English Explanatory Dictionary

Zand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Zand tribe, a Laki-speaking Kurdish tribe of western Iran.
  2. A member of the Zand dynasty, a ruling house of Iran (1751–1794) founded by Karim Khan Zand.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Zand tribe.
  2. Of or relating to the Zand dynasty or its period of rule in Iran (1751–1794).
name
  1. Alternative form of Zend.

Word forms

Zand Zands

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Zandid Zandian
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