تَزْنِيمٌ
1.
[verbal noun of زنّم] The cutting a small portion of the ear of a camel or other animal, and leaving it hanging thereto. (KL. [See زَنَمَةٌ.])
2.
[And hence,] The act of marking with a sign or token. (KL. [See also the same word as a subst. properly so termed, explained below.])
3.
And The conjoining any one with a people, or party, to which he does not belong. (KL.)
4.
زَنَّمُوا إِلَىَّ هٰذَا الخَصْمُ, (verbal noun تَزْنِيمٌ, TA,) They sent to me this adversary in order that he might contend in an altercation, dispute, or litigate, with me. (K.)