سقف saḳf A s. f. 1. Roof, ceiling, canopy. 2. The sky. 3. A platform.

سٿنـہ‍ارا saṭan-hārā H (see سٿنا) s. m. A thrower, caster.

سنيچرا sanīchar-ā S̱. (from سنيچر) 1. adj. Unlucky (fellow). 2. s. m. Name of a mountain near Goʼāliyār.

سرنا sarnā S̱. (शरण) s. f. An asylum, shel- ter, protection.

سازش sāzish P (from ساختن) s. f. Combination, collusion, confederacy, cabal, conspiracy.

ساز sāz P 1. part. act. (from ساختن) Making, preparing, maker. 2. s. m. Arms, apparatus, accoutrements, harness, furniture. 3. A mu- sical instrument. 4. Concord. ساز باز sāz-bāz, 1. adj. Trim, dressy. 2. s. m. Ornament, ap-

سکنده स्कंध skandh S s. m. 1. A branch. 2. A part or division. 3. A shoulder. 4. A mul- titude, part of an army.

سدهنا sadhnā S̱. (intrans. of سادهنا q. v.) v. n. To be fully instructed or disciplined.

سمسيا समस्या samasyā S s. m. An exercise among Asiatick poets, wherein one writes or speaks an incomplete verse or stanza, which is to be filled up by another.

سلاٴي salāʼī शलाका S̱. s. f. 1. A needle, or piece of wire for tinging the eyelids with a collyrium: also, used for depriving people of sight, which is effected by drawing it while hot close over the eyes of the sufferer. 2. A lead pencil.