شگوفه shugūfa P or shigūfa, or (in Hind.) shagū- fa, s. m. A flower, a bud. شگوفه لانا shugūfa lānā, 1. To bud, to put forth young shoots. 2. To produce something new and wonderful.

شيش شاٴي shesh̤-shāʼī S̱. See سيش ساٴي sesh̤- sāʼī.

شنکراچارج shankarāchārj शंकराचार्य्य S̱. n. prop. Name of a Hindū faḳīr, celebrated for having eradicated the sect of jain.

شرط shart̤ A (Heb. and Chald. An incision) s. f. 1. Condition, agreement, stipulation, bar- gain. 2. Wager. 3. Sign, mark, signal. شرط برت

شباشب shab-ā-shab P adv. In the night time, during the night.

شبي shabī A. s. f. (dakh.) for شبيه shabīh, q. v.

شارک shārak P s. m. A species of nightingale, or a bird of a dark colour that talks like a par- rot, perhaps the mainā or starling. S. شاستر शास्त्र (r. शास govern, teach) shāstr, s. m. 1. An order or command. 2. Scripture, science, institutes of religion, law or letters, es- pecially considered as of divine origin or au- thority.

شکنجه shikanja P s. m. 1. Stocks (for the legs). 2. Boards in which binders press books. 3. A press. 4. Rack, torment, torture.

شصت shaṣt P adj. Sixty.

شقه shuḳḳa A (from شقّ) s. m. A royal order, a letter (especially from a superiour).