زکاب

See also: ركاب

Persian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. ink

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

2. pencil

   Synonym: مداد (medâd)

References

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