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.

صندوق ṣandūḳ A or ṣundūḳ, s. f. and m. A box, a trunk, cabinet, case, chest, coffer, coffin. (Plur. صناديق). A.P. صندوقچه ṣandūḳ-cha, s. m. A small box, a casket.

صبا ṣabā A s. f. A gentle breeze, an easterly breeze, a morning breeze.

صحراٴي ṣaḥrā-ī A adj. Of the desert, wild.

صراط ṣirāt̤ A s. f. A road. صراط المستقيم ṣirāt̤u- l-mustaḳīm, The right way, i. e. the Muhamma- dan religion. ¶ ṣurāt̤, A long sword.

صيقل ṣaiḳal A (from صقل) s. m. 1. Polishing, polish, cleaning, furbishing. 2. The polishing instrument. صيقل کرنا ṣaiḳal karnā, To polish, furbish, burnish. صيقل گر ṣaiḳal-gar, A polisher, furbisher, burnisher, armourer. A.P. صيقلي ṣaiḳl-ī, adj. Polished.

صاحبه ṣāḥiba A (fem. of صاحب) s. f. A lady, mis- tress, &c.

صحن ṣaḥn A s. m. 1. A court-yard, an area. 2. A large cup or goblet. 3. A small dish or plate.

صنمخانه ṣanam-ḵẖāna P s. m. An idol temple.

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