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سَفِير
representative · safīr
سَفِيرَة
representative · safīra
سقط
to drop
سُكَّانِيَّة
number of residents in a given area · sukkāniyya
سَكْسُونِيّ
of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language · saksūniyy
سَكَنَ
have permanent residence · sakana
سْكُوتَر
type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter · skūtar
سَلَام
state of being free from war · salām
سُلَحْفَاة
land or marine reptile with a shell · sulaḥfāh
سَلَطَة
food · salaṭa
سُلْطَوِيّ
of, or relating to, absolute obedience to an authority · sulṭawiyy
سِلَع
goods offered for sale · silaʕ
سِلْعَة
goods offered for sale · silʕa
سِلْم
state of being free from war · silm
سُلُوك
way matter or systems behave · sulūk
سَمَاء
sky · samāʔ
سَمَارَا
city in Russia · samārā
سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس
pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound · samāʕāt ar-raʔs
سَمَّاعَة
pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound · sammāʕa
سَمَحَ
allow · samaḥa
سَمْرَاء
a person, especially female, with brown hair · samrāʔ
سِمْسِم
plant · simsim
سَمِعَ
to perceive with the ear · samiʕa
سُمْعَة
dignity, status, or esteem · sumʕa
سَمَك
collective plural of fish · samak
سَمَكَةُ الْقِرْش
fish · samakatu l-qirš
سُمُوّ
form of address · sumuww
سُمُوَّة
form of address · sumuwwa
سَمُّور
animal · sammūr
سَمِيّ
person with the same name as another · samiyy
سَمِيَّة
person with the same name as another · samiyya
سْمِيث
transliterations of the name Smith · smīṯ
سِنَاتُور
historic: position in government of ancient Rome · sinātūr
سُنْبُل رُومِيّ
Valeriana officinalis · sunbul rūmiyy
سَنَة
time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun · sana
سِنْثِسَيْزَر
music: an electronic keyboard instrument · sinṯisayzar
سِنْجَاب
rodent · sinjāb
سِنْدِيَان
wood · sindiyān
سَنَوَات
time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun · sanawāt
سَهْل
uncomplicated · sahl
سَهْم
symbol · sahm
سُور
barrier · sūr
سُوشِي
Japanese dish · sūšī
سَوْط
rod or rope · sawṭ
سُوفْيَاتِيّ
pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics · suvyātiyy
سُوفْيِتِيّ
pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics · sovyetiyy
سُوفْيِيتِيّ
pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics · sovyētiyy
سُوق
gathering for trading · sūq
سومرست
county in England
سُويُوز
a Soviet/Russian spacecraft · suyūz
سِي
name of the letter C, c · sī
سِيَاج
barrier · siyāj
سِيدَر
alcoholic beverage · sīdar
سِيدْنِي
state capital of New South Wales, Australia · sīdnī
سِيرَاكْيُوز
city in New York state · sīrākyūz
سَيْف الضَّوْءِ
a fictional type of sword · sayf aḍ-ḍawʔi
سيمانة
period of seven days · sīmāna
سينتوريون
commander of a century of soldiers
سينثيسايزر
music: an electronic keyboard instrument · sīnṯīsāyzar
سِينْغ
surname · sīnḡ
شَأن
pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another
شاء
animal · šāʔ
شَاذّ جِنْسِيًّا
sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex · šāḏḏ jinsiyyan
شَارَة
object meant to represent another · šāra
شاف
perceive with the eyes · šāf
شَاقِيَة
Salvia officinalis · šāqiya
شال
to carry · šāl
شَامِس
weather, day · šāmis
شَاهَدَ
to look at for a period of time · šāhada
شَاي
dried leaves of tea plant · šāy
شايب
of a living being: having lived for relatively many years · šāyib
شَبَكَة
interconnected group or system · šabaka
شَبَه
alloy of copper and zinc · šabah
شَبُّوط
any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae · šabbūṭ
شَبِيه
person physically resembling another person · šabīh
