صہبا ṣahbā A s. Wine, especially red wine.

صدقه ṣadḳa A (prop. ṣadaḳa, Heb. ) s. m. 1. Alms. 2. Propitiatory offerings, sacrifice. صدقي جانا يا هونا ṣadḳe-jānā or -honā, To become a sa- crifice for the welfare, &c. of another. صدقي کرنا ṣadḳe karnā, To sacrifice for the welfare, &c. of another.

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

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.

صفراي ṣafrā-ī A. adj. Bilious.

صبر ṣabr A s. f. Patience, endurance. صبرکرنا ṣabr karnā, To wait, to have patience, to endure. ¶ ṣabir, A species of aloes.

صحراٴي ṣaḥrā-ī A adj. Of the desert, wild.

صحاري ṣaḥārạ̄ A or ṣaḥārī, s. plur. (of صحرا) De- serts, plains.

صيانت ṣiyānat A s. f. Defence, guarding, keeping, preservation, support.

صرصر ṣarṣar A s. f. A cold boisterous wind.