صليب ṣalīb A (from صلب) 1. adj. Hard. 2. Three-cornered. 3. s. m. A crucifix, a cross.

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

صلوات ṣalawāt A s. plur. (of صلوة) Prayers, bene- dictions.

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.

صحراٴيه ṣaḥrā-iya A. adj. Of the desert, wild.

صمصام ṣamṣām A s. f. A sharp sword.

صفہان ṣifahān P See اسفہان isfahān.

صوري ṣūrī A adj. Exterior, external, apparent.

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

صاد ṣād A s. f. The fourteenth letter of the Ara- bic alphabet.