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,

شايسته shāyista P or shāyasta, adj. Worthy, ho- nourable, suitable, proper, expedient, wellbred, polite. شايسته مزاج shāyasta-mizāj, adj. Affa- ble, mild, goodtempered.

شبيه shabīh A (from شبه) 1. adj. Alike, resem- bling. 2. s. f. Picture, portrait, likeness.

شقي shaḳī A (from شقا) adj. 1. Wretched, mise- rable. 2. Villanous, vicious.

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

شحناٴي shaḥnā-ī A. s. f. Superintendence.

شعار shiʼāﻌr A (from شعر Heb. ) s. m. 1. An under garment. 2. Mark, signal, sign. 3. Habit, custom, method, manner: (much used in compos. as) جادوشعار jādū-shiʼāﻌr, Magical.

شکت शक्ति shakti S s. f. 1. Ability. 2. Strength.

شمال shamāl A or shimāl (Heb. from شمل Heb. To comprehend, surround, encircle) s. m. 1. The north. 2. The north wind. 3. The left hand (see under داهنا dāhinā). شمال رو shimāl-rū, Facing the north. شمال نما shimāl- numā, A marinerʼs compass.

شرابي sharāb-ī A adj. Intoxicated. s. m. A drunkard.