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

صفير ṣafīr A (from صفر To whistle) s. f. 1. Sound, whistling, a hissing noise, blowing, singing (as, of a bird). 2. A sapphire.

صفہان ṣifahān P See اسفہان isfahān.

ص ṣād called صاد مہمله and صادغيرمنقوطه the four- teenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not properly occur in the Persian language; but, in a few words it has, in modern times, been substituted for the original س to distinguish them from others of a different signification; as, in صد, originally سد One hundred; and in شصت originally شست Sixty; to prevent their being confounded with سد A wall, and شست An aim. It has no corresponding let- ter in the Sanskrit alphabet. In Persia and

صرافي ṣarrāf-ī A. s. f. Banking, money-changing.

صف ṣaff A s. f. 1. Series, order, line, rank, file, row. 2. A mat. صف آرا ṣaff-ārā, Arraying,

صبح ṣubḥ A s. f. Morning, dawn. صبح خيز ṣubḥ- ḵẖez or صبح خيزان ṣubḥ-ḵẖezān, adj. Rising early in the morning. صبح خيزا يا خيزيا ṣubḥ- ḵẖez-ā or -ḵẖez-iyā, A sort of thief who rises early in the morning and steals before people are awake. صبحدم ṣubḥ-dam, Dawn of day. صبح صادق ṣubḥ-i-ṣādiḳ, Dawn of day. صبح کاذب ṣubḥ-i-kāẕib, Just before daybreak. صبح گاه ṣubḥ- gāh, The morning time. صبح گاهان ṣubḥ-gāhān, The early dawn. صبح گاهي ṣubḥ-gāh-ī, Of the morn.

صفات ṣifāt A s. f. plur. of صفت ṣifat, q. v.

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.

صلب ṣalb A s. f. 1. (Ch. ) Crucifixion. 2. Burning. 3. Teasing, fretting, vexing. ¶ ṣulb, The loins; (met.) offspring.