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sargên [Afghani Nawis 1985, 340]: dung, also dried and kept for firing
sarraftə: valorous, heroic, brave
sebest/sebesk [Fikrat 1976, 93]: lucerne (plant), also known as alfalfa
sewâ [Fikrat 1976, 104]: separate
sič: a species of wild onion
sinəxaz: crawling on the belly [lit. chest]
söu (< sâf) / söukoni [cf. Fikrat, 92]: weeding
suri: big sack for carrying farming products
šâpar (< šâhpar) [Afghani Nawis 1985 (Farmand's Supplement), 114]: wing of a big fly or a butterfly
šakarparə [Fikrat 1976, 109]: a sort of small abricots. The abricot (pl. ‘abricots') is defined as: a) deciduous Asian tree (Prunus armeniaca) having alternate leaves and clusters of usually white flowers; b) The edible yellow-orange fruit of this tree.
šamšêrdasti: fencing (sword) competition
šεwa/šêwa, cf. šiwagi [Fikrat 1976, 114]: descending slope; (moving) downhill
šenâxtε [Afghani Nawis 1985, 384]: acquaintance, friend
šenk (< šeng) [Fikrat 1976, 111]: protruding part of a sheep's leg
šeynak (< šâhin-“royal white falcon” + suffix -ak) (small) falcon
šin [Fikrat 1976, 114]: neighing of a horse
širparə, cf. Kb širpira [Fikrat 1976, 113]: a kind of sweet cake or paste
šiwagi, cf. šεwa/šêwa: descending slope
šöuš: drawing liquid with the mouth
šurεkaš: (organic) manure collector
tâspιyâlε (< tâs-o pιyâlε): brass cup for drinking
taasobkandε: wrinkled, shrunk
taxbâr (< taxtbâr): twig woven carrier of firewood placed on the person's back
taxpât (< taftbâd): burning wind, burning air, or evaporation rising from the ground