صلابت ṣalābat A (from صلب) s. f. Firmness, hardness, severity, majesty, dignity.

صعود ṣuʼūﻌd A s. m. Ascent, ascension.

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.

صباغ ṣabbāg̠ẖ A (part. act. of صبغ Heb. To stain or paint) s. m. A dier, one whose business is to die.

صف ṣaff A s. f. 1. Series, order, line, rank, file, row. 2. A mat. صف آرا ṣaff-ārā, Arraying,

صفحه ṣafḥa A (from صفح To turn the face) s. m. Page (of a book), surface, face.

صدف ṣadaf A s. f. A shell, a pearl, mother of pearl.

صدور ṣudūr A s. plur. of صدر ṣadr, q. v.

صغرا ṣug̠ẖarā A adj. plur. (of صغير) Small, infe- riours.

صوبه ṣūba A s. m. 1. A province. 2. A governour. (Term peculiar to Hindūstān). A.P. صوبه دار ṣūba-dār, s. m. 1. The chief, viceroy, or lieutenant of a province. 2. A military offi- cer among Indian troops, whose rank corres- ponds to that of captain. A.P. صوبه داري ṣūba-dār-ī, s. f. The office of lieu- tenant of a province, the government of a صوبه ṣūba or province.