شکر shukr A (Heb. To hire, to pay rent) s. m. Thanks, gratitude. شکرکرنا shukr karnā, To thank, to return thanks, to acknowledge a favour. شکرگذار shukr-guẕār, Grateful, thank- ful. شکرگذاري shukr-guẕār-ī, s. f. Thanks- giving, gratitude, thanks, thankfulness. شکرنعمت shukr-i-niﻌmat, An acknowledgment of favour. ¶ shakr, s. f. 1. Vulva. 2. Coitus.

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,

شخصيت shaḵẖṣīyat A s. f. Nobility, rank, hu- manity.

شرک shirk A (from شرک To accompany : Heb. To connect, interlace) s. m. 1. Company, society, partnership. 2. Polytheism, pagan- ism, infidelity (i. e. ascribing plurality to the deity).

شميمه shamīma A s. Odour.

شہامت shahāmat A s. f. Generosity, bravery.

شفيق shafīḳ A (from شفق) adj. 1. Merciful, compassionate. 2. Affectionate, kind; friend.

شعاع shuʼāﻌﻌ A (from شعّ To radiate, be spread or diffused) s. f. Light, splendour, lustre, the rays of the sun, sunshine, radiance.

شجاع shujāﻌ A (from شجع To be brave; Heb. To be mad, to rage. Orig. in impetuous action: Willmet) adj. Brave. (Pers. plur. شجاعان shujāʼāﻌn, The brave).

شجيع shajīﻌ A adj. Brave, bold.