شفيع shafīﻌ A (from شفع) adj. 1. Advocate, patron. 2. Possessing a right of preemption founded on contiguity. (See شفعه shufʼaﻌ). شفيع جار shafī-iﻌ-jār, The occupant of ground which is simply in the neighbourhood of ano- ther estate. شفيع خليط shafī-iﻌ-ḵẖalīt̤, The occupant of ground in actual contact, or in- termixed with another estate. (The right of

شہناٴي shahnāʼī P s. f. A kind of musical pipe, flute, flagelet. شہناٴي چي shahnāʼī-chī, A player on the shahnāʼī, a piper.

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.

شد بود shud būd P adv. So so.

شاد مان shād-mān P adj. Pleased, delighted, joyful, cheerful, gay, merry, glad.

شبہه shubha A (from شبه To liken, to compare, dissemble, render uncertain) s. m. Doubt, sus- picion, ambiguity, hesitation.

شومڙي shūmṛī H s. f. A kind of fried food. A.P. شومي shūm-ī, s. f. Avarice, niggardliness.

شبکوري shab-korī P s. f. The night-blindness.

شقي shaḳī A (from شقا) adj. 1. Wretched, mise- rable. 2. Villanous, vicious.

شربت sharbat A (from شرب) s. m. 1. Sherbet, beverage, drink. 2. The dose of a medicine. شربت دار sharbat-dār, s. m. A servant who has the charge of the water, wine, &c. a butler.