شَجَرَةْ اَلْبُرْتُقَال
tree · šajarat al-burtuqāl
شَحَذَ
(transitive) to sharpen (something) by rubbing on an object; of an animal: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing — see also hone · šaḥaḏa
شَحْم
specialized animal tissue · šaḥm
شَخْص
individual · šaḵṣ
شُذُوذ
dated: an irregularity or inconsistency · šuḏūḏ
شَرَاب
alcoholic beverage made from grapes — see also port wine, chianti · šarāb
شَرَاب اللَّيْمُون
still beverage · šarāb al-laymūn
شُرْبَة
dish · šurba
شَرْج
lower opening of the digestive tract · šarj
شَرَحَ
to make intelligible · šaraḥa
شَرْعِيَّة
quality of being legitimate or valid; validity · šarʕiyya
شُرْغُوف
toad or frog larva · šurḡūf
شَرْق
compass point · šarq
شَرْقِيّ
related to the east · šarqiyy
شَرَكٌ
trap · šarakun
شُرُوق
the part of the day after midnight and before midday — see also AM · šurūq
شَرِيط
motion picture · šarīṭ
شَرِيعَة
body of rules established in a community by its authorities · šarīʕa
شَرِيف
all meanings · šarīf
شَرِيك
someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest · šarīk
شَرِيكَة
someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest · šarīka
شَظَايَا
fragments and debris thrown out by an exploding device · šaẓāyā
شَظِيَّة
fragment of material · šaẓiyya
شِعَار
object meant to represent another · šiʕār
شُعاعٌ
directed quantity · šuʕāʕun
شَعْبِيّ
of or pertaining to the common people · šaʕbiyy
شَعْبِيَّة
the quality or state of being popular · šaʕbiyya
شَعَرَ
transitive: to sense by touch · šaʕara
شُعُور
awareness · šuʕūr
شَغَّال
in action · šaḡḡāl
شُغْل
work · šuḡl
شَفَّاف
see-through, clear · šaffāf
شَفَقَة
deep awareness of the suffering of another · šafaqa
شَفَلَّح
pickled bud of Capparis spinosa · šafallaḥ
شَفَهِيّ
spoken · šafahiyy
شَفَوِيّ
spoken · šafawiyy
شَفَى
make better · šafā
شَقِيق
male sibling · šaqīq
شَقِيقَة
woman or girl having the same parents · šaqīqa
شَكَرَ
to own with gratitude · šakara
شلون
in what manner · šlōn
شَمَّ
sense with nose · šamma
شَمْبَانْيَا
sparkling white wine produced in Champagne · šambānyā
شَمْشَاد
shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree · šamšād
شَمْشَار
shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree · šamšār
شَمْشِير
shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree · šamšīr
شَمَّمَ
to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of" · šammama
شَمَنْدُورَة
moored float · šamandūra
شَمْوِيل
biblical person · šamwīl
شَنْطَة
flexible container · šanṭa
شْنِيتْزَل
a meat dish · šnītzal
شَهْم
man of breeding · šahm
شَهِيّ
pleasing to taste · šahiyy
شِوَاء
cooking instrument · šiwāʔ
شُورَبَة
dish · šūraba
شَوْكَة
sharp protective structure of a plant · šawka
شَوْكَرَان
poisonous plant of genus Conium · šawkarān
شِي
Chinese surname · šī
شِيرَاز
a city and county in southern Iran · šīrāz
شُيُوعِيَّة
ideology/philosophy · šuyūʕiyya
صَادِق
concurring with a given set of facts · ṣādiq
صانَ
to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something) · ṣāna
صَانِع
male artisan · ṣāniʕ
صَبَاح
part of the day between dawn and midday · ṣabāḥ
صُبُح
part of the day between dawn and midday · ṣubuḥ
صبيّة
young female person · ṣabiyya, ṣabiyye
صحرا
barren area · ṣaḥra
صَحْرَاء
barren area · ṣaḥrāʔ
صحرة
barren area · ṣaḥara
صَحِيح
concurring with a given set of facts · ṣaḥīḥ
صَحِيفَة
publication · ṣaḥīfa
صَدَّأَ
to oxidise · ṣaddaʔa
صَدِئ
affected by rust · ṣadiʔ
صُدَاع الخَمْر
negative effects caused by heavy drinking · ṣudāʕ al-ḵamr
صَدَّام
male given name · ṣaddām

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