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,

شولا sholā H s. m. Ӕschynomene paludosa: Roxb. (The wood of which, being very light and spongy, is used by fishermen for floating their nets. A variety of toys, such as artificial birds and flowers, are made of it. Garlands of those flowers are used in marriage ceremo- nies. When charred it answers the purpose of tinder).

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

شوقيه shauḳiya A s. m. The part of an epistle which follows the complimental address.

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.

شوي shoʼī P or shūʼī, part. act. (from شوييدن) in compos. Washing.

شکار shikār P s. m. 1. Hunting, chase. 2. Prey, game. 3. Plunder. 4. Perquisites. شکارافگن shikār-afgan, Game-killer. شکارباز shikār-bāz, s. m. A sportsman. شکاربند shikār-band, s. m. Cords, &c. for tying game in or to (tied to a horseʼs saddle). شکارپيشه shikār-pesha, adj.

شيو shiv शिव S̱. n. prop. The Deity in the character of Producer and Destroyer, or Time personified. See سو siva and مہاديو mahādev.

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

شب بو shab-bo P (or گل شب بو) s. m. The Po- lianthes tuberosa.