صراقه ṣarrāf-a A. s. m. The place where bankers transact their business, a bank.

صدارت ṣadārat A (from صدر) s. f. The office of prime minister, or of chief justice, the chancel- lorship.

صعود ṣuʼūﻌd A s. m. Ascent, ascension.

صغرا ṣug̠ẖarā A adj. plur. (of صغير) Small, infe- riours.

صلحا ṣulaḥā A s. plur. (of صالح) Pious, upright men.

صرفه ṣarfa A s. f. 1. Expense, expending. 2. Profusion, profit, utility, surplus, redundancy, addition. 3. The twelfth mansion of the moon, a star in the tail of Leo.

صنم ṣanam A (Heb. ) s. m. l. An idol. 2. A mistress, lover, sweetheart. 3. The name of a game among children: one says, صنم آي ṣanam āʼe, The idol or sweetheart is come; and asks whence? in which dress is she clothed? what does she eat? &c. With whatever letter the answer to the first question begins, those to the others must begin with the same; otherwise, the person failing is condemned, by way of pe- nalty, to imitate the voice of some animal, as a cock or ass, &c.

صافي ṣāf-ī A. 1. s. f. (from صاف) Cleanness, pu- rity. 2. Sincerity, candour. 3. A filter or cloth through which drinks, medicines, &c. are strained, a strainer. 4. part. act. (of صفو) Pure, clean, &c. See صاف ṣāf. صافي نامه ṣāfī- nāma, s. m. A general release, discharge from an obligation. See under راضي rāẓī.

صفت ṣifat A (from وصف) s. f. 1. Praise. 2. Quality, attribute. 3. Manner, description. 4. A noun adjective. 5. Like, resembling. صفت موصوف ṣifat mauṣūf, An adjective (with its sub- stantive).

صبوره ṣabūra A. s. m. See سبورا sabūrā.