شافه shāffa A (part. act. f. from شفّ To be fine, or thin, to extenuate, to pinch as cold: Chald. To scrape, to rub, to plaster, to polish) s. m. A bougie, a pessary, a suppository.

شروع shurūﻌ A (from شرع) s. m. f. Beginning, commencement. (Plur. شروعات Beginnings). شروع کرنا shurūﻌ ḳarnā, To commence, to begin. شروع هونا shurūﻌ honā, To be begun or com- menced.

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

شدکار shudkār P s. m. 1. Ground tilled and sown. 2. A person whose business it is to examine the state of the harvest. 3. Survey, valuation, estimate.

شمسي shams-ī A adj. Solar. شمسي قمري shams-ī ḳamar-ī, adj. (solar and lunar) 1. A perquisite taken by the officers of government, being the difference between the pay for a lunar and solar month. 2. A monthly period of three or four days, during which the female attendants in the womenʼs apartments have leave of absence.

شامي لگانا shāmī lagānā S̱. (शंव The iron head of a pestle. See s̱. سامي) To shoe with iron.

شمع shamﻌ A s. f. 1. A lamp, a candle. 2. Wax. شمعدان shamﻌ-dān, s. m. A candlestick. شمع ساز shamﻌ-sāz, A chandler, a candle-maker. شمع رخ shamﻌ-ruḵẖ, Red-cheeked. شمع رو shamﻌ-rū, Having a countenance resplendent as the candle. A.P. شمعي رنگ sham-īﻌ rang, Flame-colour.

شريان shiryān A s. f. An artery. (Plur. شراين).

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

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