شطرنجي shat̤ranj-ī A s. f. A kind of carpet. شطرنجي باف shat̤ranjī-bāf, s. m. A carpet- weaver.

شاسترارتهہ शास्त्रार्थ shāstrārth S s. m. Argument, debate, dispute, discussion, discourse.

شرکت shirkat A s. f. Partnership, society.

شدني shudan-ī P s. f. Occurrence, coming to pass. adj. Practicable, possible.

شاماخ shāmāḵẖ P s. m. See sign. 2. of شاما.

شري shirạ̄ A See شرا shirā. ¶ sharạ̄, See شرا sharā.

شتاب shitāb P s. m. (dakh. s. f.) Haste, quickness. 2. adj. Quick, speedy. 3. adv. Quickly, expeditiously, soon. شتاب باز shitāb-bāz, Hasty, expeditious.

شادي shād-ī P s. f. 1. Pleasure, delight, joy. 2. Marriage, festivity, rejoicing. شادي مرگ shā- dī-marg, 1. s. f. An easy death, death from joy. 2. adj. Dying easily or from joy. شادي کرني shādī karnī, To feast. شاديان گنانا shadiyāṅ ginānā (dakh.) To make merry.

شہوار shah-wār P adj. Worthy of a king, princely; s. m. A matchless pearl.

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,