-bean pods.

zaranzarantu [za"ra"nza"ra+ntu/+] {n.m.} (Dg.) = zurubtu q.v.

zarara. I. [za/"ra/+ra"] {n.f.}. 1. A long rope secured to the neck of animals. (Vide talala.) 2. A small bit of rag. II. [za/ra/ra"] = zarara I. 2 q.v. III. [za/"ra/"ra/"] {adv.}. don me ka/ shigo mini 'daki z.? why do you enter my room without announcing your coming? IV. [zar+ar+a] {adj. invariable}. Very long. e.g. igiya z., a long rope.

zararre [za"r+a+r+r+e/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zare I}.

zarata {pl. of zarto}.

zarau [zar+au]. Emphasizes tallness, length. e.g. wuya z., a long neck. ba/ ya/ ganin, zarau sei ya tsinka (lit. he cannot see a long string without snapping it), he cannot hear or see a thing without wanting to have a say in it; he must have a finger in every pie.

zarazara [zara/za"ra"]. Emphasizes several things being long and slender. e.g. yatsotsi z. (= sarasara.)

zarba. I. [za"rba/+] {n.f.}. A sprig of dates. (Vide dabino.) II. [zarba"] {n.f.}. Mixing small kola-nuts with large ones.

zar'ba'bi [zar'ba'bi/] {n.m.}. Over-eagerness which makes one do foolish things. (= zarangi.)

zar'be; (Kats.)zar'bi [zar+'be"] {n.m.}. (K.) (a) Common grey heron (Ardea cinerea). (b) farin zar'be, great white egret (heron) (Cosmerodius albus). (= (S.) zal'be; (Z.) zal'bi.)

zarbila (Go.);zarbina (D. & G.) [zarbi/na"] {n.f.}. A leech. (= matsattsaku.)

zarbulle [zarbulle/] {n.m.}. (Go.) 1. A sudden spouting upwards, e.g. of spring which has been tapped. 2. A sudden, unexpected, angry speech.

zarce. I. [zarce"]. 1. {v.tr.2d; not in cnt.}. (a) Exceed; surpass. (= 'dara; fi; gota; zank'e; zarta.) (b) Pass by. e.g. in ka z. gidan Audu sei ka hangi wurin, if you pass on beyond Audu's compound, you will see the place in the distance. 2. {v.intr.3b}. (Vide zarta.) (a) Go on farther. {za+rto/+ (3d. iii)}. e.g. (i) tafi da takardan nan gidan Audu, daga nan ka z. gidan Shehu, take this note to Audu's compound and from there go on to Shehu's; (ii) maharbi ya/ harbi barewa har kibiya ta z., the hunter shot the gazelle so that the arrow passed out the other side. (b) Pierce through. {za+rto/+ (3d. iii)}. e.g. ana hak'a bango har dagi ya z. waje, a hole was being made in the wall and the implement used pierced right through. (c) Be in excess. e.g. gishiri ya/ z. a miya, there is too much salt in the soup. (d) hukunci ya/ z., (e) wannan magana ta/ z., this matter has been irrevocably settled. II. [za"rce/+]. 1. {n.m.}. (a) A line of embroidery along the top of the pocket of a gown. (= zarciya.) (b) (Go.) Sowing in parallel lines. 2. {4a zarta III}.

zarci. I. [zarci"] {n.m.}. A decoction to make a man an expert hunter. II. [za"rci+] {4b zarta III}.

zarc'i [zarc'i/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) Brackishness. (= zartsi.)

zarciya [zarciya/] {n.f.} = zarce II. 1 q.v.

zar da baka [zar+ da" ba+ka"]. zar da baka gare ka, you have a way of constantly interrupting a conversation.

zare. I. [za/r+e"] {v.tr.2d}. 1. Draw; pull out; unsheath. (Cf. zara V. 1.) 2. ya/ z. k'afa, he disengaged his foot (from mud, stirrup, shoe, &c.) ; he withdrew from, has nothing more to do with, the matter. 3. ya/ z. k'auyanci, he exhibited boorish behaviour. 4. ya/ z. jiki, he disappeared, withdrew. 5. an z. masa rai, he has died. 6. ya/ z. mini ido, he glared at me. (= fitar da 5.) 7. na/ z. hannuna, I have washed my hands of the affair. 8. da/wa ta/ soma z. kai, the guinea-corn-heads have begun to be visible. II. [za/+r+e"] {4d zare I}. III. [za/"r+e/+]. 1. {4a zara V. 1}. 2. {n.m.}. (a) Rejection, e.g. of hides not approved of. fatun nan an yi min zaran 2o, 0 of my skins were rejected. (b) Things so rejected. e.g. fatun nan z. ne. (c) (contemptuously.) Persons rejected. IV. [za/"r+e+] {adv. of state to zare I}. e.g. takobi yina z., the sword is unsheathed. V. [zar+e"]. 1. {v.tr.2d; o- and u- forms as zara III. 1 q.v.}. (a) Snatch up; grab, e.g. the best out of kola-nuts brought, &c. wa ya z. mini alkalamina? who has taken away my pen? (b) Swoop down on and remove (e.g. hawk and chicken, &c.). (= fauce I. 2; wafce.) (c) Spin. (= ka'de.) 2. {v.intr.3b}. Be in excess. (= zarce I. 2 (c).) e.g. gishiri ya/ z., the salt in the food is in excess of requirement. VI. [za+r+e"] {4d zare V. 1}. VII. [za"r+e/+]. 1. {n.m.; pl. zar+u/ruwa"}. (a) Thread. (Vide aburduga; ayanyana; arafiya; burudu.) (b) (Kats.) Ground-nuts which have grown from those left in the ground the previous season. (= gyauro; shiru.) 2. {4a zara III. 1}. VIII. [zare/] {n.m.} (Go.) = surutu q.v. e.g. kada ka fara z. da ni, do not start talking pointlessly to me.IX. [zare"] {n.m.}. {Go.) ya/ 'dauko mani zare, he brought trouble, blame, &c., on me.

zarewa. I. [za/+r+e/"wa/+] {4c zare I}. II. [za+r+e/"wa/+] {4c zare V. 1}.

zare-zare [za/"r+a-za/"r+e/+] {n.m.}. Denotes frequentative action of zare I.

zarga. I. [zar+ga"] {v.tr.2c; za+r+go/+ (2e. i)}. 1. {only plus dative}. Attach a nose to. e.g. ya/ z. masa igiya, he attached a nose to it, e.g. dog, to prevent it from running away. 2. ya/ z. karansa igiya, he has gone away, given up his work, left his home. II. [za+r+ga"] {4d zarga I}. III. [za"r+ga/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (Vide zargi.) Mention one's suspicions of a p.'s guilt. e.g. ya/ zarge ni a kan ni na/ yi masa sata, he voiced suspicion that I had robbed him. 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}.

zargaga [zargaga/] {n.f.} (D.) = andira q.v.

zargagge [za"r+ga+gge/+] {... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/)}. Settled, &c. (Vide zarge I. 2 (b).)

zargagungun [za"r+ga"gu+ngu+n] {n.m.}. 1. Loose, slack tying; hurried, poor sewing. 2. = har'di q.v.

zargawa [za+r+ga/"wa/+] {4c zarga I}.

zarge. I. [zar+ge"]. 1. {v.tr.2d; za+r+go/+ (2e. i)}. (a) Attach noose to. e.g. ya/ z. akuyassa zai kai kasuwa, he has put a noose on his she-goat to drag it to market. (Cf. zarga.) (b) ya/ z. wandonsa (wandansa) ya/ rataya, having gathered together the top hem of his trousers on the trouser-string he made a noose with the string round the legs and slung the garment from his shoulders. (= zage I. 1 (e).) (c) Ensnare (bird, &c.). (d) Entangle. (Vide zarge I. 2 (a).) (e) Arrest p. (but not used by a friend of the p. arrested). (f) Deduct from a payment one is making to a p. a sum he owes. e.g. na/ garge ku'dina a cikin nasa. (= zame I. 1 (b).) 2. {v.intr.3b}. (a) Become entangled e.g. rope round foot of p. or animal. e.g. igiya ta/ z. masa a k'afa. (b) magana ta/ z. the matter has been settled; an amicable settlement of the matter has arrived at. II. [za+r+ge"] {4d zarge I. 1}. III. [za"r+ge/+]. 1. {n.m.; no pl.}. (a) Noose; slip-knot. (= azargiya.) (b) Tying in a single or double bow. (c) Giving a nominal assent to a proposition &c., but with no intention of acting on it. (= sharhola 2.) 2. {4a zarga III. 1}.

zargewa [za+r+ge/"wa/+] {4c zarge I. 1}.

zargi. I. [za"r+gi/+] {n.m.}. 1. Voicing suspicion. e.g. yina zargina a kan ni na yi masa sata, he is talking of me as being probably the one who robbed him. tana zargin mijinta a kan yina ba kishiya tata ku'di a 'boye, she is telling her friend(s) that her husband secretly gives the other wife money. 2. Reproch; censure. II. [za"r+gi+] {4b zarga III. 1}.

zargina [za"rgi/+na"] {n.f.}. Washing blue. (= (Eng.) bulu, buru; shunin mairam; kankam.)

zargo. I. [za+r+go/+];zargowa. 1. Vide sub zarga I. 2. Cause p. (whether actually guilyt or innocent) to be involved in the suspicion which already rests on others. (= jefo.) e.g. an zargo shi cikim magana. II. [za"r+go/+] {n.m.}. A kind of chain-stitch in embroidery.

zari. I. [zar+i"] {n.m.}. 1. A 'musical' instrument of varried forms, e.g. (a) a large metal ring with smaller ones attached which is shaken about; (b) a small ring beaten with a metal rod; (c) two rings beaten together. 2. A particular move in the game of dara. 3. = zara I. II. [za"r+i+] {4b zara III. 1}. III. [za/"r+i/+] {n.m.}. 1. Gluttony; greed. (= zwari; ha'dama.) 2. Doing more than is requisite. 3. Undertaking what is beyond one's power to complete. IV. [za/"r+i+] {4b zara V. 1}. V. [za/r+i/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The odour of urine. (= k'ari.) VI. [za/+ri/+] {n.m.}. The rope inserted in a hole pierced in the nose of a pac-ox. (Vide asirka.)

zarin 'barawo [za/+ri+n 'ba"r+a/+wo"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A twining plant used as rope.

zarinni [za"ri+nni"] (S.) = tsarnu q.v.

zariya [za/r+i"ya/+; za/ri"ya/+] {n.f.}. 1. (a) A trouser-string. (= lawurje; mazagi; azargagi; azgagi; azazzari.) (b) zariyarsu 'daya, they are children of the same father or descendants of the same man. 2. A line; column. e.g. mutane sun yi z., the people are in a long column. 3. The soft inside earth of a termite nest. 4. (S.) A zana mat. 5. (S.) A roof covered with zana mats before being thatched. 6. (Kats.) The contents of the abdomen. (= hayi.)

zarka'da (Kats.) = zanka'da q.v.

zarka'de'de [zarka'de/'de"] {n.m.; fem. zarka'de/'di"ya/+} = zanka'de'de q.v.

zark'amo [zark'amo/] {n.m.}. 1. A plant of the cassia family used as a food. 2. (Kats.) The plant rai'dore.

zarkwace [zarkwa"ce/+] {v.tr.2gg}. (Go.) Monopolize a conversation; assume powers which do not belong to one.which do not belong to one. (= zank'e I. 2.)

zarkwacewa [za+rkwa"ce/>wa/+] {4c zarkwace}.

zark'wai; zark'waila; zark'wanya [za"rk'wa+i] {adv.}. Emphasizes zak'i q.v. (= carkwai; (Kats.) carkwaila.)

zarmai = jarmai q.v.

zarmammiya [za"r+ma+mmi+ya/+] {n.f.}. Being possessed of keen desire for things. e.g. zarmammiyar zuciya gare shi, he has so keen a desire that he is persistent in his efforts to obtain its fulfilment; he is an inveterate cadger. (Vide zarmau.)

zarmau [za"r+mau] {n.m.}. An inveterate cadger, esp. one who cadges meals from his friends and neighbours instead of eating at home.

zarme [zar+me"] {v.intr.3b}. 1. Be very keen on t. e.g. zuciya tasa ta/ zarme da san (son) sarauta, his heart is set on getting an official position. (= zak'u.) 2. cikinsa ya/ zarme, he has diarrhoea. (Cf. gudawa.)

zarmewa [za+r+me/"wa/+] {4f zarme}.

zarmi [zarmi"] {n.m.}. 1. (Go.) = azurmuki q.v. 2. (Dg.) = kwari I q.v.

zarmo [zarmo/] {n.m.}. (Dg.) The channel of a stream, the result of a storm. (= wuriya.)

zarnawi [za"rna/"wi/^] = zirnawi q.v.

zarni [zarni/] {n.m.}. 1. Petulance; asperity. 2. Odour of urine. (= k'ari; (D.) zauni; (Kats.) zari; zauri.) 3. (S.) A wasting disease.

zarnihi [za"rni/+hi"] {n.m.}. (Ar.) A yellow pigment used on native manuscripts.

zaro. I. [za+r+o/+];zarowa. Vide sub zara III. II. [za/+r+o/+];zarowa. 1. (a) Vide sub zara V. (b) = zank'alo I q.v. 2. {v.intr.3d}. idonsa (idansa) ya/ z., his eyes were starting out of his head (from fear; from being strangled, &c.). (= zazzaro.)

zarodo [za"ro/+do/+] {n.m.}. (Go.) A cock ostrich. (= barodo.)

zarra [zarra"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) 1. A minute insect found in papers. (= kwabki.) 2. In the expression ba/ ni da shi ko ya k'wayar z., I have not the very tiniest trace of it.

zarta. I. [zarta"] {v.tr.2c}. 1. Bore through t. e.g. sankara ta/ z. goro, the grub sankara has eaten its way through the kola-nut. (Cf. zarce I. 2 (a).) kiciciya ta/ z. itacan, the borer's have eaten through the wood. 2. Exceed; surpass. (= zarce I. 1.) 3. Permeate. e.g. mai ya/ z. fatan nan, the oil has permeated this skin. II. [za+rta"] {4d zarta I}. III. [za"rta/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. Deprive person of his proper share. (= zama IV.) 2. {n.f.}. (a) {4e of no. 1}. (b) (Kats.) = katsi I q.v.

