شپر shapar P (contract. of شب پره) s. A bat.

شرار sharār A (from شرر) s. m. A spark, or sparks of fire.

شمن shaman P s. An idol-worshipper, an idola- ter.

شام shām P 1. s. f. Evening. 2. (a) s. m. Sy- ria. شام کي مرديکوکب تک روٴيي shām ke murde ko kab tak roʼiye, is applied to express a circumstance which is likely to be a subject of regret for life. (The expression is taken from the custom, among the relations of a dead per- son, of venting loud lamentations while the corpse remains in the house. If the death hap- pens in the morning, the body is soon removed; but, if towards evening, it remains till next morning; in which case the mourners are apt to be overtaken by sleep).

شتابي shitāb-ī P adv. Quickly, hastily. s. f. Quickness, haste, expedition, despatch.

شفافي shaffāf-ī A. s. f. Transparency, perspicuity, clearness.

شيشي shīshī P. s. f. A small glass, phial.

شعاري shiʼāﻌr-ī A adj. Of or relating to cus- tom, &c.

شدکار shudkār P s. m. 1. Ground tilled and sown. 2. A person whose business it is to examine the state of the harvest. 3. Survey, valuation, estimate.

شيري shīrī P 1. s. f. Part of a ship. 2. adj. Milky, relating to milk. 3. ¶ sher-ī, adj. Of or like the tiger. 4. s. f. Tiger-like conduct, intre- pidity, boldness.