شجره shajara A s. m. A list of saints, or holy predecessors (in the manner of a genealogical tree) given to disciples.

شہناٴي shahnāʼī P s. f. A kind of musical pipe, flute, flagelet. شہناٴي چي shahnāʼī-chī, A player on the shahnāʼī, a piper.

شميم shamīm A s. f. Odour, smelling.

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,

شايبه shāʼịba A (part. of شوب) s. m. Mixture, pollution, stain; doubt, suspicion.

شکني shikan-ī P (in compos.) s. f. Breaking, de- feat.

شيب shaib A s. m. Greyness, hoariness.

شاهي shāh-ī P 1. s. f. Reign, sovereignty, royalty.

شناسا shināsā P part. pres. (of شناختن) Intelli- gent, knowing.

شعور shuʼūﻌr A (from شعر Heb. and Chald. To estimate, think, conjecture) s. m. Wisdom, in- telligence, knowledge, discernment.