zarta'be [za"rta"'be/+] {n.m.}. (Tas.) kunu flavoured with the fluid of a second straining of bagai.

zarta'be'be [zarta'be/'be"] {n.m.; fem. zarta'be/'bi"ya/+} = zartak'ek'e q.v.

zartad da [za+rta+d da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb}. ya/ z. da magana, he has carried out the matter, instructions. ya/ z. da hukunci, he delivered or verdict. 2. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zartake [zartake"] {n.m.; pl. za"rta"ku/+}. 1. Any long or tall pole or beam. 2. A big, strong man.

zartakeke [zartake/"ke+] {n.m.; fem. zartake/ki"ya/+}. A big, strong man, horse, pole, &c. (= k'ato.)

zartar; zartas {4j zartad da}.

zartar da = zartad da q.v.

zartarwa [za+rta>rwa/+] {4h zartad da}.

zartar; zartas {4j zartad da}.

zartas da = zartad da q.v.

zartawa [za+rta/"wa/+] {4c zarta I}.

zarto. I. [zarto"] {n.m.; pls. zara/"ta/+; zartuna"}. 1. A saw, originally as used for cutting blocks of salt. 2. A rasp, file. (= darto; magagari.) 3. An energetic, tireless worker. II. [za+rto/+];zartowa. Vide zarce.

zartsi [zartsi/] {n.m.}. Brackishness. (= (Kats.) zarc'i; zattsi.)

zaru. I. [za"r+u+];zaruwa. Vide sub zara III. II. [za/"u+];zaruwa. Vide sub zara V.

zaruma [za/ru"ma/+] {n.f.}. A very courageous woman.

zarumi [za/ru"mi/+] {n.m.; fem. za/ru"ma/+; pls. za/"ru"ma+i; za/ruma/wa/}. (Ar.) A tried warrior; a very courageous man. (= zarmai; jarumi.)

zarumta [za/rumta"] {n.f.} (S. & Kats.) = zarunta q.v.

zarunta [za/runta"] {n.f.}. Bravery, &c.

zarwa. I. [za"rwa/+] {n.f.} (Dg.) = jarwa q.v. II. [zarwa/] = jaura II q.v.

zarya. I. [zarya/] {n.f. }. 1. A smooth-skinned skink with red sides, similar to kul'ba but much longer. (= mazarin-mata; sharindo; (Tas.) zaira; zaryan.) 2. (K.) Going to and fro quickly. (= zazzarya; (Tas.) kazarya; zarya II.) II. [zar+ya/]. 1. (Kats.) = zarya I. 2 q.v. 2. (Mar.) An official title and position.

zaryan [zaryan] = zarya I. 1.

zata [za"ta/+] {v.tr.1a; not in cont.}. Think that; suppose; imagine. e.g. na/ z. ya/ gama aikinsa = na/ zaci ya/ gama aikinsa = na/ zace shi y. g. a., I think he has finished his work; I imagined he had finished his work. (Cf. zato.) na/ z. ya/ gama yau = na/ zata zai gama yau (and other alternatives as above), I thought he would finish to-day. (Cf. zato.)

zatam; zatar [za+ta+r] {v.tr.invariable; with dative}. e.g. cinikin nan na/ zatar masa riba, I thought (had practically no doubt) this would be a profitable transaction. (= zace II.)

zati [za/ti"] {n.m.}. Greatness; size; majesty. (= zaci I.)

zato. I. [za"to/+] {n.m.}. 1. {used as cont. and v.n. to zata}. Thinking that; imagining that; supposing that. e.g. nna zato ya/ game aikinsa, I think he has finished his work. nna z. ya gama yau = nna z. zai gama yau, I think he will finish to-day. 2. (a) z. na yi, amma ba haka ba ne, I had an idea it was so, but it was not. (Vide zace-zace.) (b) ban tabbata ba, z. na yi kawai, I am not positive, I merely imagine it is so. II. [za/to"] {n.m.}. A variety of frog.

zatse. I. [zatse"] {v.tr.2d}. 1. Turn upside down. (= kife.) 2. Effectually prevent escape, e.g. of a person one wishes to tackle or capture. (= ritse; vide ritsa.) 3. Weigh down as heavy load does the one carrying it. e.g. kaya ya/ z. shi, the load is weighing him down. an z. shi da kaya, he has been given a big or heavy load. 4. Overcrowd. e.g. sarki ya/ z. garin nan, the chief has overcrowded this town (with his big retinue). II. [za+tse"] {4d zatse I}.

zatsewa [za+tse/"wa/+] {4c zatse I}.

zattsi [zattsi/] {n.m.} = zartsi q.v.

zau [zau] {adv.}. Emphasizes (a) zafi. e.g. zafi zau, very hot. (b) zak'i. e.g. zak'i zau, very tasty.

zau'da [zau'da"] {v.intr.3c}. Move away; move aside. (= zaku'da I. 2.)

zau'dawa [za+u'da/"wa/+] {4f zau'da}.

zaukakke [za"uka+kke/+] (S. & Go.) {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zaka}. 1. An alien. (= zayayye.) 2. A guest, visitor. (= bak'o.)

zaukanci [zaukanci"] {n.m.} (S. & Go.) = bak'unci q.v.

zauke [zauke"] {n.m.} (S. & Go.) = bak'o q.v.

zaulaya = zolaya q.v.

zauna [zauna"] {v.intr.3c}. 1. Sit down. (Vide zama I.) 2. Settle down in a place. 3. Be firmly and properly fitted, Fixed, placed, e.g. cooking-pot on fireplace, or anything sitting firmly on other thing. 4. Be decided, settled. e.g. maganan nan ta/ z., this matter is quite settled, holds good. 5. Be a long time. e.g. tafi kasuwa ka sayo mini taba maza maza, kada ka z., go to the market and buy mne some tobacco guickly, do not waste time on the way.

zaunad da [za+una+d da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb}. Cause to sit down; delay; cause to reside. 2. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zauna inuwa [za"una" i+nu+wa"] {n.f.}. A variety of guinea-corn.

zauna ka ci doya (K.). 1. Stunning a person by a blow on the head from a cudgel. 2. A form of tattooing on the cheeks. (= tsuguna ka ci doya.) 3. (= (S., Kats. & Z.) zamna garinka; (S. & Kats.) zamna ka ci dwaya.)

zaunanne [za"una+nne/+] {5 ... iya/; ... u/. p.p. of zauna}. 1. Firmly established (e.g. custom, &c.). 2. Permanent. 3. Settled (of persons not nomads).

zaunar {4j zaunad da}.

zaunarwa [za+una>rwa/+] {4h zaunad da.}.

zaunau [zaunau] {n.m.}. 1. A form of tricking a p. into accepting a low price for an article he wishes to dispose of 2. Retraining a borrowed article. 3. Waiting in the presence of a worker whilst an article is being made or repaired for one. 4. Waiting for an opportunity to use another's dye-pit, by a dyer who possesses no dye-pit of his own.

zaunawa [za+una/"wa/+]. Really cont. and v.n. of zuna, but only used in the following senses: me ka ke yi da kujeran nan? zaunawa zan yi, what are you going to do with that chair? I am going to sit on it. muna z. da shi, we are in the habit of sitting and chatting with him. (= zama.) nna shiga, suna z., when I entered I found they were already sitting down.

zaune [za"une+] {adv. of state}. e.g. yina z., he is seated; he is residing in the place.

zauni [zauni/] {n.m.}. 1. An old cock guinea-fowl. (= (D.) zagi.) 2. = zarni q.v.

zaunu [za"unu+]. 1. {v.intr. invar.}. Stay a long time. 2. {v.intr.3a. ii}. wannan wuri ba zai zaunu ba, it is impossible to sit, reside in, this place.

zaura [zaura/] {n.f.}. (S.) Guinea-corn growing in a farm from which that year's crop of bulrush-millet has been gathered.

zaurance [za"ur+a"nce/+] {n.m.}. Talking in such a way that only one 'in the know' can understand; e.g. adding da or ra to every word, or inverting the syllables of words, or calling things by different names. e.g. mutun da k'anansa = 1/6d.; kukan jirgi, sixpence.

zaure [zaur+e"] {n.m. pls. zaur+uka"; (alt. Kats.) zaur+ukka"}. 1. (a) A thatched-roofed circular entrance-hut leading into a compound. (b) (S. & Kats.) A similar hut, but with a mud roof. (= soro.) 2. (Kats.) ya/ shiga z., he is sitting pensively, with head bent down and arms round the knees. 3. ku'din z. (a) The fee paid to the officiating malan at a marriage. (b) (obsolete.) The fee paid by women to a village chief to secure a divorce.

zauri [zaur+i/] = zarni q.v.

zauta. I. [za+uta/+] {v.tr.2f}. Throw one off one's balance (metaphorically). e.g. ciwo ya/ z. shi, he is delirious. samu ya/ z. shi, wealth has turned his head. (Vide fizga I. 1 (c).) II. [za>uta/+] {4d zauta I}. III. [zauta"] {n.f.}. Being out of one's senses, from delirium, joy, grief, &c. e.g. wa/ne, z. gare shi.

zautara, &c. = zabtara q.v.

zautare, &c. = zabtare q.v.

zautu [za"utu+] {v.intr. invar.}. Be temporarily irresponsible, from joy, grief, &c. Be delirious. (Cf. zauta.)

zauwal [za"uwa>l] {n.f.}. (Ar.) The time from midday to about 1 or 1.30 p.m.

zauwati = zawwati q.v.

zauzau [zauzau] {n.m.}. (Had.) An entrance hut leading into a compound, but made of grass mats. (Cf. zaure.)

zauzauce [za"uza"uce/+] {4a zauzauta II}.

zauzauci [za"uza"uci+] {4b zauzauta II}.

zauzauta. I. [za"uza+uta"]. 1. {v.intr.3j}. (S., Kats. & Z.) Become hot (sun); become severe (pain). 2. {n.f.; 4g of no 1). II. [za"uza+uta^] {v.tr.1e} (Tas.) = zanzama II q.v.

zawa [za/wa"] {n.f.} (Kats.). The fish zawo.

zawaba [za"wa/+ba"] {n.f}. (Ar.) The end of a turban allowed to hang down behind.

zawai [za/wa"i] {n.m.}. (S.) The fish zawo.

zawan zarbe [za/wa"n za+r+be"] {n.m.}. (= zawon zarbe.) 1. Letting the dice fall accidentally when gambling. 2. Any careless work, e.g. when sewing, writing, &c.

zawara. I. [zawa"r+a/+] {n.f.; pl. (Kats.) zawar+o/r+i/; (K.) zawar+a/wa/; (S.) za"wa"i+nni"} = bazawara q.v. II. [za"wa/+r+a"] {n.f.; pls. zawa/r+i/; zawa/r+u/}. 1. A lump of salt. (= (Kats.) zuwara; shan wata; (Kats.) kata.) 2. ya/ zo mana z. tasa, he came to us alone and empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.) III. [zawara/] {n.f.}. (Had.) The native-woven cloth known as 'dan katanga.

zawarci [zawar+ci"] {n.m.}. 1. The state of no longer having a husband. 2. Paying attentions to a woman who no longer has a husband. e.g. zawarcinta ya ke yi.

zawari [zawar+i/] {n.m.}. (Arg.) A male batsiya, kanki, &c.

zawaro [za/"wa+r+o/+] {n.m.}. A drumming on small drums by Nupe people.

zawartsami [za"wa+rtsa+mi/+] {n.m.; fem. za"wa+rtsa+ma/+; pl. za"wa"rtsa"ma+i}. (Go.) A tall person

zawartu [za/wartu"] {n.m.}. (G.} Carrying an article in the hand at the same time as carrying a load on the head.

zawarwara [za"war+wa"r+a/+] {n.f.}. A woman who has had many husbands.

zawata [za"wa+ta"] {v.intr.3j} {Go.) = firgita III q.v.

zawatad da [za+wa+ta+d da"] {v.tr.1d} = firgitad da q.v.

zawatar {4j zawatad da}.

zawatarwa [za+wa+ta>rwa/+] {4h zawatad da}.

zawati (N.) = zawwati q.v.

zawaye. I. [za/wa"ye/+] {v.tr.2gg}. (Ar.) 1. Defile with excrement. e.g. kaji sun z. wurin nan, fowls have messed up this place with droppings. (= kasaye.) 2. Purge the stomach. e.g. ya/ z. cikinsa. (Vide zawayi.) 3. ya/ z. wurin nan, he has made the place too hot for himself, e.g. throughpiling up debts, through evil living, &c. II. [za/+wa"ye/+] {4d zawaye I).

zawayewa I. [za/+wa"ye/>wa/+] (4c zawaye}.

zawayi [za/wa"yi/+] {n.m.}. 1. Diarrhoea. (= zawo; (Dg.) ka'da.) 2. z. mai-k'are k'arfi, an inveterate cadger.

zawazzawak'i [za"wazza"wa+k'i+] {n.m. } (Go.) = zazzari q.v.

zawo [za/wo"] {n.m.}. 1. (a) Diarrhoea. (= zawayi; gudnn dawa; kora; gudawa; c'artaki; vide fetsa.) (b) maganin z., (i) an aperient; (ii) a remedy for diarrhoea. 2. (Z.) = kifakwando. 3. (Had.) A kind of fish. (= (Kats.) zawa; (S.) zawai.)

zawon zarbe. Vide zawan zarbe.

zawuta [za"wu/+ta"] {v.intr.3j}. Become terrified. e.g. rak'umi ya/ z., the camel was panic-stricken.

zawuwa (S.) = zuwa q.v.

zawwati [za"wwa/+ti"] {n.m.}. 1. A soft calico. (= (N.) zawati.) 2. (rare.) Any calico, e.g. alawayo.

zayayye [za"ya+yye/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zo}. An alien. (Vide zaukakke.)

