شرف sharaf A s. m. Nobility, eminence, rank, excellency, honour.

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

شلتاق shiltāḳ P s. Picking a quarrel with some one for a groundless cause, accusation, dispute.

شفاف shaffāf A adj. (superl. from شفّ Chald. To extenuate, to polish) Transparent, clear, pellucid, very thin.

شرابي sharāb-ī A adj. Intoxicated. s. m. A drunkard.

شعبه shuʼba A s. m. The cleft or crack of a moun- tain in which water stands, a channel in which water flows especially through the sand.

شعله shuﻌla A (from شعل To kindle fire) s. m. Flame, blaze, light, flash. شعله افشان shuﻌla- afshān or شعله فشان shuﻌla-fishān, Scattering flame, flame-scatterer. شعله بار shuﻌla-bār, adj. Raining flames. شعله پيشه shuﻌla-pesha, adj. Flame in practice, burning as a flame. شعله خو shuﻌla-ḵẖū, adj. Fiery in disposition. شعله خوئي shuﻌla-ḵẖū-ī, s. f. Fieriness of disposition. شعله خيز shuﻌla-ḵẖez, adj. Flame-exciting. شعله خيزي shuﻌla-ḵẖez-ī, s. f. The rising up or ex- citing of flame. شعله رخ shuﻌla-ruḵẖ, or شعله رو shuﻌla-rū, adj. Flame-faced, having a bright countenance. شعله زن shuﻌla-zan, adj. Blazing, flashing, brilliant.

شب shab P s. f. Night. (Pers. plur. شبہا or شبان). شب باز shab-bāz, s. A person who ex- hibits various figures for amusement at night, a puppet-show man: one who is up or vigilant at night: a bat. شب باش shab-bāsh, One who stays all night, a lodger. شب باشي shab- bāsh-ī, s. f. Staying all night, nightly lodging. شب بخير shab ba-ḵẖair, Good night, salutation at night. شب برات shab-i-barāt, s. f. The 14th day of the month Shaﻌbān, on which the Musalmāns make offerings and oblations, in the names (if not to the manes) of deceased rela- tions: see برات barāt. شب بيدار shab-bedār, Waking, or watching all night, sleepless. شب پره shab-para, s. m. A bird of night (as, a bat, owl, &c.). شب تار يا تاريک shab-i-tār, or -tārīk, A dark night. شب خوابي shab-ḵẖẉāb-ī, s. f. Night-clothes. شب خون shab-ḵẖūn, s. m. A night-attack. شب خوني shab-ḵẖūn-ī,

شانا shānā S̱. adj. (dakh.) See سيانا siyānā.

شرافت sharāfat A (from شرف) s. f. Nobility.