صغرا ṣug̠ẖarā A adj. plur. (of صغير) Small, infe- riours.

صومعه ṣaumaʼaﻌ A s. m. A monastery.

صوبه ṣūba A s. m. 1. A province. 2. A governour. (Term peculiar to Hindūstān). A.P. صوبه دار ṣūba-dār, s. m. 1. The chief, viceroy, or lieutenant of a province. 2. A military offi- cer among Indian troops, whose rank corres- ponds to that of captain. A.P. صوبه داري ṣūba-dār-ī, s. f. The office of lieu- tenant of a province, the government of a صوبه ṣūba or province.

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

صرفه ṣarfa A s. f. 1. Expense, expending. 2. Profusion, profit, utility, surplus, redundancy, addition. 3. The twelfth mansion of the moon, a star in the tail of Leo.

صغر ṣig̠ẖar A s. m. Smallness, minuteness.

صنم ṣanam A (Heb. ) s. m. l. An idol. 2. A mistress, lover, sweetheart. 3. The name of a game among children: one says, صنم آي ṣanam āʼe, The idol or sweetheart is come; and asks whence? in which dress is she clothed? what does she eat? &c. With whatever letter the answer to the first question begins, those to the others must begin with the same; otherwise, the person failing is condemned, by way of pe- nalty, to imitate the voice of some animal, as a cock or ass, &c.

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

صلعم ṣalaﻌm A A mysterious word (added often to the name of Maḥammad) formed from the ab- breviation of the following words, صلي الله عليه وسلم ṣallạ-l-lāh aﻌlaihi wa sallam, The blessing and peace of God be with him.

صانع ṣāniﻌ A part. act. (of صنع) Artificer, maker, creator.