صاد ṣād A s. f. The fourteenth letter of the Ara- bic alphabet.

صنمخانه ṣanam-ḵẖāna P s. m. An idol temple.

صلابت ṣalābat A (from صلب) s. f. Firmness, hardness, severity, majesty, dignity.

صفي ṣafī A (from صفو) adj. 1. Pure. 2. Just. 3. n. prop. The name of a Persian dynasty that

صحاف ṣaḥḥaf A (adj. superl. from صحف) s. m. A bookbinder, a bookseller.

صايب ṣāʼịb A (part. act. of صاب) adj. Right, going straight to the mark.

صادر ṣādir A (part. act. of صدر) adj. Proceeding, produced, derived, happened, arrived, passed, issued. صادرهونا ṣādir honā, To proceed, to be produced, derived, emerged, issued, &c.

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.

صانع ṣāniﻌ A part. act. (of صنع) Artificer, maker, creator.

صوب ṣaub A s. m. Side, tract, way. A.P. صوبجات ṣūba-jāt, s. plur. (of صوبه) Pro- vinces.