بيت السقر baitu-s-saḳar A s. m. The infernal abode, hell.

تسخر tasaḵẖḵẖur A (inf. v. of سخر) s. m. 1. Ridi- cule. 2. Subduing, making tractable.

سحاب saḥāb A s. m. A cloud.

سحبان saḥbān A n. prop. Name of a celebrated Arabian orator.

سحري saḥar-ī A. adj. Of, or relating to, the dawn.

سحور saḥūr A s. m. Food taken at early dawn or a little sooner, as among Muhammadans in the time of fasting.

سخا saḵẖā A s. f. Liberality, generosi- ty, munificence.

سخاوت saḵẖāwat A s. f. Liberality, generosi- ty, munificence.

سخت saḵẖt P adj. 1. Hard, strong. 2. Dif- ficult. 3. Obdurate. 4. Stingy. 5. Wretch- ed, troublesome, violent, vehement, very cruel, fell, painful, austere, rigid, severe, harsh (to the ear). 6. adv. Very, intensely, violently, extremely. سخت انداز saḵẖt-andāz, An archer. سخت گوي saḵẖt-go-ī, s. f. Harshness of lan- guage, abuse. سخت گير saḵẖt-gīr, Holding

سختي saḵẖt-ī P s. f. 1. Hardness, firmness, harshness, intenseness, vehemence, severity, as- perity, atrocity, grievance, hardship. 2. Obdu- racy. 3. Stinginess, indigence. 4. Distress, difficulty. سختي کوپينا saḵẖtī ko pīnā, (dakh.) See برداشت کرنا bar-dāsht karnā under برداشت.

سخن saḵẖun P or suḵẖan, or suḵẖun, s. m. 1. Speech, language. 2. Thing, business, affair. سخن آرا suḵẖan-ārā, Adorning language, elo- quent. سخن آرائي suḵẖan-ārā-ī, Eloquence, elocution, display of language. سخن پرداز suḵẖan-pardāz, adj. Talking, eloquent. سخن پردازي suḵẖan-pardaz-i, s. f. Eloquence. سخن تکيه suḵẖan-takiya, s. m. See تکيه کلام takiya- kalām. سخن جان suḵẖan-jān, or سخندان su- ḵẖan-dān, Intelligent, skilled in language, elo- quent; a poet. سخن چين suḵẖan-chīn, An informer, spy, talebearer. سخن داني suḵẖan- dān-ī, s. f. Eloquence, knowledge of speech. سخن ڐالنا suḵẖan ḍālnā, v. a. To ask, to ques- tion, to interrogate. سخن راني suḵẖan-rān-ī, s. f. Oratory, rhetorick. سخن رس suḵẖan-ras, adj. Attending to what is said, eloquent. سخن زن suḵẖan-zan, Speaking (readily); a poet, re- later of tales. سخن ساز suḵẖan-sāz, An orator, speaker. سخن سازي suḵẖan-sāz-ī, s. f. Oratory, elocution, eloquence, address. سخن سنج suḵẖan- sanj, 1. A weigher of words; intelligent. 2. A poet, an orator. سخن شناس suḵẖan-shinās, Knowing or conversant in language, eloquent. سخن طرازي suḵẖan-t̤irāz-ī, s. f. Eloquence. سخن غيبي suḵẖan-i-g̠ẖaib-ī, s. f. Foretelling, predicting, second sight. سخن فـہم suḵẖan- fahm, adj. Intelligent, quick of apprehension. سخن فـہمي suḵẖan-fahm-ī, s. f. Intelligence, understanding, apprehension. سخن مختصر su-

سخي saḵẖī A adj. Liberal, generous.

سقا saḳḳā A (from سقي Heb. To water, to give to drink) s. m. 1. A water-carrier. 2. A cupbearer.

سقاوه saḳāwa A. (prop. siḳāya from سقي) s. m. A cold bath or place for washing the body with cold water in.

سقايه saḳāya A (prop. siḳāya from سقي) s. m. A cold bath or place for washing the body with cold water in.