شکر shakar P or shakkar (Arab. سکر) s. f. Sugar. شکرافشاني shakar-afshānī, s. f. Scattering of sugar. شکرخا shakar-ḵẖā, Chewing sugar. شکربهتا shakar-bhatā, s. m. A kind of sweetmeat made of rice, butter, and sugar. شکرخند sha- kar-ḵẖand, Smiling sweetly, speaking gently with a smile of love, charming, gracious, amiable. شکرريز shakar-rez, adj. Scattering sugar, mel- lifluous. شکرفروش shakar-farosh, A seller of sugar; (met.) a mistress. شکرگفتار shakar-guf- tār, adj. Speaking agreeably, eloquent. شکرلب shakar-lab, adj. Sugar-lipped.

شعبده shuﻌbada P (improp. shaﻌbada) s. m. Sleight of hand, conjuration. سعبده باز shuﻌba- da-bāz, s. m. A juggler, a conjurer. شعبده بازي shuﻌbada-bāz-ī, s. f. Conjuration, sleight of hand, juggling, hocus-pocus.

شہنشاهي shahanshāh-ī P See شاهنشاهي shāhan- shāh-ī.

شروع shurūﻌ A (from شرع) s. m. f. Beginning, commencement. (Plur. شروعات Beginnings). شروع کرنا shurūﻌ ḳarnā, To commence, to begin. شروع هونا shurūﻌ honā, To be begun or com- menced.

شريف sharīf A (from شرف) adj. Noble, eminent, honourable. شريف النفس sharīfu-n-nafs, adj. Noble of soul. شريف مکه sharīf-i-makka, The prince of Mecca.

شيام श्याम shyām S (or shiyām) adj. (dakh.) Black or dark blue. See سيام syām.

شنکرا shankarā S̱. (from शंकर) s. m. Name of a musical mode or rāgiṇī.

شيب sheb P s. m. 1. A descent, declivity. 2. adv. Under, below.

شير sher P s. m. A tiger, a lion. شيرآبي sher- i-ābī, s. m. An alligator. شيرقالي sher-i-ḳālī, (the effigy of a tiger) A person only fit to be looked at, a braggart. شيرگردون sher-i-gardūn, s. m. 1. The sun. 2. The sign Leo. ¶ shīr, s. m. Milk. شيرخوار shīr-ḵẖẉār or شيرخواره shīr-ḵẖẉāra, A suckling, an infant. شيرخوارگي shīr-ḵẖẉāra-gī, s. f. Sucking, living on milk. شيرخورده shīr-ḵẖụrda, A suckling. شيردار shīr-dār, adj. Milch, giving much milk. شيرشکر shīr-shakar, 1. A kind of silk-cloth. 2. Affec- tion. شيرگرم shīr-garm, Milk-warm, lukewarm. شيرمال shīr-māl, s. f. Bread made with milk. شيرمست shīr-mast, A fine plump suckling, a fatling. شيرني shīr-i-nai, Juice of the sugar cane.

شياطين shayāt̤īn A s. plur. (of شيطان) Devils.