صادق ṣādiḳ A (part. act. of صدق Heb. To be, or be esteemed, just) adj. True, just, sincere. صادق القول ṣādiḳu-l-ḳaul, Speaking truth. A.P. صادقي ṣādiḳ-ī, s. f. Sincerity, truth.

صايم ṣāʼịm A part. act. (of صوم Heb. To fast) 1. A faster. 2. (adjectively) Thirsty. صايم الدهر ṣāʼịmu-d-dahr, One who fasts always.

صفحه ṣafḥa A (from صفح To turn the face) s. m. Page (of a book), surface, face.

صباغ ṣabbāg̠ẖ A (part. act. of صبغ Heb. To stain or paint) s. m. A dier, one whose business is to die.

صحيفه ṣaḥīfa A (from صحف) s. m. A book, a leaf, a page, a letter.

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.

صليب ṣalīb A (from صلب) 1. adj. Hard. 2. Three-cornered. 3. s. m. A crucifix, a cross.

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.

صغر ṣig̠ẖar A s. m. Smallness, minuteness.

صابن ṣāban A. s. m. Soap. (Hence Gr. *sa/pwn).