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

صدارت ṣadārat A (from صدر) s. f. The office of prime minister, or of chief justice, the chancel- lorship.

صبي ṣabī A (from Ch. To will, to desire, to love; the affections being strongest in youth) s. m. A youth. (Plur. صبيان).

صغار ṣig̠ẖār A plur. (of صغير from صغر Heb. To be small) Small. صغاروکبار ṣig̠ẖār o kibār, The small and great, the populace.

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.

صعود ṣuʼūﻌd A s. m. Ascent, ascension.

صحراٴيه ṣaḥrā-iya A. adj. Of the desert, wild.

صادر ṣādir A (part. act. of صدر) adj. Proceeding, produced, derived, happened, arrived, passed, issued. صادرهونا ṣādir honā, To proceed, to be produced, derived, emerged, issued, &c.

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

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