zayyana. I. [zayya"na/+] {v.tr.2g}. (Ar.) 1. Improve t. 2. Put a matter straight. 3. {plus dative}. Set forth a matter; relate in orderly manner; inform p. of t., giving him a wealth of detail. e.g. ya/ z. masa labari. (= rattaba.) II. [za+yya"na/+] {4d zayyana I}. III. [za"yya+na"]. 1. {n.f.; pl. zayyano/ni/}. Illuminated designs in copies of the Koran and other religious books and MSS. (Cf. zana I. 1 (b); kurada.) 2. The names ofsome designs are: mai-kurada; idon zaki; idon zawara; ganyan tsamiya; mai-akwato.

zaza [za/za/] {n.f.; pl. za/"za"iku/+}. 1. Low-lying grassy land. (= dausayi; (Kats.) zazo.) 2. (S., Kats. & Z.). Pubic hair.

zazahe [za/"za/"he/+] (Kats.) = zafafe q.v.

zazara (za/"za+r+a^]. 1. {v.tr.1e}. (Go.) Pester; bother. (= addaba.) 2. {n.f.; 4e zazara I}.

zazare [za/"za"r+e/+] {4a zazara I}.

zazar giwa [za/zar gi/wa/] {n.f.}. The name of a plant. (Vide Dal.) (= sare gwiwa.)

zazari [za/"za"r+i+] {4b zazara I}.

zazo (Kats.) = zaza q.v.

zazza'ba. I. [za"zza/+'ba^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of za'ba. II. [zazza"'ba/+] {v.tr.2g; za+zza+'bo/+ (2k. v); za"zza"'bu+ (3e. ii)} . Steam rice prior to husking. (= guma II. 2.) III. [za+zza"'ba/+] {4d zazza'ba II}. IV. [za"zza+'ba"] {n.f.}. 1. Steaming rice prior to husking. e.g. z. ta ke yi. 2. {Alternative cont. to the form under zazza'ba II}. e.g. [tan/" za"zza+'ba"r shi"nka/+fa/+] = [tana/" za+zza"'ba" shi"nka/+fa/+]. (= guma II. 1 (b).)

zazza'ba'bba [za"zza"'ba+'bba/+]. (S. & kats.) p.p. of zazza'ba II.

zazza'ba'bbiya [za"zza"'ba+'bbi+ya/+] (K.) p.p. of zazza'ba II.

zazza'bawa [za+zza"'ba/>wa/+] {4c zazza'ba II}.

zazzabce [zazza"bce/+] {v.intr.3gg}. Intens. of zabce I.

zazza'be. I. [zazza/"'be/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of za'be I. II. [zazza"'be/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Steam, prior to husking, all the rice required to be done. (Vide zazza'ba.) III. [za"zza"'be/+] {n.m.} (Kats.) = katirga q.v.

zazzabga. I. [zazza"bga/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zabga I. II. [za"zza+bga^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zabga III.

zazzabge. [zazza"bge/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zabge I. 1. 2. {v.intr.3gg). Intens. of zabge I. 2.

zazza'bi [za"zza"'bi/+] {n.m.}. 1. Any feverishness, esp. a feverish cold. (= masassara.) 2. ba abin da za a same shi, sei dei ku'di su yi z., nothing will happen to him (he, a wealthy man, will not get sent to prison) except that his money will be squandered in buying himself off. 3. wata ya/ yi z., there is an eclipse of the moon. (= husufi.)

zazzabta. I. [zazza"bta/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zabta I. II. [za"zza+bta^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zabta II.

zazzabtara. I. [za"zza"bta+r+a^] {v.tr.1h}. Intens. of zabtara I. II. [zazzabta"r+a/+] {v.tr.2n}. Intens. of zabtara II.

zazzabtare [zazzabta"r+e/+] {v.tr.2o}. Intens of zabtare I.

zazzabura. I. [za"zza/"bu+ra"] {v.intr.3q}. Intens. of zabura I. 1. II. [zazzabu"ra/+] {v.tr.2n). Intens. of zabura I. 2.

zazza'do; zazza'dowa [za+zza+'do/+]. 1. {v.tr.2k. iii}. Draw out; pull out ha little way. 2. {v.intr.3h. iii}. Protrude; stick out, e.g. a tooth.

zazzaf [zazzaf] (Dg.) = ka'dan q.v.

zazzafa [za"zza/+fa/+] {adj. invar.}. Hot. (= mai-zafi.) e.g. zazzafar magana, angry words.

zazzaga. I. [zazza/"ga/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zaga I. II. [za"zza/+ga^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zaga II. 1. III. [za+zza/"ga/+] {4d zazzaga I}. IV. [zazza"ga/+]. 1. {v.tr.2g; with acc.}. (a) Tease, e.g. raw silk. {za+zza+go/+ (2k. v); za"zza"gu+ (3e. ii) }. (b) Shake out some powder, grains, or liquid from a narrow-mouthed vessel on to an article. e.g. ya/ z. turare a riga tasa = ya/ z. wa r. t. turare. (c) Thump bag of corn, &c., on ground to shake down its contents. (Cf. girgije I. 1 (c).) 2. {with dat.} (a) ya/ z. masa karatu, he pushed on his pupil to make him do well. (b) shake bridle to induce horse to quicken its pace. V. [za+zza"ga/+] {4d zazzaga IV}. VI. [za"zza+ga^]. 1. (v.tr.1e; only plus acc.}. Shake out, as in zazzaga IV. 1 (b). e.g. ya/ zazzagi taba a hannunsa, he shook out some tobacco from the container into his hand. 2. {n.f.}. Teasing. {alt. cont. to the form under zazzaga IV}. e.g. [yina/" za"zza+ga^r tsa/+mi+ya/+ = yina/" za+zza"ga" tsa/+mi+ya/+].

zazzagawa. I. [za+zza/"ga/>wa/+] {4c zazzaga I}. II. [za+zza"ga/>wa/+] {4c zazzaga IV).

zazzage. I. [za"zza/"ge/+] {4a zazzaga II}. II. [zazza"ge/+] {v.tr.2gg}. 1. Tease all the required amount, e.g. of silk, &c. (Cf. zazzaga IV. 1 (a).) 2. Shake out all the cotents of vessel, as in zazzaga IV. 1. (b). 3. Shake clothing, &c., e.g. to get rid of dust, &c. (= girgije.) e.g. ya/ z. riga tasa. 4. Take p. into one's confidence, telling him all one's secrets. e.g. na/ z. masa cikina. 5. ka/za ta/ z. k'wai, the hen has laid a complete sitting of eggs. III. [za+zza"ge/+] {4d zazzage II}. IV. [za"zza"ge/+] {4a zazzaga VI. 1}.

zazzagewa [za+zza"ge/>wa/+] {4c of zazzage II}.

zazzagi. I. [za"zza/"gi+] {4b zazzaga II}. II. [za"zza"gi+] {4b zazzaga VI. 1}.

zazzagine [zazza/gi"ne/+] {v.tr.2o}. (D. & N.) Intens. of zagine.

zazzago; zazzagowa. Vide sub zazzaga IV. 1.

zazzagu; zazzaguwa. VIde sub zazzaga IV. 1.

zazzak'a [za"zza/+k'a/+] {adj.m. and fem.; pl. za/k'a/"k'a/+}. Pleasant-flavoured; sweet. (Vide zak'i.)

zazzak'ira, &c. [za"zza/"k'i+r+a^] {v.tr.1h}. Intens. of zak'ira.

zazzak'ire, &c. [zazza/k'i"r+e/+] {v.tr.2o}. Intens. of zak'ire.

zazzaku'da, &c. [zazza/ku"'da/+]. 1. {v.tr.2n}. Intens. of zaku'da I. 1. 2. {v.intr.3n}. Intens. of zaku'da I. 2.

zazzala, &c. [zazza"la/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zala I. 3.

zazzalo [za+zza+lo/+]. 1. {v.tr.2k}. Protrude. e.g. kare ya/ z. harshansa, the dog hung out its tongue. (= zalzalo.) 2. {v.intr.3h}. harshansa ya/ z., its tongue hung out.

zazzalowa [za+zza+lo/>wa/+] {cont. and v.n. of zazzalo}.

zazzara. I. [za"zza+r+a^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zara I. II. [za"zza/+r+a^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zara II.

zazzare. I. [zazza"r+e/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zare I. II. [zazza/"r+e/+] {v.tr.2gg). Intens. of zare II.

zazzari [zazzar+i/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) Undue haste or eagerness. (Vide garaje.)

zazzaro [za+zza/+r+o/+] {v.intr.3h}. Intens. of zaro II.

zazzarya. Vide zarya.

zazzauna = zanzauna q.v.

zazzo'ba, &c. [zazzo/"'ba/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zo'ba.

zazzo'di [zazzo/"'di/+] {n.m.}. (D.) Undue haste or eagerness. (Vide garaje.)

zazzogari; zazzogaro [za"zzo"ga+r+o"] {n.m.}. The outward and visible signs of delight at some anticipated pleasure. (= zagwa'di.)

zek'ek'e [ze/"k'e/"k'e/"]. 1. {n.m.}. Being too long for requirements, e.g. a stick, pole, &c. (= (Kats.) zank'ek'e.) 2. {adj. invar.}. k'yeya z., a protuberant occiput. 3. {adv.} (Kats.) = k'erere q.v.

zete [ze/te/]. Being long and pointed, e.g. chin, beard, &c.

ziba, &c. = zuba, &c., q.v.

zibe, &c. = zube, &c., q.v.

zibo, &c = zubo, &c., q.v.

zifa = zufa q.v.

ziffa = zuffa q.v.

zigafa [zi"ga/+fa"] {n.f.}. (G.) A mat or cloth secured to the inside of a roof to protect anything underneath from falling dirt, &c. (= hammariye.)

zige [zi"ge/+] {n.m.}. 1. Charcoal from the desert-date tree used in making ink. 2. The ink so made. (= (Kats.) goge; vide tawada.)

zigege [zi"ge/+ge/+] {n.m.}. A memento given by one who has recently returned from a journey. (= tsaraba; kaiwa.)

zigidir [zi"gi"di+r] {adv.}. Absolutely naked. e.g. ta/ fita z. (Cf. tsirara.)

zigiramtu (zigiramtu/] (G.) = rishi q.v.

zigiribtu [zigiribtu/] {n.m.}. A kind of canter. (= rishi.)

zikara [zi/kara"] {n.f.} (S. & Kats.) = jikara q.v.

zikiri [ziki"ri/+] {n.m.}. The Moslem formula of faith.

zilai [zilai] {n.m.}. (D.) The grasshopper wuk'ar sarki.

zilaika [zi"la+ika"] {n.f.}. A shirt rather similar in shape to an English nightshirt. (= zulaika; zuleka.)

zilama [zi"la/+ma"] = zulama q.v.

zilk'uwa [zilk'uwa/] {n.f.}. A kind of poor, sleeveless gown.

zilla [zilla"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) Ill treatment; humiliation. (= (Go.) jilla.) e.g. ya/ sha z., he suffered ill treatment, great trouble, severe pain, &c. (Cf. zali.)

zille [zille"] {v.intr.3b}. Slip out of one's hand; escape. e.g. ya/ z. ya/ gudu, he freed himself and ran away. abin nan ya/ z. daga hannuna, this slipped out of my hand. (= sille.)

zillewa [zille/"wa/+] {4f zille}.

zilli [zilli/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The neck of a bottle-gourd made (a) into a child's trumpet (= bindi), (b) into a receptacle for a hunter's charms. (= k'yaro.)

zimma [zimma"] {n.f.}. 1. Size; quantity; number. e.g. ya/ kawo gishiri mai-z., he brought a lot of salt. mutane suna da z., there is a good number of people. 2. (Ar.) (a) yina zimmata = yina wuyana, I am responsible for him, e.g. have to provide him with food, clothes, &c. (b) Behalf e.g. na/ sayi wannan a zimma tasa, I bought it on his behalf. ya/ 'dauka a zimmar sata, he took it dishonestly, with the intention of stealing it. (= zumma.)

zina. I. [zi/na"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) Any kind of ornamentation, adornment, beauty of appearance, &c. II. [zi"na/+] {n.f.}. (Ar.) Adultery; fornication. (= lalata; farka; fasikanci; nema; vide tsarance; tsaranci; yawo.)

zinace-zinace [zi"na/"ce-zi"na/"ce/+] {n.m.}. Repeated acts of adultery, &c.

zinadi [zi"na/+di"] {n.m.}. (Ar.) (Dg.) The hammer of a dane-gun.

zinam; zinami [zi/"na/+mi"] = jinami q.v.

zinariya [zi/na/ri"ya/+] {n.f.}. (Ar. dinar, from Lat. denarius.) 1. Gold. (= dinari.) 2. z. da k'aho, epithet applied to a cow. 3. {n.f.; pl. zi/"na/"ru/+}. Gold ornament.

zindaddara [zi"nda+dda/+ra"]. 1. {adv.}. Empty-handed. 2. {n.f.}. (a) Empty-handedness. (= tsinkinragi.) (b) Nakedness. (= tsiraici.)

zindik'i [zi"ndi/+k'i"] {n.m.; pl. zi"ndi/"k'a+i}. (Ar.) 1. A p. who is openly a Moslem, but secretly dabbles in things forbidden by Islam. 2. A destitute person. (= zandik'i.)

zindir [zi"ndi+r] {adv.}. Absolutely naked. (Vide tsirara.)

zingare [zi"nga/+re"] {adv. and n.n.}. (Tas.) ya/ zo nan z. = ya/ zo zingaransa, he came quits alone and empty-handed (= tsinkinragi.)

zingidi [zingidi/] {n.m.}. (Had.) Axillary abscess. (= jamba'de.)

zini [zi/"ni/+] {n.m.} = mita q.v.

zinini [zi/"ni/+ni"] {n.m.} = mita q.v.

zink'ir [zi"nk'i+r] {adv.}. Emphasizes fullness of a bag to the brim.

zink'irere [zink'ire/re"] (adj.m.; fem. zink'ire/ri"ya/+}. Full.

zinnariya (Kabi.) = zirnaniya q.v.

