شتري shutur-ī P s. f. 1. A kind of kettledrum. 2. A colour so called.

شقاوت shaḳāwat A (from شقا) s. f. Misery, dis- grace, poverty, villany.

شرط shart̤ A (Heb. and Chald. An incision) s. f. 1. Condition, agreement, stipulation, bar- gain. 2. Wager. 3. Sign, mark, signal. شرط برت

شامت shāmat A s. f. 1. (from شؤم) Mischance, bad luck, adversity. 2. (from شام) A black spot or mole. ¶ shāmit (from شماتت) part. act. Laughing at anotherʼs misfortune.

شکر shukr A (Heb. To hire, to pay rent) s. m. Thanks, gratitude. شکرکرنا shukr karnā, To thank, to return thanks, to acknowledge a favour. شکرگذار shukr-guẕār, Grateful, thank- ful. شکرگذاري shukr-guẕār-ī, s. f. Thanks- giving, gratitude, thanks, thankfulness. شکرنعمت shukr-i-niﻌmat, An acknowledgment of favour. ¶ shakr, s. f. 1. Vulva. 2. Coitus.

شارک shārak P s. m. A species of nightingale, or a bird of a dark colour that talks like a par- rot, perhaps the mainā or starling. S. شاستر शास्त्र (r. शास govern, teach) shāstr, s. m. 1. An order or command. 2. Scripture, science, institutes of religion, law or letters, es- pecially considered as of divine origin or au- thority.

شتم shatm A s. m. Contumely, reproach, contempt, outrage, injury, villany.

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).

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

شمشاد shamshād P s. m. 1. The box-tree. (Me- ninski). 2. (met.) applied to the form of a mistress.