صدقه ṣadḳa A (prop. ṣadaḳa, Heb. ) s. m. 1. Alms. 2. Propitiatory offerings, sacrifice. صدقي جانا يا هونا ṣadḳe-jānā or -honā, To become a sa- crifice for the welfare, &c. of another. صدقي کرنا ṣadḳe karnā, To sacrifice for the welfare, &c. of another.

صيام ṣiyām A s. m. A fast, the act of fasting.

صرفه ṣarfa A s. f. 1. Expense, expending. 2. Profusion, profit, utility, surplus, redundancy, addition. 3. The twelfth mansion of the moon, a star in the tail of Leo.

صنع ṣanﻌ A s. Making, creation. ¶ ṣinﻌ, adj. Dexterous, clever.

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

صديق ṣadīḳ A adj. Just, true; a sincere friend.

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.

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.

صفي ṣafī A (from صفو) adj. 1. Pure. 2. Just. 3. n. prop. The name of a Persian dynasty that

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