استصواب istiṣwāb A (inf. x. of صواب) s. m. 1. Approving, approbation. 2. Consultation.

اصوات aṣwāt A s. plur. of صوت ṣaut, q. v.

اصول uṣūl A s. plur. (of اصل) Roots, causes; a musical mode or tone. اصول وفروغ uṣūl wa furūﻌ, f. Roots and branches, causes and effects.

تصور taṣauwur A (inf. v. of صورت) s. m. Imagi- nation, contemplation, meditation, reflection,

تصوف taṣauwuf A (inf. v. of صوف) s. m. The theology of the ṣūfīs or mysticks of the east; mystery, contemplation.

تصوير taṣwīr A (inf. ii. of صورت) s. f. A picture, portrait, an image. تصويرخانه taṣwīr-khāna, A picture-gallery. تصويربنانا or تصويرکهينچنا taṣwīr banānā or taṣwīr khaiṅchnā, To draw, &c. to paint. (Arab. plur. تصويرات).

حصول ḥuṣūl A (from حصل) s. m. Acquisition, at- tainment, profit, advantage, produce.

خصور ḵẖuṣūr A s. plur. (of خصر) Middles of men, waists.

خصوص ḵẖuṣūṣ A (from خصّ see خاص) s. m. 1. An affair, business, thing, particular. 2. Doing any thing particular. 3. adv. Particularly.

خصوصا ḵẖuṣūṣaṉ A adv. Particularly, especially.

خصوصيت ḵẖuṣūṣiyat A s. f. Peculiarity, parti- cularity, singularity, attachment, friendship.

خصومت ḵẖuṣūmat A (from خصم) s. f. Enmity, quarrelling, contention, strife.

صواب ṣawāb A (from صاب To hit the mark) s. m.

صوب ṣaub A s. m. Side, tract, way. A.P. صوبجات ṣūba-jāt, s. plur. (of صوبه) Pro- vinces.

صوبه ṣūba A s. m. 1. A province. 2. A governour. (Term peculiar to Hindūstān). A.P. صوبه دار ṣūba-dār, s. m. 1. The chief, viceroy, or lieutenant of a province. 2. A military offi- cer among Indian troops, whose rank corres- ponds to that of captain. A.P. صوبه داري ṣūba-dār-ī, s. f. The office of lieu- tenant of a province, the government of a صوبه ṣūba or province.