شک shakk A s. m. f. Doubt, suspense, hesita- tion, uncertainty. ¶ shikk, s. (in the Kāmūs thus explained, الحُلّةُ الّتِي تُلّبَسُ ظُہوُرُ اُلِسّيَتَينِ) The covering with which the backs of the two extremities of the bow are covered.

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

شيشم shīsham शिंशपा S̱. s. f. A kind of wood. (Dalbergia sisu: Roxb.).

شناسي shinās-ī P in compos. s. f. Knowledge.

شکار shikār P s. m. 1. Hunting, chase. 2. Prey, game. 3. Plunder. 4. Perquisites. شکارافگن shikār-afgan, Game-killer. شکارباز shikār-bāz, s. m. A sportsman. شکاربند shikār-band, s. m. Cords, &c. for tying game in or to (tied to a horseʼs saddle). شکارپيشه shikār-pesha, adj.

شبگز shabgaz P s. A flea.

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

شريعت sharīʼaﻌt A (from شرع) s. f. 1. The laws of Muḥammad. 2. Law, justice, equity.

شماري shumār-ī P s. f. 1. Counting, &c. 2. A rosary.

شيعي shiyaʼiﻌ A s. A follower of the sect of aﻌlī: see شيعه (Pers. plur. شيعيان).