شکن shikan P s. f. 1. Shrinking, shrivelling, constringing. 2. A curl, ply, fold, furrow, wrinkle, crease, plait. 3. Part. act. (of شکستن) in com- pos. Breaking, breaker.

شيش शेष shesh̤ S s. m. See سيش sesh̤.

شہود shuhūd A (from شہد) 1. s. The being pre- sent. 2. adj. Present. 3. s. plur. (of شاهد) Witnesses, evidences. ¶ shahūd, Friday, the day of the resurrection.

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

شي shai A s. f. A thing. A.P. شيادي shaiyād-ī (from a. شيد) s. f. The act of speaking loud.

شطرنجي shat̤ranj-ī A s. f. A kind of carpet. شطرنجي باف shat̤ranjī-bāf, s. m. A carpet- weaver.

شدت shiddat A (from شدّ Heb. To plunder, lay waste) s. f. 1. Violence, force, vehemence. 2. Adversity, affliction, difficulty.

شبکه shabaka A (Heb. from شبک To weave) s. m. 1. A net. 2. A lattice, a reti- culated veil.

شوشه shosha P s. m. 1. An ingot. 2. Chips, rub- bish, filth. 3. A particle, a part.

شبو shab-bo P (for شب بوي) s. Name of a flowering plant, said to be the Egyptian violet; per- haps the same as شب بو shab-bo, q. v.