zinzara [zinza/ra"] (Go.) = tsinkinragi q.v.

zir [zir]. 1. {adv.}. Emphasizes redness e.g. ja zir. (=jir; zur; wur.) 2. {adv. and adj. inver.}. Naked. (= tsirara) 3. {adj. invar. and n.}. Narrow; narrowness e.g. hanya ce zir tana nan = hanya ce zir da ita tana nan.

zira. I. [zir+a"] (= zura) {v.tr.2c; zi+r+o/+ (2e. i)}. 1. (a) Let (bucket) down into well or hole. (b) Let (stick) down into hole to measure its depth. 2. zira ido = zuba I. 6 q.v. 3. ka/ z. jiki, you paid an excessive price for it. 4. ka/ z. ku'di, (a) = ka/ z. jiki; (b) you were deliberately dishonest in your reckoning. (Vide zire.) 5. ya/ z. dokinsa, (a) he galloped his horse; (b) he made his horse prance. 6. ya/ z. k'afa a rijiya, he has taken the risk of losing his chance of making a profit. (= zuba I. 7.) 7. Thread t. on other t. e.g. ya/ z. duwatsu a zare, he threaded the beads. ya/ z. zare a allura, he threaded the needle. II. [zi+r+a"] {4d zira I}.

zira'a [zi"ra/+'a"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) 1. A cubit.. (= kamu.) 2. Two stars above Gemini.

zira'i = zira'a q.v.

zirawa [zi+r+a/"wa/+] {4c zira I}.

zirba'ala [zirba"'a/+la/+] = tsinkinragi q.v.

zir'de'de [zir'de/'de"] {adj.m.; fem. zir'de/'di"ya/+; pl. zir'da/-zi"r'da"}. Huge. (= k'ato. jir'de'de; gir'de'de.)

zire [zir+e/] {n.m.}. 1. A form of cheating, e.g. counting out in sixes when supposed to be counting in fives. 2. A children's game. (= zurfi.)

zirga [zirga"] {n.f.}. zirga, arnan rami! epithet applied to the bandicoot rat. (Vide gafiya.)

zirgaga = firgaga q.v.

zirgazirga [zi"rga"zi+rga+] {n.f.}. Repeated going to and fro, e.g. in endeavouring to find t. (= zurubtu.)

ziri. [zi/ri/] {n.m.}. 1. A mark made by weavers on the wrap threads to show particular lengths. 2. A mistake in weaving through the warp threads becoming out of place. 3. A threadbare loin-cloth. (= munutsi.) 4. Adornment of a leather loin-cloth. 5. wata 'yar zirin hanya, a narrow pathway. 6. wata 'dan ziri ne, yina da wuyar gani, the new moon is very tiny, it is difficult to see it. II. [zir+i"]. 1. {n.m.}. (a) Threading the wrap threads through the heddles of the loom. (b) Threading beads on a string, &c. (c) The length of stirrup-leathers. e.g. likkafan nan gajeran z. aka yi mata. 2. Exclamation at a big appetite.

ziriri [zi/ri/ri/] {n.m.}. Narrowness. e.g. hanya tana nan 'yar z. ce, there is a very narrow pathway.

zirititi [zi"ri/+ti/+ti"]. 1. {n.m.}. Officious meddling. (Vide karambani; = zurututu.) 2. Exclamation at sharp-pointedness.

zirki [zir+ki] {n.m.} (Kats.) = kwari I q.v.

zirnako [zi"rna/"ko/+] {n.m.}. A black wasp or hornet, which suspends a white nest from rafters, &c. (= jirnako; injano.)

zirnaniya [zirna/ni"ya/+] {n.f.}. Storm-clouds concentrated in one portion of the sky, where there is a sharp local downpour. e.g. z. ta/ sauka a can. (= zinnariya; zurnaniya; matar fada.)

zirnawi [zi"rna/"wi/>] {n.m.}. Iron stirrups partly painted red, imported from Tripoli. (= zarnawi; fangami; wangami.)

ziru [zi/ru"] {n.m.}. A strawberry-roan horse. (= juru.)

zirzir [zirzi"r; zi"rzi"r] {n.m.}. Non-perforation of membrane preventing parturition. (Vide kakanda.)

ziyadi [zi"ya/+di/+] {n.m.}. (Ar.). 1. Exaggeration. 2. = tarwatu q.v.

ziyara [zi"ya/+ra"] {n.f.}. (Ar.) Visiting.

ziyarce [zi"ya"rce/+] {4a ziyarta}.

ziyarci [zi"ya"rci+] {4b ziyarta}.

ziyarta [zi"ya+rta^]. 1. {v.tr.1e; zi+ya+rto/+ (2k. iv)}. Visit; pay visit to. 2. {n.f.; 4e ziyarta I}.

ziza [zi/za"] {n.f.}. The hubbub of a warcamp, market, &c.; hum or buzz of voices. (= diri; guwu; jinini; jiza; samata; darari; kiyi; zuza; mama.)

zizzita [zi"zzi+ta/+] {n.f.} (G.) = bigimi q.v.

zo [zo/] {v.intr.; cont. and v.n. = zuwa; (alt. S.) zowa. In the district of Daura the pronoun is repeated after the verb. e.g. na/ zo ni; ka/ zo ka; ya/ zo shi, &c.}. 1. Come. (= tafo; saranyo; yaka; zaka.) 2. (S.) Go. e.g. zo ka inda aka aike ka, go where you were sent. tashi, mu zo wurinsa, come along, let us go to him. (= tafi; je.) 3. wurin nan ba shi zowuwa yau (Go.) = wurin nan ha mai-iya zuwa yau, this place cannot be reached to-day.

zoba [zo/ba/; zo/"ba/+] {n.f.}. 1. Vomiting. (= haraswa; amai.) 2. Applying remedial heat. (Making a pit big enough for a man to lie in, lighting a fire in it and, when the heat is sufficient, scraping out the ashes, lining it with leaves and a mat. A patient then, having heen anointed with oil, is laidin it and covered with cloths.) 3. A surrounding of any object. (= zobe.)

zo'ba [zo/'ba"] {v.tr.2c}. 1. Overlap, e.g. edges of book-cover. 2. Be uneven with its fellows; overtop. 3. Exceed slightly. (= zanke I.)

zobal [zo/"ba+l] {n.m}. (Kats.) Insisting on the repayment of money, &c., given by a youth to a girl who has not kept an assignation. (= zobe II.)

zobanya [zo/banya"] {n.f.} = zobe I. 1 q.v.

zo'barodo = so'barodo q.v.

zobe. I. [zo/be"]. 1. {n.m.; pls. zo+bba/+; za+bba/+}. (a) A ring. (b) Completely surrounding a t. (= zobanya.) 2. {n.m.; no pl.}. ya/ 'dauka z., he jumped to the right conclusion. (Vide 'dauka I. 28.) 3. {v.tr.2d}. (a) Take back a present given. (= joje II; vide zobe II.) (b) ka/ z. ladanka, you have nullified your good deeds by subseguent bad ones, or by boasting about them. (= zoje.) II. [zo/"be/+] {n.m.}. Taking back a present given. (= zobal.) III. [zo/+be"] {4d zobe I. 3}.

zo'be [zo/'be"] {v.tr.2c} = zo'ba q.v.

zobewa [zo/+be/"wa/+] {4c zobe I. 3}.

zo'biya [zo/'biya/] {n.f.}. 1. Having some portion protruding beyond others. e.g. wannan dami z. gare shi, this bundle of corn has some stalks protruding. (Cf. zo'be; gwaggofiya.) 2. Overlapping. (Vide zo'ba.) 3. damin maiwa mai-z., epithet applied to an irascible person.

zo'da [zo/'da] {n.f.}. Wriggling along the ground, e.g. by a small child.

zodari [zo/"da+r+i/+] {n.m.}. (Kabi.) The name of a bird.

zo'de-zo'de [zo/"de-zo/"de/+] {n.m.}. Repeated acts of zo'da.

zodo [zo/do/] {adj. invar.}. Long and slender, e.g. long-shaped fruits.

zogalagandi [zo/galagandi"] {n.m.}. An acacia; the horse-radish tree. (= shuka halinka; samarin danga; zogale; karaukin Zaila.)

zogari [zo/"ga+r+i/+] {n.m.}. 1. Corn stacked in an upright position before the heads are cut from the stalks. 2. Corn-stalks stored in an upright position. (= bushiya.) 3. (S., Kats. & D.) A hut, the sides of which are of tsaure or zana mats. 4. Standing in a fighting attitude. e.g. da Audu da Shehu sun yi z. 5. (Go.) A roof made of zana mats for a small hut. (= haware.)

zogi [zo/"gi/+] {n.m.}. The throbbing of a painful spot, esp. where there is pus. (= 'doki; zunga; cf. jitsa.)

zoje. I. [zo/je] {v.tr.2d}. 1. Damage a fence (cattle, goats, rubbing against it). 2. Skirt the edge of. e.g. yak'i ya/ z. gari kaza/, the war came quite close to such-and-such a town. (= gega I. 1 (a).) 3. Rub with leaves the string of the bow used in teasing cotton, to prevent the cotton sticking to it. 4. (Kats.) = zobe I.3 q.v. 5. Deduct from a payment one is making to a p. the amount he owes. e.g. na/ z. ku'dina a cikin nasa, (= zame I. 1 (b).) 6. (a) Settle triangular debts. (b) Settle debt by payment in kind or by work. (Cf. zojiya; zozayya.) II. [zo/+je"] {4d zoje I}. III. [zo/"je/+] {n.m.}. 1. Implicating another in one's misdeeds. e.g. ya/ yi mini z. (Cf. zoza.) 2. Smearing white earth on the exterior of calabashes by Fulani women. (Cf. joje.)

zojewa [zo/+je/"wa/+] {4c zoje I}.

zojiya [zojiya/] (Kats.) = zozayya q.v.

zo ka tsalle [zo/ ka" tsa+lle/+] {n.m.}. (Go.) The name of a thatching-grass.

zok'ok'o. I. [zo/"k'o/+k'o/"] {n.m.; fem. zo/"k'o/k'u"wa/+} (N.) = sok'ok'o I. II. [zo/"k'o/"k'o/^] {adv.} (N.) = sok'ok'o II q.v.

zolami [zo/lami/] {n.m; fem. zo/lama/} (Kats.) = jolami q.v.

zolaya [zo/"la+ya"] {n.f.}. Sounding or pumping a person. (= zaulaya; bugun ciki.)

zololo [zo/"lo/+lo/"] {n.m.; fem. zo/"lo/lu"wa/+}. A tall person.

zomo [zo/mo/] {n.m.; fem. (rare) zo/manya"; pl. zo/ma/"ye/+}. 1. (a) A hare. (b) zomo ba/ ya/ fushi da makashinsa sei da maratayinsa, a person does not get angry with the one who orders him to be punished, but with the one who carries the order out. 2. na/ tura maka z., I have finished my share of the work before you. 3. kada ka yi mini z. da kurege, do not be double-, two-faced, with me. 4. zoman garari, a tall person.

zomodo [zo/"mo/"do/+] {n.m.}. A chalabash with a natural spout or lip, the gourd being cut longitudinally, not laterally. (= jemo; (Go.) zumu'di.)

zomomo [zo/"mo/"mo/^] {n.m.}. ya/ yi z. da baki, he pursed his lips in anger.

zonai [zo/nai] {n.m.}. (S.) 1. Ignoring (apparent or real) of a fault or insult. (= (K.) zuru.) 2. Parading the size of an army before enemies with a view to terrifying them. 3. A steadfast look; stare.

zorami [zo/r+a"mi+] {n.m.; fem. zo/r+a"ma/+} (Kats.) = jolami q.v.

zororo [zo/"ro/"ro/^] {adj. invar.}. Pointed e.g. of hills.

zotiyo [zo/"ti+yo"] {n.m.}. (Had.) A hollowed-out corn-stalk, from the bed to the exterior of the hut, used by a lazy youth as a urinal.

zowa (alt. S.) =zuwa q.v.

zoyuwa (Go. & alt. S.). wannan gari ba ta z. sei ..., this town cannot be reached except ...

zoza. I. [zo/za"] {v.tr.2c. only plus dat.}. Implicate another in one's fault. e.g. ya/ z. mini laifi. ya/ z. mini ka/shin kaji. (Vide goga I. 1; cf. zoje III.) II. [zo/+za"] {4d zoza I}.

zozawa [zo/+za/"wa/+] {4c zoza}.

zozaya [zo/"za+ya"] {n.f.}. Becoming damaged, e.g. a fence by being rubbed by cattle, &c., wall being eroded by storms.

zozaye [zo/za"ye/+] {v.tr.2gg}. 1. Damage fence (cattle, goats, rubbing against it). (= zoje I. 1.) 2. Erode. e.g. ruwa ya/ z. garun nan.

zozayewa [zo/+za"ye/>wa/+] {4c zozaye}.

zozayya [zo/"za+yya"] {n.f.}. (Kats.) 1. Settling triangular debts. 2. Settling a debt by paying in kind or work. (= zamiya; zojiya; vide zoje I. 6.)

zozo [zo/"zo/+] {n.m.}. The cartilage at the base of the nose between the nostrils. (= kirinya; takarkari; cf. gurungutsi.)

zank'alala fari; z. tsanya. Varieties of zank'alala.

zu [zu/] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The nettle-tree. (= zuwo.)

