صديق ṣadīḳ A adj. Just, true; a sincere friend.

صيد ṣaid A s. f. Game, prey, animal pursued, fished for, &c. hunting, chase. صيد افگن ṣaid- afgan or صيد فگن ṣaid-figan, Killer of game. صيد افگني ṣaid-afgan-ī, Killing of game. صيد انداز يا باز ṣaid-andāz or -bāz, A sportsman. صيد بند ṣaid-band, A taker or binder of game. صيد بندي ṣaid-band-ī, s. f. Taking or binding of game. صيد گاه ṣaid-gāh, s. f. Place for game.

صفہان ṣifahān P See اسفہان isfahān.

صنعت ṣanʼﻌt A (from صنع) s. f. 1. Profession, trade, art, make, workmanship, manufacture, fabrication, work of art, machine, engine. 2. Mystery, miracle. صنعت گر ṣanʼaﻌt-gar, An ar- tist. صنعت گري ṣanʼaﻌt-gar-ī, s. f. Art, per- formance of miracles.

صوبه ṣūba A s. m. 1. A province. 2. A governour. (Term peculiar to Hindūstān). A.P. صوبه دار ṣūba-dār, s. m. 1. The chief, viceroy, or lieutenant of a province. 2. A military offi- cer among Indian troops, whose rank corres- ponds to that of captain. A.P. صوبه داري ṣūba-dār-ī, s. f. The office of lieu- tenant of a province, the government of a صوبه ṣūba or province.

صعود ṣuʼūﻌd A s. m. Ascent, ascension.

صدف ṣadaf A s. f. A shell, a pearl, mother of pearl.

صراف ṣarrāf A (adj. superl. from صرف) s. m. A banker, a moneychanger.

صفير ṣafīr A (from صفر To whistle) s. f. 1. Sound, whistling, a hissing noise, blowing, singing (as, of a bird). 2. A sapphire.

صفات ṣifāt A s. f. plur. of صفت ṣifat, q. v.