سيوئين sewaʼīṅ समिता S̱. s. f. Vermicelli, macaroni.

سوست स्वस्ति swasti S A particle of benedic- tion, approbation, &c. (so be it, amen). स्वस्ति वाचन swasti-vāchan, s. m. A religious rite preparatory to any important observance, in which the Brāhmaṇs strew boiled rice on the ground, and invoke the blessing of the gods on the ceremony about to commence.

سلف salaf A (from سلف To level the ground, to go before) 1. adj. Past, preceding, former (times). 2. s. m. Ancestors. 3. Money ad- vanced for merchandise, &c. 4. A purse, a bag. 5. The past, former times. ¶ silf, Brother-in-law, husband of a wifeʼs sister.

سمي samī A (from اسم Heb. A name) s. m. A namesake.

سيڙا sīṛā S̱. s. m. 1. A channel through which

سرزن sar-zan P adj. Striking the head, butting.

سرسوتي सरस्वती saraswatī S s. f. The wife of Brahmā, the goddess of speech and eloquence, the patroness of musick and the arts, and the inventress of the Sanskrit language and Deva- nāgarī letters.

سدرش सदृश sa-dr̤ish S adj. Alike.

سمٿنا simaṭnā H v. n. To be concentrated, to shrink, to be contracted or drawn together, to shrivel.

سلم salam A (from سلم Heb. To be safe, en- tire or sound) 1. s. m. Peace, safety. 2. Saluting, submitting, cultivating peace, friendship. 3. adj. Free from fault or flaw. ¶ sullam, s. m. A stair. سلمه الله تعاليٰ sallamahu-l-lāhu taʼāﻌlạ̄, May the Almighty protect him.