صاحب ṣāḥib A (part. act. from صحبت) s. m. A lord, master, companion; (in compos.) pos- sessor, possessed of, endowed with, &c. (Plur. Arab. اصحاب or صحاب or in Pers. صاحبان). صاحب اختيار ṣāḥib-i-iḵẖtiyār, Possessed of free election, or option. صاحب اقبال ṣāḥib-iḳ- bāl, Fortunate, prosperous. صاحب تاج ṣāḥib- i-tāj, Possessed of the crown, a king. صاحب تخت ṣāḥib-i-taḵẖt, Possessor of the throne, a king. صاحب تمکنت ṣāḥib-i-tamkanat, Pos- sessed of dignity. صاحب جمال ṣāḥib-i-jamāl, adj. Beautiful. صاحب حال و قال ṣāḥib-i-ḥāl-o-ḳāl, Intelligent, polite, well-informed. صاحب خانه ṣāḥib-i-ḵẖāna, Master of the house. صاحب درد ṣāḥib-i-dard, Compassionate. صاحب دل ṣāḥib-dil, A pious man, a good man. صاحب زاده ṣāḥib-zāda, Genteelly born, a young gentle- man. صاحب سليقه ṣāḥib-salīka, Endowed with taste, a man of taste. صاحب طبع ṣāḥib-t̤abﻌ, Possessed of genius, a person of discernment, genius, or taste. صاحب طريقت ṣāḥib-i-t̤arī- ḳat, One of the way, or religion, or sect. صاحب غرض ṣaḥib-i-g̠ẖaraẓ, Designing, selfish.

صنعت ṣanʼﻌt A (from صنع) s. f. 1. Profession, trade, art, make, workmanship, manufacture, fabrication, work of art, machine, engine. 2. Mystery, miracle. صنعت گر ṣanʼaﻌt-gar, An ar- tist. صنعت گري ṣanʼaﻌt-gar-ī, s. f. Art, per- formance of miracles.

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

صرير ṣarīr A s. f. The scratching sound of a pen, the grating of a door, &c.

صافي ṣāf-ī A. 1. s. f. (from صاف) Cleanness, pu- rity. 2. Sincerity, candour. 3. A filter or cloth through which drinks, medicines, &c. are strained, a strainer. 4. part. act. (of صفو) Pure, clean, &c. See صاف ṣāf. صافي نامه ṣāfī- nāma, s. m. A general release, discharge from an obligation. See under راضي rāẓī.

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

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

صندل ṣandal A (from Sans. चंदन) s. m. San- dal wood, sanders. A.H. صندلوٿا ṣandal-auṭā, s. m. A stone on which sandal wood is ground.

صمصام ṣamṣām A s. f. A sharp sword.

صوت ṣaut A s. f. Sound, voice, clamour, noise, calling for help, shout, shriek of distress.