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sabuk, vulg. subuk[cf. Pehl. shafak; Zend khshvaêwa, rt. khshvip= S. िक्षप् ], adj. Light (not heavy); light-footed, expeditious, active, nimble; light, frivolous, trivial, trifling; shallow; futile; unsteady; undignified, degrading, debased; delicate, slim:—subuk-bār, adj. Of a light weight; lightly loaded, unencumbered; free from care:—subukpāor pā`e, adj. & s.m. Light of foot, swiftfooted;—a courier:—subuk-pā`ī, s.f. Swiftness of foot, nimbleness, activity:—subuk-parwāz, adj. Light or swift in flight, light-winged:—subuk-ḵẖez, adj. Rising quickly or swiftly, alert, brisk, quick, active, vigilant:—subuk-dosh, adj. Lightly laden, unencumbered; relieved, free from care or anxiety, light-hearted:—subukravor rau, adj. Going lightly or easily, lightpaced, travelling quickly,quick, swift, fleet:—subuk-rūḥ, adj. Cheerful, merry, jovial, jolly:—subuk-rūḥī, s.f. Cheerfulness, gaiety, lightness or ease of mind:—subuk-rauḥī, s.f. Lightness of blowing:—subuk-ravīor rau`ī, s.f. Quickness, swiftness, fleetness, celerity:—sabuk-sār, adj. Light-headed; unsteady, undignified, without power or dignity, contemptible, mean, base; helpless; hasty:—subuk-sair, adj.=subuk-rav, q.v.:—subuk honā, To be light; to be despised, be held in contempt, to be held cheap.
Origin: Persian