صايب ṣāʼịb A (part. act. of صاب) adj. Right, going straight to the mark.

صلات ṣalāt A (from صلا Ch. and To pray) s. f. 1. Prayer, benediction. 2. The first chap- ter of the ḳurʼān.

صحنک ṣaḥnak A. s. f. See سہنک sahnak.

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.

صور ṣūr A s. f. A kind of musical instrument, a horn, a trumpet. ¶ ṣūr, ṣuwar, or ṣiwar, s. plur. of صورت ṣūrat, q. v.

صفرا ṣafrā A s. f. Bile, gall, yellow.

صبح ṣubḥ A s. f. Morning, dawn. صبح خيز ṣubḥ- ḵẖez or صبح خيزان ṣubḥ-ḵẖezān, adj. Rising early in the morning. صبح خيزا يا خيزيا ṣubḥ- ḵẖez-ā or -ḵẖez-iyā, A sort of thief who rises early in the morning and steals before people are awake. صبحدم ṣubḥ-dam, Dawn of day. صبح صادق ṣubḥ-i-ṣādiḳ, Dawn of day. صبح کاذب ṣubḥ-i-kāẕib, Just before daybreak. صبح گاه ṣubḥ- gāh, The morning time. صبح گاهان ṣubḥ-gāhān, The early dawn. صبح گاهي ṣubḥ-gāh-ī, Of the morn.

صفوف ṣufūf A s. plur. (of صف) Lines, ranks, rows.

صوب ṣaub A s. m. Side, tract, way. A.P. صوبجات ṣūba-jāt, s. plur. (of صوبه) Pro- vinces.

صوف ṣūf A s. m. Wool, and the word is applied to silk, thread, and cotton.