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

شسترسالا शस्त्रशाला shastra-sāla S s. f. Place or magazine of arms.

شہر shahr P s. m. A city. شہرآشوب shahr- āshob, 1. A disturber of the peace of a city, a mistress. 2. A kind of verses. شہرآشوبي shahr-āshob-ī, s. f. Disturbance of the peace of

شيري shīrī P 1. s. f. Part of a ship. 2. adj. Milky, relating to milk. 3. ¶ sher-ī, adj. Of or like the tiger. 4. s. f. Tiger-like conduct, intre- pidity, boldness.

شاهدي shāhid-ī A. s. f. Evidence, testimony, witness, attestation, deposition.

شايد shāyad P (3d pers. sing. aor. of شايستن) adv. May be, possibly, probably, perchance, perhaps. شايد که باشد shāyad ki bāshad, Per- haps it may be.

شبر shibr A s. m. A span, the distance from the end of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is expanded.

شکويٰ shakwạ̄ A s. m. Complaint. See شکوا shakwā.

شگني shugun-ī P s. m. See شگونيا shugūn-iyā.

شفيع shafīﻌ A (from شفع) adj. 1. Advocate, patron. 2. Possessing a right of preemption founded on contiguity. (See شفعه shufʼaﻌ). شفيع جار shafī-iﻌ-jār, The occupant of ground which is simply in the neighbourhood of ano- ther estate. شفيع خليط shafī-iﻌ-ḵẖalīt̤, The occupant of ground in actual contact, or in- termixed with another estate. (The right of