شافه shāffa A (part. act. f. from شفّ To be fine, or thin, to extenuate, to pinch as cold: Chald. To scrape, to rub, to plaster, to polish) s. m. A bougie, a pessary, a suppository.

شکست shikast P (from شکستن) 1. s. f. Breaking, fracture, deficiency, loss, defeat. 2. (for شکسته q. v.) adj. Broken, odd, uneven, unpaired. شکست خورده shikast-ḵẖụrda, adj. Broken off, interrupted, defeated.

شکرپاره shakar-pāra P s. m. A kind of sweet- meat.

شفيع shafīﻌ A (from شفع) adj. 1. Advocate, patron. 2. Possessing a right of preemption founded on contiguity. (See شفعه shufʼaﻌ). شفيع جار shafī-iﻌ-jār, The occupant of ground which is simply in the neighbourhood of ano- ther estate. شفيع خليط shafī-iﻌ-ḵẖalīt̤, The occupant of ground in actual contact, or in- termixed with another estate. (The right of

شناساٴي shināsā-ī P s. f. Acquaintance, know- ledge.

شرفا shurafā A s. plur. of شريف sharīf, q. v. A.P. شرفناک sharaf-nāk, adj. Honourable, full of honour. A.P. شرفياب sharaf-yāb, part. Obtaining nobility, ennobled.

شجع shajaﻌ A s. m. Valour, bravery.

شفعه shufʼaﻌ A (from شفع) s. m. Any possession coveted. حق شفع ḥaḳḳ-i-shufʼaﻌ, Right of preemption in favour of a person whose posses- sions adjoin to a land offered for sale.

شنقار shunḳār P s. A black-eyed sort of falcon, used by kings in hunting.

شاخ shāḵẖ P (Sans. शाखा) s. f. 1. A bough, branch (of a tree). 2. A horn. شاخدار shāḵẖ-dār, adj. 1. Branchy. 2. Horned. شاخ درشاخ shāḵẖ-dar-shāḵẖ, Branched out, or diffused. شاخ زعفران shāḵẖ-i-zaﻌfarān (lit. A twig of saffron) is applied to a proud person, who esti- mates too highly his own worth: so, Mīr says, نازچمن وهي هي بلبل سي گو خزان هي ٿہني جوزرد بهي هي سوشاخ زعفران هي