سکنا saknā S̱. (शकन r. शक Be able) v. n. To be able. ¶ suknā, v. n. (dakh.) See سوکنا sūknā. ¶ siknā, v. a. (dakh.) To learn: see سيکهنا sīkhnā.

سوالي suwāl-ī A s. m. 1. A questioner. 2. The person who sings the mars̤iya.

سينٿهي senṭhī H s. f. A kind of reed (of which moṛhās are made), reed- grass. (Saccharum sara: Roxb.).

سينچي sīnchī S̱. s. f. The season of watering fields, &c.

سلفچي silafchī H s. f. See چلمچي chilamchī.

سانگ sāng S̱. (corrupt. of سوانگ swāng, q. v.) s. m. 1. Disguise, mimickry, sham, acting, imitation. 2. A scene. سانگ کرنا sāng karnā, v. a. To act foolishly. سانگ لانا sāng lānā, To imitate, to mimick.

سيانا siyānā S̱. or sayānā or syānā (सज्ञान) adj. 1. Cunning, artful, shrewd, sly, knowing, sa- gacious, clever, prudent. 2. Mature (in under- standing), grown up.

سراب sarāb A s. m. A vapour resembling the sea at a distance, formed by the rays of the sun or moonlight on a sandy plain, glare. (French, mirage).

سواد sawād A s. m. 1. Blackness, blackening, soot, smoke. 2. Environs of a city, the vil- lages, country houses, and territory belonging to any town or country. 3. Reading. 4. Ability.

سکلا sakal-ā S̱. adj. (dakh.) All: see سکل sakal.