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.

صمغ ṣamg̠ẖ A or ṣamag̠ẖ, s. Gum. صمغ حماما ṣamag̠ẖ ḥamāmā, Gum ammoniac. صمغ عربي ṣamg̠ẖ-i-aﻌrabī, Gum arabic.

صراط ṣirāt̤ A s. f. A road. صراط المستقيم ṣirāt̤u- l-mustaḳīm, The right way, i. e. the Muhamma- dan religion. ¶ ṣurāt̤, A long sword.

صريح ṣarīḥ A (from صرح) adj. Apparent, evident, clear, palpable.

صاحبي ṣāḥib-ī A. s. f. 1. Rule, command, lord- ship. 2. A kind of grape so called. 3. A kind of silk cloth. صاحبي کرنا ṣāḥib-ī karnā, To lord, to rule, to govern.

صندوق ṣandūḳ A or ṣundūḳ, s. f. and m. A box, a trunk, cabinet, case, chest, coffer, coffin. (Plur. صناديق). A.P. صندوقچه ṣandūḳ-cha, s. m. A small box, a casket.

صوم ṣaum A (Heb. ) 1. s. m. Fasting, a fast. 2. One who fasts. 3. A christian church. 4. adj. Silent. صوم صلوة ṣaum ṣalāt, s. f. Fasting and prayer.

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

صندلي ṣandal-ī A. 1. adj. Of the colour of sandal wood; brown, sorrel. 2. Made of sandal wood. 3. s. f. A kind of chair. 4. s. m. A sort of eu- nuch.

صراحي ṣurāḥī A (from صرح) s. f. A goblet, a long-necked flask, a flagon. صراحي بردار ṣurā- ḥī-bardār, The carrier of the flask or goblet. صراحي دار ṣurāḥī-dār, adj. Shaped in the form of a ṣurāḥī (a pearl).