Shem. Hebr. Name.
Shem Hamphorash. Hebr. The separated, reserved, or special Name, i.e. Yahweh. Always transliterated Adonai. Lord (a word which itself, perhaps, contains the Span. Don), whence Κύριος, Dominus, and the Lord, have found their way into translations of the Old Testament. Our English “Jehovah” contains the forbidden consonants of Yahweh and the vowel points of Adonai.
Shereef. Arab. Noble.
Shillam eidri. Apparently meant for lashon ivri = the Hebrew tongue.
Shoob. Borrovian for the Russian shuba, a fur cloak or pelisse. The word has made its way into Eng. Rom. as shooba, a gown.
Shrit. Apparently for the Arabic ishtari = buy.
Sibat. Arab. Slippers. More correctly, sabbāt.
Sidi. Arab. My lord. More usually written Said or Sayyid, the same as the more familiar Cid. The fem. Sitti = my lady, is familiar to every lady who has visited North Africa.
Sierras. Span. Lit. saws; applied to mountain ranges, from their serrated outline.
Siesta. Span. Lat. sexta (hora), noon. Noontide or afternoon sleep. Sext is one of the canonical hours of the Catholic Church.