زکاب

See also: ركاب‎

Persian

Alternative forms

زگاب‎ (zagâb), زاگاب‎ (zâgâb), زاکاب‎ (zâkâb)

Etymology

According to Dehkhoda, it is either from ‎ (zâg, “vitriol”) +‎ ‎ (âb, “water”), or from ‎ (zakâl, “black”) +‎ ‎ (âb, “water”).

Noun

زکاب • (zakâb) (plural زکاب‌ها‎ (zakâb-hâ)) (now rare)

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Synonyms: (now) مرکب‎ (morakkab), (now) جوهر‎ (jowhar), (Mughal Empire) روشنائی‎ (rūšnāʼī)
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Synonym: مداد‎ (medâd)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زکاب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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