Zand

From Persian زندیه, named after the founder Karim Khan Zand, from زند.

Zand (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Zand dynasty.

Zand

1. Alternative form of Zend.

• Z-DNA, Zdan

• Zank (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects)
• Zahn (Ripuarian variant from standard German)

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

For the phonetic development compare Hand. The fact that Zand has been used in Kölsch and adjacent dialects is remarkable, because these must have adopted the form from the south rather than from standard German.

• IPA^(key): /tsant/

Zand m (plural Zänn or Zäng, diminutive Zändche)

1. (many dialects) tooth

• The plural Zänn is used in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian. The form Zäng is used in many Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch.

• (Deurne) Derived from zand (“sand”).
• (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Sant in 1794. Derived from zand (“sand”).

• IPA^(key): /zɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: Zand
• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• Homophone: zand

Zand n

1. a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN