صوفي ṣūfī A 1. adj. Wise. (From Gr. sofos; or, from being clothed in woollen: Gol.). 2. s. m. A sofi or ṣūfī. (Pers. plur. صوفيان). 3. adj. Woollen.

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.

صلاح ṣalāḥ A (from صلح Heb. To prosper) 1. s. f. Peace, concord, treaty. 2. Rectitude, in- tegrity, goodness of state or condition, prosperity. 3. Advice, counsel. 4. adj. Advisable. صلاح کرني ṣalāḥ karnī, To consult, advise, to take counsel together.

صليٰ ṣallạ̄ A 3d pers. mas. sing. of past tense, He blessed or was merciful towards. صليٰ الله عليه ṣallạ-l-lāh aﻌlaihi, The blessing of God on him! صليٰ الله عليهم ṣallạ-l-lāh aﻌlaihim, The blessing of God be on them!

صغر ṣig̠ẖar A s. m. Smallness, minuteness.

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.

صرع ṣarﻌ A s. f. The epilepsy. A. صرف (Heb. To pour out for purification, to purify, to examine metals) ṣirf, adv. Purely,

صفراي ṣafrā-ī A. adj. Bilious.

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

صحاب ṣiḥāb A s. plur. (of صاحب q. v.) Com- panions.