شبانه shab-āna P adv. By night. adj. Noctur- nal. شبانه روز shabāna roz, The civil day of twenty four hours, night and day.

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

شاکر shākir A (part. act. of شکر To give thanks; perhaps, from Heb. To hire, to pay wages or rent) adj. Grateful, praising, thankful.

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).

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

شيوه shewa P s. m. 1. Business, trade, profes- sion. 2. Manner, habit, custom. 3. Amorous looks. شيوه دار shewa-dār, 1. An artist, a tradesman. 2. Expert, skilful, clever.

شطرنجي shat̤ranj-ī A s. f. A kind of carpet. شطرنجي باف shat̤ranjī-bāf, s. m. A carpet- weaver.

شاعر shāʼiﻌr A (part. act. of شعر Heb. and Ch. To divide, discriminate, know, understand) s. m. A poet. (Pers. plur. شاعران shāʼiﻌrān).

شاد shād P adj. Pleased, delighted, glad, cheer- ful, exulting. شاد خوار shād-ḵẖẉār, 1. adj. Voluptuous. 2. s. f. An adultress, a strumpet. شاد دل shād-dil, adj. Cheerful, delighted, hap- py. شاد کام shād-kām, adj. Joyous, happy, contented. شاد کامي shād-kām-ī, s. f. Gladness, happiness, delight, content. شاد کرنا shād karnā, v. a. To gladden, to delight, rejoice, exhilarate.

شبو shab-bo P (for شب بوي) s. Name of a flowering plant, said to be the Egyptian violet; per- haps the same as شب بو shab-bo, q. v.