Muhammad said: It is also said that the 'zanim' is the one known for evil, just as a sheep is known by its 'zanima' (ear-notch or tag); it is said: a 'zanima' sheep, referring to what hangs at the throats of goats. The 'utul', according to the scholars of the language, is the rude and callous person. And Allah knows best.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: وَقِيلَ: الزنيمُ: الْمَعْرُوفُ بالشَّر؛ كَمَا تُعْرَفُ الشَّاةُ بِزَنِمَتِهَا؛ يُقَالُ: شَاةٌ زنِمةُ، وَهُوَ مَا تعلَّق عِنْدَ حُلوق المِعْزَى (١)، وَالْعُتُلُّ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ اللُّغَةِ: الْغَلِيظُ الْجَافِي (٢). وَالله أعلمُ.
