شاکر shākir A (part. act. of شکر To give thanks; perhaps, from Heb. To hire, to pay wages or rent) adj. Grateful, praising, thankful.

شيخن پور sheḵẖan-pūr A.S̱. s. m. A town inhabited by descendants of the prophet.

شل shal P s. A sort of fine coloured leather in- serted in the seams of shoes, saddles, &c. ¶ shul, adj. Soft. ¶ shil, s. A small spear, a round fruit resembling a quince.

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.

شنگرف shangarf P s. m. Cinnabar, vermilion.

شب shabb A s. m. Alum.

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

شال shāl S s. f. 1. (शाल) A shawl. 2. (शाल or साल) A common timber tree. (Shorea ro- busta: Roxb.). شالباب shāl-bāb, s. m. Shawl- cloths. شالباف shāl-bāf, s. m. A shawl-weaver. See also s. سال sāl.

شيوا shewā P. s. m. See شيوه shewa.

شرع sharﻌ A s. m. 1. The precepts of Muḥammad, law, equity. 2. A high road.