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সাপ [ sāpa ] n a snake, a serpent; (fig.) a mali cious person. সাপও মরে লাঠিও ভাঙ্গে (fig.) accomplishment of a difficult job without sustaining any loss or damage. সাপ হয়ে কাটা আর রোজা হয়ে ঝাড়া (fig.) to hunt with the hound and run with the hare. সাপের ছুঁচো গেলা (fig.) involvement in a nauseating or unpleasant affair which cannot now be shaken off. সাপের পাঁচ-পা দেখা (fig.) to get extremely au dacious as if one has come into posses sion of some rare power. সাপের হাঁচি বেদেয় চেনে (fig.) a jeweller knows the shine of a gem.

সাপট [ sāpaṭa ] n loud bragging or bullying; a vio lent stroke (as with a tail).

সাপটা [ sāpaṭā ] a ordinary, drab (সাপটা রান্না); in lump, gross (সাপটা দর). ☐ adv. in lump and without discrimination (সাপটা কেনা).

সাপিনি [ sāpini ] fem of সাপ ।

সাপেক্ষ [ sāpēkṣa ] a depending or dependent (on), subject (to), governed by a particular stipulation. সাপেক্ষানুমান n. (log.) a me diate inference.

সাপ্তাহিক [ sāptāhika ] a weekly. ☐ n. a weekly jour nal, a weekly.

সাফ [ sāpha ] a cleansed; clean, clear; clear-cut, unequivocal; obvious, thorough; downright (সাফ মিথ্যা); perfect or trace less (সাফ খুন); empty or emptied (পকেট সাফ); freed of obstruction (পালাবার রাস্তা সাফ); completely de stroyed or all dead (বংশ সাফ). ☐ adv. completely, thoroughly (সাফ উধাও). সাফ করা v. to cleanse; (facet.) to empty. পকেট সাফ করা (facet.) to pick one's pocket. সাফ কথা clear-cut words; final words. সাফ কবালা a deed of outright sale; a deed of conveyance. সাফ জবাব a straight answer; a sharp retort; (esp. in law) a complete denial.

সাফল্য [ sāphalya ] n success. ̃মণ্ডিত a. crowned with success; successful.

সাফাই [ sāphāi ] n cleansing; exculpation, an exon erative explanation; vindication of in nocence. সাফাই গাওয়া v. to plead inno cence, to plead not guilty. সাফাই দেওয়া v. to advance arguments to vindicate one's innocence. সাফাই সাক্ষী a witness vindicating the innocence of the ac cused.

সাব [ sāba ] pfx sub-.

সাব-ইনসপেকটর [ sāba-inasapēkaṭara ] n a sub-inspector.

সাব-এডিটর [ sāba-ēḍiṭara ] n a sub-editor.

সাব-কমিটি [ sāba-kamiṭi ] n a sub-committee.

সাবকাশ [ sābakāśa ] a having leisure (for); with lei sure or leave.

সাব-জজ [ sāba-jaja ] n a sub-judge.

সাবধান [ sābadhāna ] a careful, cautious, on one's guard, on the alert, heedful. ☐ int. be careful, take care, be on guard. সাবধান করা v. to caution, to warn. সাবধানের মার নেই (fig.) safe bind safe find. সাবধানতা n. carefulness, cautiousness, alertness, heedfulness. সাবধানী a. same as সাবধান (a.). সাবধানে adv. carefully, cautiously.

সাবন [ sābana ] n a solar day; a solar month. ☐ a. solar (সাবন মাস).

সাবয়ব [ sābaẏaba ] a having a body with limbs or constituent parts, corporeal.

সাব-রেজিস্ট্রার [ sāba-rējisṭrāra ] n a sub-registrar.

সাবলীল [ sābalīla ] a effortless; easy; facile; artistic; artistically playful.

সাবাড় [ sābāḍ় ] a finished; thoroughly consumed or spent or (facet.) eaten up; utterly de stroyed or ruined; killed or murdered, done in. সাবাড় করা v. to finish; to con sume or spend thoroughly; (facet.) to eat up the whole amount of; to ruin or destroy utterly; to kill or murder, to do (one) in. সাবড়ানো, সাবড়ে দেওয়া same as সাবাড় করা ।

সাবান [ sābāna ] n soap. সাবান মাখা বা মাখানো v. to soap. একখন্ড গোটা সাবান a cake of soap. এক চাকা গোটা সাবান a soap-ball. এক টুকরো সাবান a piece of soap. সাবানের ফেনা suds, soap-suds, lather. সাবানের কৌটো n. a soap-case, a soap-dish. ̃তুল্য a. saponaceous, soapy.

সাবালক [ sābālaka ] a of age; adult. fem. সাবালিকা । সাবালিকা হওয়া v. to come of age; to at tain adulthood, to reach majority. ̃ত্ব n. full age, majority; adulthood.