سنکهني शंखिनी sankhinī S s. f. A description of woman: see under بدمني padmanī. (The Sankhinī is described as tall, with long hair, neither stout or thin, of irascible disposition and strong passions: Wilson).

سا sā P. S̱. 1. adj. (Pers. سان or Sans. समान or सदृश) Like, resembling (most commonly by way of adjunct like the English) ish; so کالاسا kālā-sā, Blackish. 2. (for s. शः) An adjunct the meaning of which is at times scarcely perceptible, though often it seems to give intensity to the preceding word; as بـہت سا bahut-sā, Much, many, very much. 3. (or ساي) part. in compos. (from سودن or ساييدن) Rubbing, wearing, polishing, anointing, drawing.

سياره saiyāra A (from سير) s. m. A planet. (Pers. plur. سيارگان saiyāra-gān).

سمهلنا samhalnā S̱. v. n. See سمبهلنا sambhalnā.

سواپاتي sūʼā-pātī S̱. s. f. A game among chil- dren.

سبها सभा sabhā S s. f. An assembly, meeting, company.

سہاونا suhāwanā शोभन S̱. 1. adj. Agreeable, pleasant, charming. 2. v. n. To be agreeable, to please, to be liked or approved of.

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

سيت set S̱. 1. (श्वेत) adj. White. سيتديپ set-dīp (श्वेतद्वीप) The white island or a minor division of the universe so called, and supposed by Wilford to be Britain. 2. (for सेतु) s. m. A bridge.

ستان sitān P part. act. (from ستاندن) used in compos. Taking, seizing, captivating. ¶ stān, or istān (affixed to certain words, denotes) Place, station; as, هندوستان hindū-stān, India; بوستان bo-stān (place of fragrance) Flower- garden.