zuba. I. [zuba"] {v.tr.2c}. 1. Pour in or out. (Cf. bulbula; 'dura; tsiyaya.) {zu+bo/+ (2e. iv, v) ; zu"bu+ (3a. ii)}. 2. yara (mutane, dawaki, &c.) sun z. tsere, the boys (men, horses, &c.) have had a race. {zu+bo/+ (2e. iii)}. 3. Do a lot of. e.g. (a) yina z. masu k'arya, he is telling them lies. (b) an z. aiki yau, a lot of work has been done to-day. (c) sun z. tafiya, they have travelled a long way. (d) ya/ z. masa nauyi, he put him to a lot of trouble. 4. yina z. mulki, he is showing himself as possessing authority, power. 5. State one's case before judge, chief, &c. e.g. mun z., we have stated our case. (Cf. zubi I). 6. zuba ido, (a) muna z. idanmu ga zuwansa, we are (eagerly) awaiting his arrival. (= zira.) (b) na/ z. masa ido, (i) I stared at him; (ii) I stared at him powerless to do anything. (= zira.) (c) When used of a superior to an inferior two meanings are possible, (i) Audu, Kande ya/ z. wa ido, Audu centres all his affections - or reliance - on Kande; (ii) Kande Audu za/ z. mata ido, Audu neglects Kande, lets her do as she pleases and says nothing. (d) When used of inferior to superior then both types of expression have the same meaning, e.g. Audu mai-gida ya/ z. wa ido = mai-gida Audu ya/ z. masa ido, Audu looks to the head of his compound for everything. 7. ya/ z. sau a rijiya. (= zira I. 6 q.v.) 8. an z. hari a gari kaza/, a raid was carried out on such-and-such a town. 9. hatsi ya/ z. ido, grains of corn have begun to form in the heads. 10. ta/ z. adashi, she has paid her contribution into the co-operative system. (Vide adashi.) 11. (a) ka/za ta/ z. k'wai, the hen has laid a lot of eggs. (Cf. saka.) (b) an z. wa ka/za k'wan zabi, guinea-fowl eggs have been put under a hen (the hen has been given guinea-fowl eggs to hatch). 12. ya/ z. amawali, he has put on his turban so that there is a long chin-piece. (= fece I. 1 (c); bulbula.) 13. ya/ z. masa k'wari, he used some magical powers on him, e.g. a rival competitor. II. [zu+ba"] {4d zuba I}. III. [zu"ba+; but for cont. and v.n. zu"ba/+] {v.intr.3aa; zu+bo/+ (3d) }. 1. (a) Flow out; stream out; leak out, e.g. from mouth of pot, or from crack in pot. (Cf. zube I. 2 (a).) (b) ruwa yina z. a 'daki, water is leaking into the house. 2. Leak. e.g. tulu (soro) yaina z., the ewer (roof) is leaking. 3. Boil over. (= bori 3.) 4. (a) idonsa (idansa) yina z., his eyes are watering. (b) hancinsa yina z., his nose is running. (c) k'afa tasa tana z., his leg (foot) has a running sore. 5. yina z., he is doing a lot of talking. (= zuba I. 3.) 6. Partially collapse. e.g. gini ya/ z. (Cf. zube I. 2 (b); gabce I. 2 (a).) 7. Fall out, e.g. woman's or animal's hair. e.g. kanta (gashinta) ya/ z. (Cf. zube; gurgure I. 2.) 8. Fall off (foliage). 9. Die in large numbers. e.g. bana mutane da yawa sun z., many people have died this year. 10. k'attan sun z. a gona tasa, many workers are working hard on his farm. 11. aiki ya/ z., a great deal of work has been done. 12. sun z. a k'ofar gida, they are sitting at the entrance to the compound. (= zube I. 2 (d).) 13. zanen nan yina zuba, the colour in this material runs when washed. IV. [zu"ba/+] {n.f.}. 1. {4e zuba III}. 2. leaking. e.g. 'dakinsa z. ya ke yi. 3. z. ya ke yi, he is talking a great deal. (= kau'di.) 4. zanen nan z. gare shi, the colour in this material runs in washing. V. [zu/ba/] {n.f.}. A kind of basket. (= kindai.)

zubabbe [zu"ba+bbe/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zuba I. 1; zube}.

zubad da = zubar da q.v.

zubar [zu+ba+r]. 1. {v.intr. invar.}. (a) Be on the slope. e.g. soro ya/ z., the flat roof has a slope on it in order to let the water flow off. (b) ya/ z. mini, he has lowered himnself in my estimation. (c) wata ya/ z. kudu. (= bakatar q.v.) 2. {4j zubar da}.

zubar da; zubas da [zu+ba+r da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb. vi}. (a) Throw away liquid. (b) Throw away several articles. (For one article vide yas da.) (c) ta/ zubar da ciki, she brought on a miscarriage. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zubar gado [zu"ba+r ga+do/+] {n.m.}. Simultaneous falling of both parties in wrestling. (= (Kats.) falgadaje; (Go.) fargadandan.)

zubarwa [zu+ba>rwa/+] {4h zubar da}.

zubar da; zubas da [zu+ba+r da"]. 1. {v.tr.1bb. vi}. (a) Throw away liquid. (b) Throw away several articles. (For one article vide yas da.) (c) ta/ zubar da ciki, she brought on a miscarriage. {cont. and v.n. of no. 1 with object}.

zubau [zu"ba+u] {n.m.}. 1. A millstone which is soft and wears away quickly. 2. Continuous ill luck. (= rariyar hannu.)

zubawa [zu+ba/"wa/+] {4c zuba I}.

zubbali [zu/bba/+li"] {n.m.} (Ar.) (Dg.) = lagwani q.v.

zub da [zu+b da"] = zubar da q.v.

zubde [zu"bde+] {adv. of state}. (Tas.) yana nan z. = yana nan a zube, it is poured out.

zube. I. [zube"]. 1. {v.tr.2d}. (a) Pour in or out all of the substance in question. (b) ya/ z. masa linzami, he held the reins slackly (lit. and fig.) 2. {v.intr.3b}. (a) Leak out, flow out, in its entirely. e.g.ruwa ya/ z., all the water has leaked (flowed) out. (Cf. zuba III. 1.) (b) Collapse entirely. e.g. garu ya/ z. (Cf. zuba III. 6.) (c) Become emaciated. (d) ya/ z. a k'ofar gida, he is sitting at the entrance to the compound. (= zuba III. 12.) (e) Have a miscarriage. e.g. cikinta ya/ z. (Cf. 'bari III.5.) (f) Fall out, of several teeth (for one tooth vide fa'di I. 2 (c)). (g) Lose heart and give up effort. (h) karatunsa ya/ z., he has forgotten practically all he had committed to memory. II. [zu+be"] {4d zube I}. III. [zube/] {n.m.}. A flock of birds settled anywhere. (Cf. bika II.) IV. [zu"be/+] {n.m.}. 1. Long scars on the face distinguishing different tribes &c. (Vide shasshawa.) 2. A kind of shirt worn by horsemen. (Cf. gudun gaba.) V. [zu"be+] {adv. of state to zuba III. 1}. e.g. ruwa yina z., the water has leaked out.

zube ban k'waryata [zu"be/+ ba+n k'wa+rya+ta+]. 1. Gifts made to a mother about the time of the naming of her child. 2. mun yi z. b. k'. da shi, he and I have thoroughly thrashed out the cause of our estrangement. 3. aolo z. b. k'. sei Audu, if one wants good, honest, capable work Audu is the one to employ.

zubeta [zu"be/+ta/+] {n.f.}. 1. Paying cash down for meat in watanda q.v. 2. Advance payment to a girl by a youth with whom she is going to spend the night.

zubewa [zu+be/"wa/+]. 1. {4c zube I. 1}. 2. {4f zube I. 2}.

zubi [zubi"] {n.m.}. 1. mu je wurin alkali mu yi z., let us go to the judge and each tell his story. (Cf. zuba I. 5.) 2. Casting anything in metal. 3. Anything cast (not wrought). 4. Preparing dye in dye-vat. 5. Contribution to the co-operative system adashi q.v. (Cf. zuba I. 10.) 6. First crunching of kola-nut. e.g. na/ yi saban (sabon) z., (I cannot come as) I have just begun to crunch a kola-nut. 7. Arranging of the warp ready for weaving. 8. Fixing stirrup-leathers to stirrups. 9. = lokaci. e.g. wani zubi, sometimes. 10. A group, pile. (= zubo II; cf. zubi-zubi.) 11. ban ce komai ba, balle a ce ga hauyar zubin lalle, I said nothing, so there was no possibility of my being reproved.

zubi-zubi [zubi"-zu+bi"] {adv.}. In piles. (= gumi-gumi.)

zubka [zubka"] {n.f.; pl. zubko/ki/}. A pad under each half of a saddle. (= zubuka; zabukka.)

zubo I. [zubo"] {n.m.; no pl.}. 1. A pile, e.g. of grass or of corn-stalks. (= zubi 10.) 2. A big appetite. e.g. wa/ne z. gare shi. II. [zu+bo/+];zubowa. Vide sub zuba I; III.

zubshe [zu+bshe/+] {4a zub da}.

zubta [zubta"] {n.f.}. A short turban as worn by men of Adar. (= zubutta.)

zubu; zubuwa. Vide sub zuba I.

zubuka = zubka q.v.

zubukka, &c. [zubu"kka/+] {v.tr.2g} (N.) = zuba q.v.

zubukke, &c. [zubu"kke/+] {v.tr.2gg} (N.) = zube q.v.

zubuni [zu"bu/+ni"] = zabun q.v.

zubur; zubut [zubur]. Only in expression wuni (yini) z. The whole day. (= zungur; cf. farai II.)

zubutta [zu"bu+tta"] = zubta q.v.

zubu; zubuwa. Vide sub zuba I.

zubwi [zubwi] (Tas.) = zubur q.v.

zu'bwiniya [zu"'bwi/"ni+ya/+] {n.f.}. (Go.) A feeling of trepidation, fear, &c.

zucciya [zucci"ya/+], &c. (S. & Kats.) = zuciya I.

zuce. I. [zu/ce"]. 1. (Kats.) {v.tr.2d} = kwankwa'de q.v. 2. (G.) {n.m.} = kauje q.v. II. (zu/"ce/+]. 1. {4a zuta}. 2. (alt. K.) = juce q.v.

zucewa [zu/+ce/"wa/+] {4c zuce I. 1}.

zuci. I. [zu/ci/] {n.m.; not in genitive}. Heart. e.g. rik'e wannan a z., bear this in mind. ya/ ci da z., he was impatient (for something to happen). yina sak'ar z., he is pondering, is deep in thought. kishin z. (= (Kats.) ga/sar z.), ambition; emulation. II. [zu/"ci+] {4b zuta}.

zuciya. I. [zu/ci"ya/+] {n.f.; pls. zuka/"ta/+; zu/ciyo/yi/; zuko/ci/}. 1. Heart (of p., plant, &c.). 2. zuciyata ta/ 'ba/ci, I am feeling vexed, sad. 3. abin da na gani a zuciyata ke nan ..., what I think (my opinion) is ... 4. wa/ne mai-z. ne = wane z. gare shi, so-and-so is (a) a brave person; (b) one who will stand on his own feet; (c) a kind-hearted p.; (d) a quick-tempered p. 5. ya/ yi ajiyar z., he gave a sigh, sob. 6. k'arfin z. gare shi, he, is brave, courageous. II. [zu"ci+ya"]. 1. {v.intr. invar.}. Get into a temper. e.g. 'yar magana ka'dan sei ya z., one only has to say some little thing to him and he at once flies into a temper. 2. {n.f.}. Quick temper. e.g. z. gare shi, he is quick-tempered.

zuciyar maraya [zu/ciya+r ma"r+a/+ya"] {n.f.}. A coloured-clay ball affixed to the end of a spinning-stick. (Vide gululu I.)

zuci-zuci [zu/ci-zu/ci] {n.m.}. nna z.-z. n (in) fa'da masa, na/ manta, I was wanting, intending, to tell him, but forgot.

zu'dduru [zu'dduru"] {n.m.}. Mischief-making. (= algungumanci.)

zudiya [zu/di"ya/+] {n.f.} (Go.) = cikas 2 q.v.

zu'dum [zu'dum] {adv.}. Emphasizes (a) depth. e.g. yana da zurfi z., it is very deep (= zurum I); (b) complete vanishing. e.g. ya/ tafi z., he has been completely lost sight of.

zufa [zufa"] (S. & Kats.) = zuffa q.v.

zuffa [zuffa"] {n.f.}. (K.) 1. Perspiration. 2. Hot weather. (= gumi.)

zufufi [zu"fu"fi/+] {n.m.}. (Go.) abin nan ya/ yi mani z., a cikin zuciyata, this matter makes me feel vexed. (= ciwo; zafi.)

zuga. I. [zuga"]. 1. {v.tr.2c; zu"gu+ (3a. ii)}. (a) Blow up fire (balcksmith with bellows). (b) Incite p. {zu+go/+ (2e. vi)}. (Vide zuge I; kizna; shuna.) 2. {n.f.}. (a) Incitation. e.g. Audu yawan z. gare shi, Audu is a fomenter of strife. ya/ ji z. tata, he lent ear to her incitement. (b) yau z. a ke, this wind from the west (in the hot season) portends the approach of the first rains. II. [zu+ga"] {4d zuga I}. III. [zu/ga"]. 1. {n.m. or fem.}. (a) Anything of good guality, fine-looking. (b) (sarcastically.) Anything ugly. e.g. wannan yarinya z. ce. 2. (a) Exclamation of admiration. (b) Sarcastic exclamation at anything ugly. 3. {n.m.} (D. & G.) = labule q.v. 4. {v.tr.2c} = zabga I. 3 q.v. IV. [zu/+ga"] {4d zuga III. 4}. V. [zi"ga/+]. 1. {n.f.}. (a) Sticking hard and continuously at work., &c. e.g. nna zugar aikin nan. (= dubtu.) (b) Any rejoicing, &c., accompanied by drumming. (c) ya/ bi zugar su wa/ne, by mistake he followed so-and-so's set, crowd, company, e.g. when going to attend some festive gathering. 2. {v.tr.1a}. Do a great deal of t. e.g. sun zugi tafiya, they have travelled a long way. (= zabga I. 3 (a).)

zuga'di [zu"ga/+'di/+] {n.m.}. (G.) A glutton.

zugagge [zu"ga+gge/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... (u/), (i/). p.p. of zuga I} .

zugana [zu"ga/+na"] {n.f.}. Baobab seeds strung together and used in polishing the exterior of earthenware pots when being made. (Vide gwargwami.)

zugar kurma [zu"ga+r ku+r+ma/+] {n.f.}. (N.) Profitless assiduity.

zugawa [zu+ga/"wa/+] {4c zuga I}.

