شنکري शंकरी shankar-ī S s. f. A name of Pār- vatī.

شاقه shāḳḳa A (from شقّ To split, to tear, to be difficult) adj. Difficult, perplexing, trouble- some, severe.

شوخ shoḵẖ P adj. Mischievous, playful, pert, saucy, brisk, cheerful, buxom, sly, humorous, wanton, strong, insolent, presumptuous. شوخ چشم shoḵẖ-chashm, adj. Wanton-eyed, having a playful eye, unceremonious. شوخ چشمي shoḵẖ-chashm-ī, s. f. Wantonness or playfulness of the eye.

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

شڐ षड् shaḍ S adj. Six. See کهٿ.

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).

شنگ shang P 1. adj. Amorously playful, elegant and sweet in manners (a mistress). 2. s. A thief, robber, knave.

شبان shubān P s. m. A shepherd, pastor.

شکسته shikasta P 1. part. pass. (of شکستن) Bro- ken; bankrupt, sick. (Plur. شکستگان). 2. s. m. A kind of writing, the Persian running hand. شکسته بال shikasta-bāl or شکسته پر shi- kasta-par (lit. Broken-winged) Distressed, bro- ken down, wretched. شکسته بالي shikasta-bāl-ī, s. f. Distress, wretchedness, affliction. شکسته پا shikasta-pā, adj. Infirm, broken down, reduced. شکسته پاي shikasta-pā-ī, s. f. Infirmity, wretch- edness. شکسته حال shikasta-ḥāl, adj. Distres- sed, wretched, broken down, ruined. شکسته حالي shikasta-ḥāl-ī, s. f. Indigence, distress, wretch- edness. شکسته خاطر shikasta-ḵẖāt̤ir, adj. Dis- tressed in mind, afflicted, offended. شکسته دل shikasta-dil, adj. Distressed, afflicted. شکسته دلي shikasta-dil-ī, s. f. Distress, affliction. شکسته رنگ shikasta-rang, adj. Altered in colour (from affliction). شکسته رنگي shikasta-rang-ī, s. f. Altered colour (from affliction). شکسته وعده shikasta-waﻌda (Broken engagements) adj. Faithless.

شطرنج shat̤ranj A (Pers. شترنگ Sans. चतुरंग) s. f. Chess. شطرنج باز shat̤ranj-bāz, A chess- player.