شاهين shāhīn P s. m. A royal white falcon.

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).

شعر shiﻌr A s. m. Poetry, verse. شعرخواني shiﻌr-ḵẖẉānī, s. f. Reading or studying poetry.

شہيد shahīd A (from شہد) s. A witness; a mar- tyr (any Muhammadan killed in battle is so called). adj. Killed. شہيدهونا shahīd honā, 1. To be killed. 2. To fall in love. (Pers. plur. شہيدان).

شنکرابهرن शंकराभरण shankarābharaṇ S s. m. Name of a musical mode.

شناس shinās P part. act. (of شناختن) in compos. Knowing, intelligent, acquainted with.

شباروز shab-ā-roz P (same as شب وروز) adv. Night and day, i. e. always.

شانه shāna P s. m. 1. A comb. 2. The shoulder. شانه سر shāna-sar, Name of a bird, the hoopoe or hudhud.

ششٿاچار शिष्टाचार shish̤ṭāchār S s. m. See سشٿاچار sish̤ṭāchār.

شرقي sharḳ-ī A adj. Eastern, oriental.