صنم ṣanam
A صنم ṣanam, s.m. An idol, image (syn. but);—a mistress, lover, sweetheart;—name of a game among children (one says ṣanam āʼī, 'your sweetheart is come'; and asks 'whence?' 'in what dress?' 'what does she eat?' &c.; with whatever letter the answer to the first question begins, those to the others must begin with the same; otherwise, the person failing is condemned, by way of penalty, to imitate the voice of some animal, as a cock, or an ass, &c.):—ṣanam-ḵẖāna or ṣanam-kada-ě-ćīn, s.m. An idol-temple, a pagoda, &c. (see but-ḵẖāna).
