شنيده shanīda P part. pass. (of شنيدن) Heard.

شتا shitā A (Heb. ; plur. of شتوة or sing. from شتو To pass the winter in any place. Willmett derives it from شتّ To scatter, from the scattering of rain, snow, &c. in winter. Sans. शीत) s. m. Winter.

شگرف shigarf P adj. Rare, fine, great, good, of

شام shām P 1. s. f. Evening. 2. (a) s. m. Sy- ria. شام کي مرديکوکب تک روٴيي shām ke murde ko kab tak roʼiye, is applied to express a circumstance which is likely to be a subject of regret for life. (The expression is taken from the custom, among the relations of a dead per- son, of venting loud lamentations while the corpse remains in the house. If the death hap- pens in the morning, the body is soon removed; but, if towards evening, it remains till next morning; in which case the mourners are apt to be overtaken by sleep).

شراده श्राद्ध shrāddha S s. m. See سراده srāddha.

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).

شدهہ शुद्ध shuddha S adj. 1. Accurate, correct. 2. Pure, clean, unpolluted.

شست shast P s. f. 1. Aim. 2. A large fishing hook (not used in angling with the hand, but left attached to a strong line which is fastened to the shore). 3. The handle of a bow. 4. A thumbstal (used to defend the thumb in pulling the string of a bow). شست باندهنا shast bāndh- nā, To aim. شست جسته shast-justa, Shot from the bow (an arrow).

شگاف shigāf P (properly شکاف q. v.) s. m. Split, rent, slit, cleft, chasm, fissure, crack, flaw, cre- vice. 2. part. act. (of شگافتن) in compos. Splitting, rending, breaking, cracking.

شارح shāriḥ A (part. act. from شرح) s. Com- mentator, annotator, expositor.