شفيق shafīḳ A (from شفق) adj. 1. Merciful, compassionate. 2. Affectionate, kind; friend.

شگفتگي shugufta-gī P s. f. Expanding of a flower, blooming; delight, astonishment.

شکرقند shakar-ḳand P. s. m. Sweet potato. (Con- volvulus batatas).

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,

شيريني shīrīn-ī P s. f. 1. Sweetness. 2. Sweet- meat. 3. Eloquence.

شاغل shāg̠ẖil A part. act. (of شغل) Occupied, employed, attentive.

شمايل shamāʼịl A s. plur. (of شمال) Dispositions, qualities, virtues, customs.

شامل shāmil A (part. act. of شمل) 1. adj. Ex- tending to, or surrounding in every part, com- prising, including, included, blended, united, confederated, communicating, common, univer- sal. 2. adv. Together. 3. prep. With, along with. شاملحال shāmil-ḥāl or shāmil-i-ḥāl, Con- nected from circumstances, of similar circum- stances, comprising circumstances; general. شامل کرنا shāmil karnā, To blend. شامل هونا shāmil honā, To be blended, to be comprised, to partake, to participate, to comprise, to in- clude.

شرير sharīr A (from شرّ) adj. Vicious, wicked.

شاخسار shāḵẖ-sār P (شاخ and the particle سار q. d. full of branches) s. f. A garden, bower.