صحب ṣaḥb A s. plur. (of صاحب) Companions, &c.

صحاب ṣiḥāb A s. plur. (of صاحب q. v.) Com- panions.

صندلي ṣandal-ī A. 1. adj. Of the colour of sandal wood; brown, sorrel. 2. Made of sandal wood. 3. s. f. A kind of chair. 4. s. m. A sort of eu- nuch.

صورت ṣūrat A (from ii. of صار Heb. and Aram. To form, to fashion) s. f. 1. Form, figure, shape, face, countenance, fashion, appearance, probability, portrait. 2. Manner. 3. Condi- tion, state, case, circumstance. درصورت dar ṣūrat, or درصورتيکه dar-ṣūrate-ki, In case, provided that. صورت آشنا ṣūrat-āshnā, An ac- quaintance. صورت آشناٴي ṣūrat-āshnā-ī, s. f. Acquaintance. صورت پذير ṣūrat-paẕīr, Assuming or receiving form. صورت پذيرهونا ṣūrat- paẕīr honā, To come to pass, to come into exis- tence. صورت حال ṣūrat-i-ḥāl, s. f. A state- ment, form or state of condition or case, written declaration. صورت حرام ṣūrat-ḥarām, Plau- sible, whose appearance promises much more than events will justify, specious, superficial, fair without and foul within. صورت گر ṣūrat- gar, Painter, sculptor, limner.

صمصام ṣamṣām A s. f. A sharp sword.

صمغ ṣamg̠ẖ A or ṣamag̠ẖ, s. Gum. صمغ حماما ṣamag̠ẖ ḥamāmā, Gum ammoniac. صمغ عربي ṣamg̠ẖ-i-aﻌrabī, Gum arabic.

صمت ṣamt A s. f. Silence. ¶ ṣimmat, Adverse fortune.

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

صحنک ṣaḥnak A. s. f. See سہنک sahnak.

صموت ṣamūt A adj. Silent.