zugazugi [zuga/"zu+gi/+]. 1. {n.m.; pl. zu"ga/"zu"ga+i}. One of a pair of bellows used by blacksmiths. 2. {n.pl. of zuzzuge}. A pair of bellows. 3. {n.m.; no pl.}. Overfilling the mouth with kola-nut. (= kumurya; zuzzuge 2.)

zuge. I. [zuge"] {v.tr.2d}. Incite p. (= zuga I. 1 (b).) II. [zu"ge/+] {n.m.}. 1. Charcoal from the desert-date tree used in making ink. 2. Ink made from the desert-date tree. (Vide tawada; = zige; goge.) III. [zu/"ge/+] {4a zuga V. 2}.

zugege [zu/ge/ge"] {n.m.; fem. zu/ge/gi"ya/+}. A fine-looking p. or t.

zugi [zu/"gi+] {4b zuga V. 2}.

zugo. I. [zu+go/+];zugowa. Vide sub zuga I. II. [zu/+go/+];zugowa. Vide sub zuga III. 4.

zugu. I. [zugu/] {n.m.; pl. zuga/"ge/+}. 1. A strip of white woven material as cut from the loom. (= gaya.) 2. A present made to a chief by one who is seeking a horse from him. 3. bi ni da z., physic-nut. (Vide alphabetically.) II. [zu"gu+];zuguwa. Vide sub zuga I. III. [zugu"] (S.) = ruk'uk'i q.v.

zugudum [zu"gu"du+m]. 1. {adv.}. Pensively. 2. {n.m.}. Sitting pensively. (= jugum; jurum; zurum.)

zugugu [zu/"gu/+gu"] {n.m.}. 1. (a) Exaggeration. (b) Exclaiming or crying out at some small thing. (= zungumi.) 2. {n.m.; fem. zu/"gu/gu"wa/+}. (Kats.) A fine-looking p. or t.

zuguguta. I. [zugu/gu/"ta/+] {v.tr.2n}. Exaggerate; make a fuss about trifles. (= kururuta.) II. [zu+gu/+gu/"ta/+] {4d zuguguta I}.

zugugutawa [zu+gu/+gu/"ta/>wa/+] {4d zuguguta}.

zugum [zugum]. 1. {adv.}. Pensively. 2. {n.m.}. Sitting pensively, e.g. of one who is feeling upset. (= jugum; jurum; zugudum; zurum.)

zugundumi [zu"gu+ndu+mi/+] {n.m.}. Axillary abscess. (= jam'bade.)

zugungunta = zuguguta q.v.

zugunna (alt. Go.) {pl. of zugu}.

zuguntumi = babba da jaka q.v.

zugurnugu [zu"gu+rnu+gu"] {n.m.}. 1. The name of an aphrodisiac. (Vide gagai.) 2. (Go.). Excessiveness. e.g. zugurnugun kishi, intense jealousy.

zugwama'di [zu"gwa/ma"'di/+] {n.m.}. Over-eagerness. (Cf. 'doki.)

zuje [zu/je"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A poverty-stricken p. (= matsiyaci.)

zuk'a. I. [zu/"k'a/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (a) Draw tobacco smoke into the mouth. (Vide ho'da.) (b) Suck or draw water into the mouth through a narrow channel. 2. {n.f.}. (a) {4e of no. 1}. (b) A whiff of tobacco smoke. e.g. ya/ yi z. uku, he took three whiffs. II. [zu/k'a"] {v.tr.2c}. 1. ya/ z. k'arya, he told a big lie. (= girba II. 1 (e).) 2. sun z. tafiya, they have travelled a long way. (= zabga I. 3.) III. [zu/+k'a"] {4d zuk'a II}.

zuk'akk'e (zu/"k'a+kk'e/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zuk's I. 2}. A person with small buttocks.

zukata {pl. of zuciya}.

zuk'awa [zu/+k'a/"wa/+] {4c zuk'a II}.

zuk'e. I. [zu/k'e"]. 1. {v.tr.2d}. (a) Draw tobacco smoke into the mouth till tobacco is exhausted. (b) Suck or draw all the water into the mouth. 2. {v.intr.3b}. (a) Slip out of position (part of load). (= zame I. 2 (a).) (b) Go back on an arrangement, leaving other p. in the lurch. (= zame I. 2 (c); gindin guzuma; goce; cf. zuk'e IV.) (c) gindinsa ya/ z., he (it) has become emaciated about the buttocks, rump. II. [zu/+k'e"] {4d zuk'e I}. III. [zu/"k'e/+] {4a zuk'a I. 1}. IV. [zu/k'e/] {n.m.}. ya/ yi mini z., he went back on our arrangement, leaving me in the lurch. (Cf. zuk'e I. 2 (b).)

zuk'ek'e [zu/k'e/k'e"] {n.m.; fem. zu/k'e/k'i"ya/+} A fine-looking p. or t.

zuk'ewa [zu/+k'e/"wa/+]. 1. {4c zuk'e I. 1}. 2. {4f zuk'e I. 2}.

zuk'e-zuk'e [zu/"k'e-zu/"k'e/+; zu/"k'ya-zu/"k'ye/+] {n.m.}. 1. Hesitating, e.g. to enter a place. 2. Wriggling excuses for not undertaking a piece of work. (= goce-goce.)

zuk'i. I. [zu/"k'i+] {4b zuk'a I. 1}. II. [zu/k'i"]. 1. Exclamation at (a) good appearance, (b) a lie. 2. z. ta mallak'i, epithet applied to a lie.

zuk'iya [zu/k'iya/] {n.f.} = zuk'e IV q.v.

zukkuce. I. [zukku"ce/+] {v.tr.2gg}. (S.) Pour out contents of vessel, &c., bodily. II. [zu+kku"ce/+] {4d zukkuce I}.

zukkucewa (zu+kku"ce/>wa/+] {4c zukkuce}.

zukoci {pl. of zuciya}.

zuk'oli [zu"k'o/+li"] {n.m.}. (Had.) A tool for hollowing out mortars. (= tsirwa.)

zuk'u. I. [zu/k'u/] = zuku q.v. II. [zu"k'u/+] (Kats.) = buk'u q.v.

zuku; zuk'u [zu/ku/] {n.m.}. Pushing pupils too fast and letting them pass on without their having committed to memory lessons already given.

zuk'ulu [zu"k'u/+lu/+] {n.m.}. A very stingy person. (Vide marowaci.)

zukumi [zuku"mi/+] {n.m.}. A batch; company; collection.

zuk'umi-zuk'umi [zuk'u"mi/+-zu+k'u"mi/+] (adv.}. In batches, &c.

zuk'urnuk'u [zu"k'u+rnu+k'u"] {n.m.}. 1. An aphrodisiac. 2. A strong, virile man. (= zak'arnak'o.)

zukut [zukut] {n.m.}. 1. zuciya tasa ta/ yiwo z., he got a feeling of nausea. 2. (N.) Betraying quick, hasty, temper. muna zance da shi sei nandanan ya yi z., we were talking together when he suddenly got into a temper.

zuk'u-zuk'u [zu"k'u-zu"k'u/+] {n.m.} (Kats. & D.) = azuk'uk'u q.v.

zuk'wi [zu"k'wi/+] = buk'u q.v.

zulaidu = zalaidu q.v.

zulaika = zilaika q.v.

zulak'e; zulak'i [zu/la/k'e/] {n.m.}. An objectionable practical joke played by children.

zulala [zu/"la/"la/+] {n.f.}. (Go.) An unreliable statement. e.g. zancansa z. ne.

zulama [zu"la/+ma"] {n.f.}. Oppression. (= zalunci.)

zulaya = zolaya q.v.

zuleka = zilalka q.v.

zulli = zilli q.v.

zullu [zullu/] {n.m.}. (K.) A decoction made from baobab-fruit. (= dullu; gujuguju.)

zullumi; zulumi [zullu"mi/+] {n.m.}. Wondering; thinking; pondering. e.g. yana z. yadda zai biya haraje, he is wondering how he is to pay the tax.

zulme [zu"lme/+] {n.m.}. 1. (S.) = bilkara q.v. 2. (Kats.) A children's aquatic game.

zulmu [zulmu"] {n.m.} = zalunci q.v.

zululu [zu"lu/+lu"] {n.m.}. A straight-headed spear.

zululuwa [zu"lu/lu"wa/+] {n.f.}. Elongation of scrotum.

zulumbedu [zu"lu"mbe/+du"] {n.m.}. (Kats.) A lie. (= k'arya.)

zulumbu [zu"lu+mbu"] {n.m.}. 1. A long shirt reaching to the ankles. 2. Jumping into water feet first. (= haza.) 3. Poor soup.

zullumi; zulumi [zullu"mi/+] {n.m.}. Wondering; thinking; pondering. e.g. yana z. yadda zai biya haraje, he is wondering how he is to pay the tax.

zulumi [zulu"mi/+] {n.m.}. Pondering; thinking; wondering. (= zullumi.)

zulwami [zu"lwa/+mi"] {n.m.}. A native-made cloth, black and blue threads in warp with blue weft. (= (Z.) zalwami; (Kats. & N.) jalwami.)

zuma. I. [zuma"] {n.m. or fem.}. 1. Honey together with the comb. (= zumuwa; (Kats. & N.) zummuwa.) 2. {n.f.}. Bee; bees. 3. cin zuma (shan zuma), (a) collecting honey (= dubin z.; ganin zuma; (b) hak'orinsa ya/ yi cin zuma, his tooth has decayed; (c) hitting or flipping a sleeping person and then hiding. 4. kakin zuma [ka/ki"n zu+ma"] {n.m.}. (a) Honeycomb from which the honey has been expressed (= tuk'ar zuma; vide kakin zumuwa); (b) prepared beeswax. 5. k'udan zuma, bee; bees. 6. ruwan znma, honey apart from the comb. e.g. wannan z. ba shi (ta) da ruwa, this honeycomb has very little honey in it. 7. totuwa, honeycomb nearly or wholly devoid of honey. 8. tuk'ar zuma = kakin zuma q.v.; no. 4 above. 9. (a) ya/ yiwo mini z., he spoke angrily to me. (b) wa/ne dangin z. ne, ba a cinsa sei da wuta, so-and-so is not amenable to reason, does not obey unless one gets angry with him. (c) dokin nan zuman wuri ne, this horse, though nothing to look at, is a good beast. (d) zumar k'warya, comparatively easy work, &c., which brings unfailing but moderate profit. II. [zu/ma"] {n.f.}. (Go.) A very large booth or shelter made of mats.

zumai [zumai]. 1. {pl. of zumu I}. 2. (a) shi a baka z. ne, he is one who is friendly on to one's face. (b) a baka z. ya ke yi, he is being friendly only to ones face.

zumami [zuma/mi"] {n.m.}. A list of one's possessions; statement of one's financial position; creditor and debtor ledgner. (= daftari.)

zumanya [zumanya"] {n.f.} = k'arera q.v.

zumba [zumba"] {n.f.}. A kind of salt from the north. (Vide gishiri.)

zumbolo (alt. Tas.) = zumbulko q.v.

zumbu'da [zumbu"'da/+] {v.tr.2g} = zabga I q.v.

zumbu'dawa [zu+mbu'da/>wa/+] {4c zumbu'da}.

zumbu'de; zumbu'di [zumbu'de"] {n.m.}. A Fulani dance by dance by adults.

zumbuge [zumbuge"] {n.m.}. (Go.) Any heap or pile of grass, weeds, &c. (= dumbuge.)

zumbugege [zumbuge/ge"] {n. and adj.m.; fem. zumbuge/gi"ya/+}. (Go.) A tall and big p. or t.

zumbul [zumbu"l] {n.m.}. A kind of incense.

zumbula [zumbula/] {n.f.}. A woman with an umbilical hernia. (= zumbulko.)

zumbulbul [zu"mbu"lbu^l] {adv.}. cibi gare ta z., she has a large umbilical hernia.

zum'bule, &c. (Go.) = sum'bule q.v.

zumbuli [zumbu"li/+] {n.m.}. A desperately stingy person (from the name of a man who was so). (= marowaci.)

zumbulko [zu"mbu+lko"] {n.f.}. A woman with an umbilical hernia. (= zumbula.)

zumbur [zumbur] {adv. and n.m.}. ya/ tashi z. = ya/ yi z. ya/ tashi, he got up quickly. (Vide zambarma.)

zum'bura, &c. = sum'bara q.v.

zum'bure, &c. = sumbure q.v.

zum'butu [zu"m'bu/+tu"] {n.m.}. The 'parson's nose' in a bird.

zumma = zimma q.v.

zummuwa [zummu"wa/+] (Kats.) = zuma I q.v.

zumu. I. [zumu"] {n.m.; pl. zumai} (Ar. zimma.) 1. A man's friend of about his own age. 2. A male member of the same hosehold as oneself. (Vide zuniya; zumunya.) II. [zu"mu/+] {n.m.}. Being silent under reproach or reproof.

zumudi [zu"mu/+di/+] {n.m.}. (Go.) A protruding jaw. (= zomodo.)

zumu'di [zu"mu/+'di/+] {n.m.}. Excessively keen, eager, expectancy.

zumudu [zu"mu/+du"] {n.m.} (Had.) = ja'ba I. 1 q.v.

zumunci [zumunci"] {n.m.}. (Ar. zimma.) 1. Relationship by blood or marriage. 2. Clan feeling, e.g. between two people of the same town or district who meet in a place strange to both. (= zumunta.)

zumunta [zu"mu"nta/+] {n.f.} = zumunci q.v.

zumunta da da da ta ke [zu"mu"nta/+ da/> da/> da/> ta+ ke"] {n.m.}. The Senegal bush shrike (= suda.)

zumuntarori [zu"mu"nta/+ro/+ri"] {n.m.}. (Kats.) Seeds of red cress. (= zamantarori.)

zumunya [zumunya"] {n.f.} (Zamf.) = zuniya q.v.

zumurrudu; zumurruzu [zumu"rru+du"] {n.m.}. An emerald. (From Pers.into Arabic.)

zumuwa = zuma I q.v.

zunafai [zu"na/"fa^i]. (Go.) Empty-handed. (= tsinkinragi.)

