شفاف shaffāf A adj. (superl. from شفّ Chald. To extenuate, to polish) Transparent, clear, pellucid, very thin.

شکاف shikāf P s. m. See شگاف shigāf.

شنيدني shanīdan-ī P adj. Fit or worthy to be heard.

شبگون shab-gūn P adj. Of the colour of night, dark.

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.

شہوتي shahwat-ī A. adj. Lascivious, lustful.

شہپر shah-par P s. m. Strongest feather in a birdʼs wing.

شمرده shumurda P (part. pass. of شمردن) adj. Numbered. A. H. شمڙا shumṛā, adj. (dakh.) See شومڙا shūmṛā.

شيخ shaiḵẖ A (vulg. sheḵẖ) s. m. An old man, a venerable old man; a chief, a prelate, a title taken by the descendants of the prophet, and given to proselytes to Muhammadanism. شيخًا shaiḵẖaṉ, adv. In the manner of a chief, au- thoritatively. شيخ ڐونڐو shaiḵẖ-ḍoṅḍū, A figure dressed up by way of sport or charm. شيخنا shaiḵẖanā, MyLord! my preceptor! my patron!

شوميت shūm-iyat A s. f. Stinginess, niggardliness.