اصناف aṣnāf A s. plur. (of صنف) Sorts, kinds.

بيت الصنم baitu-ṣ-ṣanam A s. m. An idol temple.

تصنع taṣannuﻌ A (inf. v. of صنع) s. m. Making a show of art, pretending to an art, speciousness.

تصنيف taṣnīf A (inf. ii. of صنف) s. f. Invention, composition, writing (of a book, &c.). (Plur. تصنيفات or تصانيف). تصنيف کرنا taṣnīf karnā, To compose, write (a book, &c.).

حصن ḥiṣn A (Heb. The arm, by which a thing is protected) s. m. A castle, fortification. حصن حصين ḥiṣn-i-ḥaṣīn, 1. An impregnable fortress. 2. The title of a book of Musalmān traditions.

صناديد ṣanādīd A s. plur. (of صنديد) 1. Princes, chiefs. 2. Misfortunes, dangers.

صناع ṣunnāﻌ A s. plur. (of صانع ṣāniﻌ) Artificers, mechanicks, handicraftsmen. ¶ ṣannāﻌ, adj. Very skilful or expert in workmanship; a skilful artist.

صناعت ṣināʼaﻌt A (from صنع To make) s. f. Art, trade, profession.

صنايع ṣanāʼịﻌ A s. plur. (of صناعة) Arts, artifices, miracles.

صندل ṣandal A (from Sans. चंदन) s. m. San- dal wood, sanders. A.H. صندلوٿا ṣandal-auṭā, s. m. A stone on which sandal wood is ground.

صندلي ṣandal-ī A. 1. adj. Of the colour of sandal wood; brown, sorrel. 2. Made of sandal wood. 3. s. f. A kind of chair. 4. s. m. A sort of eu- nuch.

صندوق ṣandūḳ A or ṣundūḳ, s. f. and m. A box, a trunk, cabinet, case, chest, coffer, coffin. (Plur. صناديق). A.P. صندوقچه ṣandūḳ-cha, s. m. A small box, a casket.

صندوقي ṣandūḳ-ī A. adj. Like a box. (Applied to a tomb and a scabbard of a sword made in that form).

صنع ṣanﻌ A s. Making, creation. ¶ ṣinﻌ, adj. Dexterous, clever.

صنعت ṣanʼﻌt A (from صنع) s. f. 1. Profession, trade, art, make, workmanship, manufacture, fabrication, work of art, machine, engine. 2. Mystery, miracle. صنعت گر ṣanʼaﻌt-gar, An ar- tist. صنعت گري ṣanʼaﻌt-gar-ī, s. f. Art, per- formance of miracles.