zunaya [zu"na/+ya^]. 1. {v.tr.1e}. (Tas.) Pester, &c. (= addaba.) 2. {n.f.; 4e of no. 1}. Pestering.

zunaye [zu"na/"ye/+] {4a zunaya}.

zunayi [zu"na/"yi+] {4b zunaya}.

zun'da. I. [zun'da"] {v tr.2c; zu+n'do/+ (2e. iii)}. Indicate to p. a direction by a movement of the lips. e.g. ya/ z. shi wurin Audu; he sneakingly indicated to him, by a movement of his lips in that direction, where Audu was. II. [zu+n'da"] {4d zun'da I}. III. [zu"n'da/+] {v.tr.1a} = zun'da I.

zundak'i [zunda/k'i"] {n.m.}. (Tas.) A big-made p. who is weak and strengthless.

zundara [zu"nda/+ra"] {n.m.}. 1. A destitute or friendless p. 2. Empty-handedness. (= tsinkinragi.) 3. An elongated scrotum. (= zundazunda; cf. zululuwa; kazarere.)

zundazunda [zu"nda"zu+nda"]. 1. = zundara 3 q.v. 2. Anything elongated.

zun'de [zu"n'de/+] {4a zun'da III}.

zun'di [zu"n'di+] {4b zun'da III}.

zundum. I. [zu"ndu+m] {adv.}. In large quantity (water in a well). II. [zundu"m]. 1. {n.m.}. The sound of anything falling into water. e.g. na/ ji z. 2. {adv.}. With a resounding splash. e.g. ya/ fa/'da z.

zunduma. I. [zundu"ma/+]. 1. {v.tr.2g; zu+ndu+mo/+ (2k. i)}. ta/ z. ruwa a tukunya, she poured a superabundance of water into the cooking-pot. an z. ruwa, (a) a great deal of water has been poured into the vessel; (b) heavy rain has fallen. (Cf. kindima; kunduma; kirma; kurma; bunduma; kunzuma; kwarara; kwarma; kyara; maka; tsuga; tsula; tsulla; shek'a.) 2. {v.intr.3g}. Fall; dive into water. II. [zu+ndu"ma/+] {4d zunduma I. 1}.

zundumawa [zu+ndu"ma/>wa/+]. 1. {4c zunduma I. 1}. 2. {4f zunduma I. 2}.

zun'dume [zun'du"me/+] {v.intr.3gg}. (Go.) Be at a loss what to say, because of anger, surprise, &c.

zun'dumewa [zu+n'du"me/>wa/+] {4f zun'dume}.

zunga [zunga"] (S. & Kats.) = zogi q.v.

zungu [zungu] {n.m.}. (D.) Cooked beans. (= k'ulu.)

zungudube [zungudu"be/+] {n.m.; fem. zungudubi"ya/+}. A tall p. or t.

zungudumi [zu"ngudu"mi/+] {n.m.} (D.) = jamba'de q.v.

zunguma. I. [zungu"ma/+] {v.tr.2g}. Exaggerate. (= kururuta.) II. [zu"ngu+ma"] {n.f.}. (S.) A black spot where, foliage having been burnt, corn does well. (= billo.)

zungumi [zungumi/] {n.m.}. Exaggeration. (Cf. kururuta; zunguma; zugugu.)

zungundumi = zungudumi q.v.

zungur [zu"ngu+r] {adv.}. 1. Emphasizes fullness, great quantity. 2. (Kats.) = zubur q.v.

zungura. I. [zungu"r+a/+] {v.tr.2g}. 1. Poke a stick into hole (a) to force a rodent, &c., out. e.g. ya/ z. kara a rami, he poked a stick into the hole; ya/ z. masa kara, (i) he poked a stick into the hole; (ii) he poked at a rat in the hole with a stick. (b) So doing to measure depth. 2. Push dibble into soil to make a hole. (Vide dwaga; k'ank'ala; ragada; zank'ala; zurguma; zura.) 3. Poke stick into tree, e.g. to get down fruit. II. [zu+ngu"r+a/+] {4d zungura I}. III. [zu"ngu+r+a^]. 1. {v.tr.1e}. (a) Poke at a rat, &c., in a hole. (b) Poke at fruit on tree to dislodge it. (c) Poke p., with elbow, stick, &c. (d) Provoke, incite, tease p. 2. {n.f.; 4e of III. 1}. Poking at p. or t.

zungurawa [zu+ngu"r+a/>wa/+] {4c zungura I}.

zungure. I. [zungu"r+e/+] {v.tr.2gg}. 1. Dislodge and remove fruit from tree. 2. Poke p. with elbow, stick, &c. (= zungura III. 1). II. [zu+ngu"r+e/+] {4d zungure I}. III. [zu"ngu"r+e/+] {4a zungura III. 1}.

zungurewa [zu+ngu"r+e/>wa/+] {4c zungure I}.

zunguri [zu"ngu"r+i+] {4b zungura III. 1}.

zungurmeme [zungur+me/me"] {n.m.; fem. zungur+me/mi"ya/+} = zungurmi q.v.

zungurmi [zungur+mi/] {n.m.; fem. zungur+ma/}. A tall p., horse, &c.

zunguro [zu+ngu+r+o/+] {v.tr.2k}. 1. Poke rat, &c., out by frodding stick into hole. (Cf zungura; zungure.) 2. Dislodge fruit from tree by poking with stick.

zunguru [zu"ngu"ru/+] {n.m.}. A long-shaped gourd used as a receptacle for henna. (= tsana; zure.)

zungwi-zungwi [zungwi"-zu+ngwi"; zu"ngwi/-zu"ngwi/+] {adv.}. In silence. e.g. yina tafiya z.-z., he is going along without saying anything.

zuniya [zu/ni"ya/+] {n.f; fem. of zumu}. (K.) 1. A woman's female friend of about her own age. 2. A female member of same household. (= (S. & Kats.) zunniya; zuminya.)

zunku'da. I. [zunku"'da/+]. 1. {v.tr.2g}. (a) Hitch up infant carried on back. (Cf. goyo; = (Kats.) zaku'da.) (b) Hitch up load on back of pack-animal. (Vide assaka; sabina.) (c) Push up grains from the head of bulrush-millet (maggot working underneath). (d) ya/ z. k'arya, he told a big lie. (= shek'a.) 2. {v.intr.3g; zu+nku+'do/+ (3h. iii)} (Kats.) = gangara I q.v. II. [zu+nku"'da/+] {4d zunku'da I. 1}.

zunku'dau [zu"nku"'da+u] {n.m. or fem.}. A maggot which damages heads of bulrush-millet. (= mazunku'diya.; (Kats.) tunku'dau.)

zunku'dawa [zu+nku"'da/>wa/+]. 1. {4c zuku'da I. 1}. 2. {4f zunku'da I. 2}.

zunku'de. I. [zunku"'de/+] {v.tr.2gg; zu+nku+'do/+ (2k. ii)}. Take off a gown hastily. e.g. ya/ z. riga tasa he stripped off his gown. II. [zu+nku"'de/+] {4d zunku'de I}. III. [zunku'de"] {n.m. and adv.}. A declivity. e.g. muna kan tudu su suna z., we were on the hill and they on the lewer ground. (= gangare.)

zunku'dewa [zu+nku"'de/>wa/+] {4c zunku'de I}.

zunku'dikke (N.) = zunku'da I. 2 q.v.

zunku'do [zu+nku+'do/+]. 1. {v.intr.3h}. (a) Be beside oneself with rage; feel sick. e.g. zuciya tasa ta/ z. (= tashin zuciya.) (b) = gangaro q.v. sub gangara I. 2. {v.tr.2k. ii}. Vide sub zunku'de.

zunku'dowa [zu+nku+'do/>wa/+]. 1. {4f zunku'do I}. 2. {4c zunku'do 2}.

zunkurma [zunkurma"] {n.f.}. A kind of grasshopper. (Vide fara III. 2.)

zunkut [zunkut] = zukut q.v.

zunk'wi [zu"nk'wi/^] {n.m.}. 1. A big abdomen. 2. Convexity. (= buk'u.) 3. (D. & G.) The pigeon hazbiya. 4. ? The Niger mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens shelleyi). (Vide kurcia mai-'damara.)

zunk'wik'wi [zu"nk'wi"k'wi/^] = zunk'wi q.v.

zunniya {fem. of zumu}.

zuntu [zuntu] {n.m.}. (Kabi.) A house.

zunubanta [zu"nu"ba+nta"] {v.intr.3q}. Commit sin; be guilty of a sin.

zunubi [zu"nu+bi"] {n.m.; pl. zu"nu"ba+i}. (Ar.) Sin. e.g. ya/ yi z., he committed a sin. (= zunufi.)

zunufi = zunubi q.v.

zunzuna [zu"nzu/+na/+] {n.f.} (rare.) The shrub rawaya q.v.

zunzunne [zu"nzu"nne/+] {n.m.} (G.) Carrying a bride to her husband's home.

zunzurutu [zunzu"r+u/+tu"; zunzu"ru/+tu"] {n.m.}. zunzurutun 'barawo, a notorious thief. zurutun k'ato. a big-made strong man. zunzurutun matsiyaci, a completely destitute p. (= tsinkinragi.)

zunzuwara [zunzu"wa/+ra"] (Tas.) = tsinkinragi q.v.

zur. I. [zu+r] {n.m.}. (Ar.) shaidar z., false evidence; lying testimony. II. [zur]. 1. {n.m.}. = zur I. 2. {adv.}. (a) Solely. e.g. k'arfe zur sule 'dari na sayi dokin nan, I paid a hundred shillings in actual cash for this horse. k'atta ashirin z. suna nan, twenty men, all strong ones, are here. (= zalla.) (b) yina tsaye z., he is standing (practically) naked. (= tsirara; zir.) (c) = zubur q.v. (d) = wur q.v.

zura. I. [zu/r+a"]. 1. {v.tr.2c; only plus dative}. an zura masa ma/ri, he was given a severe slapping = an zabga masa ma/ri. 2. {v.intr.3c; zu/+r+o/+ (3d)}. ya/ z. a guje, he took to his heels. (= shek'a.) II. [zu/ra"] {n.f.}. 1. = zalunci. e.g. cin z. gare shi, he is a tyrant, oppressor. 2. = zali. e.g. ka/ ci zurata, you have tricked me, defrauded me of my fair share. III. [zu/+r+a"] {4d zura I. 1}. IV. [zu/"r+a/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a}. (a) ruwa ya/ zure shi, the water, which he drank when hungry, gave him a pain. (= k'ulle.) (b) (S.) = k'wara q.v. 2. {n.f.; 4e of zura 1 (b)}. Choking. V. [zu/"ra/+] {n.f.}. A hoe, shaped like fartanya, but larger. VI. [zur+a"] {v.tr.2c; zu+r+o/+ (2e. i)}. (= zira I.) 1. (a) Let (bucket) down into well or hole. (b) Let (stick) down into hole to measure its depth. 2. zura ido = zuba I. 6 q.v. 3. ka/ z. jiki, you paid an excessive price for it. 4. ka/ z. ku'di, (a) = ka/ z. jiki; (b) you were deliberately dishonest in your reckoning. (Vide zure.) 5. ya/ z. dokinsa, (a) he galloped his horse; (b) he made his horse prance. 6. ya/ z. k'afa a rifiya, he has taken the risk of losing his chance of making a profit. (=zuba I. 7.) 7. Thread t. on other t. e.g. ya/ z. duwatsu a zare, he threaded the beads. ya/ z. zare a allura, he threaded the needle. VII. [zu+r+a"] {4d zura VI}.

zurace [zu/"ra"ce/+] {4a zurata}.

zuraci [zu/"ra"ci+] {4b zurata}.

zurakanci [zu/rakanci"] {n.m.}. The quality of zuraki q.v.

zuraki [zu/ra"ki/+] {n.m.; fem. zu/ra"ka/+; pl. zu/"ra"ka+i}. (Kats.) A quick-witted p. who is also a mischief-maker. (Cf. darakanci; algungumanci.)

zurara. I. [zur+a/"r+a/+]. 1. {v.intr.3g}. (a) Fall into well or hole out of one's reach (bucket, ring, &c.). (Cf. zururu.) (b) Slide down side of wall (thief, well-repairer, &c.). (c) Slide down a rope (man). {zu+r+a/+r+o+; (3h. iii)}. (d) Trickle; flow into place (rain water, &c.). {zu+r+a/+r/+ (3h. ii)}. (= zurara II.) 2. {v.tr.2g}. (a) Pour water into hole. (Vide mazurari.) (b) Filch, fraudulently obtain, money or other articles. (Cf. zurare III; = zura I. 4.) II. [zu+r+a/"r+a/+] {4d zurara I}. III. [zu"r+a/+ra"]. 1. {v.tr.3j} = zurara I. 1 (d) q.v. 2. {n.f.; 4g zurara III. 1}.

zurarawa [zu+r+a/"r+a/>wa/+]. 1. {4f zurara I. 1}. 2. {4c zurara I. 2}.

zurare. I. [zur+a/"r+e/+] {v.intr.3gg; zu+r+a/+r+o/+ (3h. iii)}. 1. Slip out of pocket &c.; e.g. money. 2. Trickle out; e.g. corn from bag. 3. Pour out in small stream (water from vessel). 4. Slip off thread (rosary beads). 5. Slip away from place. 6. Run away. II. [zur+a/r+e/] {n.m.}. 1. A game of sliding down a rock. (= sardo; sululu; zanzarya; zurariya; jangururu.) 2. Fraud, as in zurara I. 2 (b) q.v.

zurarewa [zu+r+a/"r+e/>wa/+] {4f zurare I}.

zurariya = zurare IU. 1 q.v.

zuraro; zurarowa. Vide sub zurara I; zurare I.

zurata [zu/"ra+ta^] 1. {v.tr.1e} = zalunta q.v. 2. {n.f.; 4e zurata 1}.

zurawa. I. [zu/+r+a/"wa/+]. 1. {4c zura I. 1}. 2. {4f zura I. 2}. II. [zu+r+a/"wa/+] {4c zura Vl}.

