صحره ṣaḥra A. for صحرا ṣaḥrā, q. v.

صبان ṣabāṅ A. s. (dakh. from صباح) The morn, the morrow; in the morning. A.P. صباٴي ṣabāʼī, adj. Of the gentle breeze, &c.

صفر ṣafar A or ṣafaru-l-muz̤affar, s. m. The se- cond month of the Muhammadan year. (On the 20th day of this month is held the festival of Sarotan, in commemoration of the junction of the head and body of Ḥusain. The 28th and the last days of this month are reckoned unfortunate; the former on account of Ḥasanʼs being poisoned by his wife; the latter because destructive vegetables are supposed to be pro- duced on that day). ¶ ṣifr, s. m. A cipher.

صولت ṣaulat A s. f. Fury, viclence, impetuosity.

صرع ṣarﻌ A s. f. The epilepsy. A. صرف (Heb. To pour out for purification, to purify, to examine metals) ṣirf, adv. Purely,

صاحب کران ṣāḥib-ḳirān A s. m. An invincible hero, a great emperour.

صغير ṣag̠ẖīr A (from صغر) adj. Small, slender, inferiour, junior. صغيرسن ṣag̠ẖīr-sinn, adj. Of tender age.

صعود ṣuʼūﻌd A s. m. Ascent, ascension.

صبوح ṣabūḥ A s. Wine drunk in the morning, wine which may be for use in the morning.

صغار ṣig̠ẖār A plur. (of صغير from صغر Heb. To be small) Small. صغاروکبار ṣig̠ẖār o kibār, The small and great, the populace.