زايname
Zai
Meanings
- Zai
- pres. part. (from زادن to be born). ʻSon of, ʼ a word applied to Afg̠ẖān surnames, to denote the tribe or clan, as Mac, Ap, and Oʼ, thus یوسفزاي yūsuf-zāi, The tribe or clan of Yūsuf. Also written زيَ zaey. ; (Fem.). (corruption. also of څوي, which see.)
Forms
- plural
- زيِzī
See also
Etymology: Persian