شکيباٴي shikebā-ī P s. f. Patience, exerting pa- tience, toleration, long suffering.

شکر shakar P or shakkar (Arab. سکر) s. f. Sugar. شکرافشاني shakar-afshānī, s. f. Scattering of sugar. شکرخا shakar-ḵẖā, Chewing sugar. شکربهتا shakar-bhatā, s. m. A kind of sweetmeat made of rice, butter, and sugar. شکرخند sha- kar-ḵẖand, Smiling sweetly, speaking gently with a smile of love, charming, gracious, amiable. شکرريز shakar-rez, adj. Scattering sugar, mel- lifluous. شکرفروش shakar-farosh, A seller of sugar; (met.) a mistress. شکرگفتار shakar-guf- tār, adj. Speaking agreeably, eloquent. شکرلب shakar-lab, adj. Sugar-lipped.

شہانه shah-āna P m. adj. Royal, princely; nup- tial (dress).

شاعري shāʼiﻌr-ī A s. f. The art or practice of poetry, poetry.

شيو shiv शिव S̱. n. prop. The Deity in the character of Producer and Destroyer, or Time personified. See سو siva and مہاديو mahādev.

شرزه sharza P adj. Raging, fierce, roaring, pow- erful (a lion or tiger). s. Name of a ravenous beast more powerful than the lion.

شوال shauwāl A s. m. The tenth month of the Muhammadan year; on the first day of which the festival of Bairām, or īﻌd is celebrated, being the first day after the musalmān Lent; and, on this day it is customary to make presents, &c.

شفتالو shaftālū P s. m. 1. A peach. 2. The co- lour of the flower of the peach tree.

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

شرير sharīr A (from شرّ) adj. Vicious, wicked.