صفوف ṣufūf A s. plur. (of صف) Lines, ranks, rows.

صندل ṣandal A (from Sans. चंदन) s. m. San- dal wood, sanders. A.H. صندلوٿا ṣandal-auṭā, s. m. A stone on which sandal wood is ground.

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

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

صرافي ṣarrāf-ī A. s. f. Banking, money-changing.

صمد ṣamad A 1. s. m. Lord, master. 2. adj. Eternal, high; the eternal.

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

صمداني ṣamdān-ī A adj. Divine.

صفت ṣifat A (from وصف) s. f. 1. Praise. 2. Quality, attribute. 3. Manner, description. 4. A noun adjective. 5. Like, resembling. صفت موصوف ṣifat mauṣūf, An adjective (with its sub- stantive).

صميم ṣamīm A (from صمّ) adj. Pure, unmixed, sincere.