זַן, ; Syr. זן qualitas, modus, P. Sm. 1138, sq.; cmp. זֶה, a. מִין a. מַה) quality, nature; kind, species. Targ. Gen. I, 11 לִזְנֵיהּ after its kind. Targ. Lev. XI, 14 לִזְנָהּ; a. v. fr.—Ber. 32ᵃ (prov.) מלי כרסיה זנא בישא Ar. (ed. זְנֵי בישי) filled stomachs are a bad sort (plenty is tempting).—Pl. זְנֵי, זֵינֵי. Targ. Gen. I, 21; a. fr.—Dan. II, 5, v. זְמָרָא.—B. Kam. 16ᵇ (expl. זנים, II Chr. XVI, 14) זני זני Ms. M. a. Ar. (ed. זיני) various species.