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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