شکرين shakar-īn P adj. Sugary, of sugar.

شايسته shāyista P or shāyasta, adj. Worthy, ho- nourable, suitable, proper, expedient, wellbred, polite. شايسته مزاج shāyasta-mizāj, adj. Affa- ble, mild, goodtempered.

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).

شکل shakl A s. f. Shape, form, figure, effigy, ap- pearance, semblance, mode. شکل نويس shakl- navīs, s. m. A portrait-painter. شکل مثالي shakl-i-mis̤āl-ī, s. f. A model, a pattern.

شفاي shifā-ī P n. prop. Name of a Persian poet.

شميمه shamīma A s. Odour.

شبديز shabdez P s. m. A black horse of extraor- dinary size, belonging to King Ḵẖusrau Par- wez; a black horse, a horse of noble breed.

شده shuda P part. pass. (of شدن) Become, having become, gone, lost.

شانا shānā S̱. adj. (dakh.) See سيانا siyānā.

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.