صياد ṣaiyād A (adj. superl. of صيد Heb. Hunting) s. m. A hunter, fowler, fisherman.

صعوه ṣaﻌwa A s. A little bird, a sort of sparrow with a red head, or a starling.

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

صوم ṣaum A (Heb. ) 1. s. m. Fasting, a fast. 2. One who fasts. 3. A christian church. 4. adj. Silent. صوم صلوة ṣaum ṣalāt, s. f. Fasting and prayer.

صدمه ṣadma A (from صدم To impinge, to dash) s. m. A blow, a stroke of fortune, shock, adversity, accident, calamity, collision, an adventure.

صاحب کران ṣāḥib-ḳirān A s. m. An invincible hero, a great emperour.

صراف ṣarrāf A (adj. superl. from صرف) s. m. A banker, a moneychanger.

صنمکده ṣanam-kada P s. m. An idol temple.

صالحه ṣāliḥa A adj. f. (of صالح) Virtuous, chaste. (Plur. صالحات ṣālīḥāt).

صلحه ṣulḥa A s. m. Friendship.