zur'ba. I. [zur+'ba"]. 1. {v.intr.3c; zu+r+'bo/+ (3d. ii)}. (a) Fall in, collapse, e.g. roof or walls of house, well, &c. (= ris'ba.) (b) k'afa tasa ta/ z. a rami, his foot went down into a hole. (Cf. zurma.) 2. {v.tr.2c}. (a) ya/ z. k'afa a rami, he accidentally slipped his foot into a hole. (b) {only plus dative} = zur'ba III. 1. e.g. ya/ zur'ba masa za/gi. II. [zu+r+'ba"] {4d zur'ba I. 2}. III. [zu"r+'ba/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a; only plus; dative}. (a) ya/ zur'be shi da za/gi, he covered him with abuse. (= zur'ba I. 2 (b); zabga III. 1 (a).) (b) ya/ zur'bi miya, he partook of his soup (gravy) noisily. (= yar'ba III.) 2. {n.f.}. (a) {4e zur'ba III. 1). (b) Being abused; abusive language. e.g. ya/ sha z. (= zabga III. 2 (b).)

zur'bawa [zu+r+'ba/"wa/+]. 1. {4f zur'ba 1}. 2. {4c zur'ba I. 2}.

zur'be [zu"r+'be/+] {4a zur'ba III. 1}.

zur'bi. I. [zu"r+'bi+] {4b zur'ba III. 1}. II. [zur+'bi+] {exclamation}. What abuse! (Cf. zur'ba I. 2 (b).)

zur'bo; zur'bowa. Vide zur'ba I.

zurce. I. [zurce"] {v.tr.2d; zu+rto/+ (2e. ii); zu"rtu+ (3a. ii)). Pound, (a) unwetted corn a second time (i.e. after casa q.v.) to remove any grains of chaff (cf. zurtu); (b) dried corn to remove remains of bran (i.e. after surfe). (Vide turza; zurtu.) II. [zu+rce"] {4d zurce I}. III. [zu"rce+] {adv. of state to zurce I). e.g. hatsi yina z.

zurcewa [zu+rce/"wa/+] {4c zurce}.

zur'da. I. [zur'da"] {v.tr.2c; zu+r'do/+ (2e. i); zu"r'du+ (3a. ii)}. (S. & Go.) Pound to flour, without the addition of any water. (= daka; zur'da III; cf. zur'di.) II. [zu+r'da"] {4d zur'da I}. III. [zu"r'da/+]. 1. {v.tr.1a} = zur'da I. 2. {n.f.; 4e zur'da III. 1}.

zur'da'dde [zu"r'da+'dde/+] {5 ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zur'da}.

zur'dawa [zu+r'da/"wa/+] {4c zur'da I}.

zur'de. I. [zu"r'de/+] {4a zur'da III. 1}. II. [zur'de"] {v.tr.2d}. (S.) Pound all of the flour, as in zur'da.

zur'di [zu"r'di+l {4b zur'da III. 1}.

zur'dikke (N.) = zur'de II q.v.

zurdu [zurdu"] {n.m.}. (Go.) Elongated scrotum with one testicle greatly descended. (Cf. zundazunda.)

zure. I. [zu/r+e"] {v.tr.2d}. (Kats.) Poke t., e.g. with stick (= zungura q.v.), but in the case of fruit poked down from a tree it has also the idea of piercing it. II. [zu/re"] {n.m.}. (D., G. & N.) 1. The name of a tree with edible leaves and flowers which are called madingiji. 2. = zundara q.v. III. [zur+e/] = zire q.v.

zurewa [zu/+r+e/"wa/+] {4c zure I}.

zurfafa. I. [zur+fa/"fa/+] {pl. of zuzzurfa}. Deep things, places, &c. II. [zur+fa"ra/+]. 1. {v.tr.2g}. Deepen, e.g. hole being dug, quarrel, &c. 2. {v.intr.3g}. Go, deeply into. e.g. ya/ z. cikin sanin taurari, he has a vast knowledge of astronomy. III. [zu"r+fa+fa"] {v.intr.3j; not in cont.}. Be firmly established (metaph.). e.g. ya/ z. cikin addini, he is firmly established in his religion.

zurfi [zur+fi/] {n.m.}. 1. Depth, e.g. of a hole. zurfin ido gare shi, he has deep-set eyes. (= kwarmi.) zurfin ciki gare shi, he is secretive, reticent. zurfin hankali gare shi, he is very sensible, intelligent. gidan nan yina da z., this compound is extensive. 2. Length (of a gown). e.g. rigan nan tana da z., this gown is a long one.

zurfuce [zu"rfu"ce/+] {n.m.}. (Tas.) Water in which bruised corn has been washed, the bran not having been removed from the corn. (Cf. dame IV. 1 (b).)

zurguma. I. (zur+gu"ma/+] {v.tr.2g}. 1. (a) Put fingers down the throat to produce vomiting. e.g. ya/ z. yatsa a baka. (b) Put hand into pocket. e.g. ya/ z. hannu cikin aljihu. 2. {plus dative}. Pierce p. with spear. e.g. na/ z. masa ma/shi. (= zurk'uma; zurmuk'a.) II. [zu+r+gu"ma/+] {4d zurguma I}.

zurgumawa [zu+r+gu"rma/>wa/+] {4c zurguma I}.

zuri; zurizuri [zu/r+i/] {n.m.}. 1. Partial fullness or repletion. e.g. jaka ta/ yi z., the bag is nearly full. na/ ji z., I am almost replete. cikina ya/ yi 'dan zurizuri, I am getting replete. 2. = ziri q.v.

zuri'a [zu"ri+'a"] {n.f.} (Ar.) = zuriya q.v.

zuriga [zu"ri+ga"] {n.f.} (G.) = lalloki q.v.

zuriya [zu"ri+ya"] {n.f } (Ar.) Offspring; descendants. (= zuri'a.)

zuri; zurizuri [zu/r+i/] {n.m.}. 1. Partial fullness or repletion. e.g. jaka ta/ yi z., the bag is nearly full. na/ ji z., I am almost replete. cikina ya/ yi 'dan zurizuri, I am getting replete. 2. = ziri q.v.

zurk'uma, &c. = zurguma, &c., q.v.

zurkyalle [zurkyalle"] {n.m.} (N.) = kuntigi q.v.

zurma. I. [zur+ma"]. 1. {v.tr.2c}. (a) Put one's hand into another's food without permission. (N.B. - With permission or into one's own = sa hannu.) e.g. ya/ z. hannu cikin abinci, he put a hand into the calabash of food uninvited. (b) Put one's hand into one's own or another's pocket, bag, &c., or into a tree. 2. {v.intr.3c}. (a) k'afa tasa ta/ z. a rami, his foot went through soft ground into a hole. (b) ya/ z. da gudu, he ran hard. {zu+r+mo/+ (3d)}. (= she'ka.) II. [zu+r+ma"] {4d zurma I}. III. [zu"r+ma/>] = zurman q.v.

zurman [zu"r+ma>n] {n.m.}. 1. Castor-oil plant. 2. There are three varieties: (a) Vide Dal.; (b) similar but with small leaves; (c) has spineless capsules, grows to 12 feet high, and 4 or more inches in diameter at base. 3. The prepared oil is called man funi; man gelo. (= cika gida; (Go.) 'dan kwasare.)

zurmau [zu"r+ma+u] {n.m.} = zarmau q.v.

zurmawa [zu+r+ma/"wa/+]. 1. {4c zurma I. 1}. 2. {4f zurma I. 2}.

zurmuk'a, &c. = zurguma, &c., q.v.

zurnaniya = zirnani q.v.

zurta [zurta"] {v.tr.2c} = zurce I q.v.

zurtacce [zu"rta+cce/+] {5b ... iya/, (a/); ... u/, (i/). p.p. of zurce I}.

zurtawa [zu+rta/"wa/+] {4c zurta}.

zurto; zurtowa. Vide zurce.

zurtu. I. {n.m.}. Noun denoting action of zurce q.v. II. [zu"rtu+];zurtuwa. Vide sub zurce I.

zuru. I. [zu"r+u/+] {n.m.}. 1. A steadfast look; stare. (= zonai.) e.g. z. ta/ ishi 'da, it is sufficient reproof to look fixedly at a self-respecting person. 2. Ignoring a person; taking no notice. e.g. na/ yi masa z. 3. Lack of food. e.g. z. sa ragaita, lack of food makes one no roving. 4. [zu"r+u/+ ba/" ta/> ci+ ga"r+i/+ ba+], merely surrounding a town and doing nothing will not conquer it. (Vide zonai.) II. [zu/"r+u/+]. 1. {n.m.} = korami q.v. 2. = zunguru q.v.

zurubtu; zuruptu [zu"ru+btu/+] {n.m.}. Repeated going to and fro. e.g. na/ gan shi yina z. gida kaza/, I saw him keep on going to such-and-such a compound. (= (alt. Kats.) zuruntu; (Dg.) zaranzarantu.)

zuru'du [zu/"ru/+'du"] {n.m.} (Go.) = surutu q.v.

zurukuku [zu"ru+ku/"ku/"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A gormandizer.

zurum. I. [zur+um] {adv.}. Emphasizes great depth. (= zudum.) (= zudum.) II. [zu"ru+m] {adv.}. Pensively. (= zugudum; jurum.)

zurundumi [zu"ru+ndu+mi/+] {adj.m.; fem. zu"ru+ndu+ma/+}. Colossal (water-pot, bag, &c.). (= k'ato.)

zuruntu [zu"ru+ntu/+] (alt. Kats.) = zurubtu q.v.

zurubtu; zuruptu [zu"ru+btu/+] {n.m.}. Repeated going to and fro. e.g. na/ gan shi yina z. gida kaza/, I saw him keep on going to such-and-such a compound. (= (alt. Kats.) zuruntu; (Dg.) zaranzarantu.)

zururru'ba [zu"r+u"r+r+u+'ba"] {n.f.}. Prolonged abuse. (Cf. zur'ba III.)

zururu. I. [zur+ur+u]. 1. {adv.}. Emphasizes great depth. (= zundum; cf. zurara I. 1 (a).) 2. {n.m.}. Falling of bucket and rope into well. II. [zu"r+u/+r+u"] {n.m.}. (Go.) A variety of rat-trap.

zurututu = zirititi q.v.

zuruzuru [zur+uzu"r+u"] {n.m.}. Confusedness; being abashed; attitude of sadness resulting from disappointed hopes. (= lak'elak'e.) ido ya/ yi z. = ya/ yi z. da ido, he was confused.

zuta [zu/"ta/+] {v.tr.1a} (Kats.) = kwankwa'de q.v.

zutaki [zu"ta/+ki"] {n.m.; fem. zu"ta/ki"ya/+} (Kats/) = ingarma q.v.

zuwa [zuwa"]. 1. {n.m.; cont. and v.n. of zo}. Coming. e.g. yina zuwa, he is coming. ba ni da labarin zuwansa, I have no news of his arrival. zuwansa uku ke nan, he has come three times. 2. {prep.}. (a) To; towards. daga safiya zuwa dare, from morn till night. (b) {often strengthened by ya}. e.g. har ya (or, yi) (or, i) zuwa yanzu, right up till now. 3. {adv.}. Even as far as. e.g. ana fa'din wannan a Sakkwato, zuwa Kabi, this is said in Sokoto, even in Kebbi.

zuwan dutse [zu"wa+n du/+tse"] {n.m.}. A somewhat similar to zuwo q.v.

zuwan kai {n.m.}. 1. Orgasm. (= inzali; kawowa.) 2. Semen. (= maniyi.)

zuwara (Kats.) = zawara q.v.

zuwa ruga [zuwa" r+u+ga/+] {n.m.}. (Kats.) The boiling-point of butter. (= ruga IV. 2.)

zuwo [zu"wo/+] (Kats.)zuwu {n.m.}. The nettle tree. (Vide Dal. & L.) (= dukki; zu.)

zuza [zu/za"] = jiza q.v.

zuzar giwa (S.& Kats.) = jizar giwa q.v.

zuzu. I. [zu/"zu/+] {n.m.}. The winged termites gina. II. [zu/zu"] {n.m.}. 1. Booing. (= woho.) 2. (Go.) A heap, pile, collection, of anything.

zuzzuba, &c.I. [zuzzu"ba/++] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zuba I. II. [zu"zzu+ba"] {v.intr.3j}. Intens. of zuba III.

zuzzube [zuzzu"be/+]. 1. {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. zube I. 1. 2. {v.intr.3gg}. Intens. of zube I. 2.

zuzzuga [zuzzu"ga/+] {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zuga I.

zuzzuge. I. [zuzzuge"] {n.m.; pl. zuga"zu+gi/+}. 1. One of a pair of bellows (blacksmith's). 2. = kumurya; taiki q.v. II. [zuzzu"ge/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zuge I.

zuzzur'ba. I. [zuzzu"r+'ba/+]. 1. {v.intr.3g}. Intens. of zur'ba I. 1. 2. {v.tr.2g}. Intens. of zur'ba I. 2. II. (zu"zzu+r+'ba^] {v.tr.1e}. Intens. of zur'ba III. 1.

zuzzurce [zuzzu"rce/+] {v.tr.2gg}. Intens. of zurce I.

zuzzurfa [zu"zzu+r+fa/+] {n.m.; pl. zur+fa/"fa/+}. That which is deep. (Vide zurfi.)

zuzzutta [zu"zzu+tta/+] {n.m.}. A woven-grass cover for calabash (deeper than that called faifai). (= bigimi.)

zwaga (Kats.) = zaga q.v.

zwage = zage q.v.

zwagi [zwa/gi"] {n.m.}. (Tas.) A hank of rope. (= k'urshe.)

zwai [zwai] {adv.}. Emphasizes zak'i q.v. (= jwai.) e.g. zak'i zwai, very sweet, tasty.

zwana (Kats.) = zana IV.

zwanya [zwanya/] = zanya q.v.

zwara = zara q.v.

zware = zare q.v.

zwari = zari q.v.

zwarmi [zwarmi"] {n.m.} (Mar.) = azurmuki q.v.

END OF FILE The final entry of Bargery is "zwarmi".