احد aḥad A s. Unity, one, an unit.

احدات iḥdās̤ A (inf. iv. of حدت Heb. He renewed) s. m. Act of making or producing any thing new, production, invention, innova- tion.

احدي aḥd-ī P s. m. A sort of soldier.

احدیت aḥadīyat A s. f. Unity, the being sin- gular.

حد ḥadd A s. f. 1. Boundary, limit, bounds, extreme, extremity. 2. An impediment. 3. A definition. 4. A starting-post. 5. Punish- ment agreeable to the laws of Muhammad, which fix the exact number of lashes, &c. to be inflicted for certain crimes. Also, same as ازحد az ḥadd or حدسي ḥadd se or حدسي افزون ḥadd se afzūn or حدسي زياد ḥadd se ziyād or حد سي زياده ḥadd se ziyāda, Beyond bounds, extremely. حد باندهنا ḥadd bāndhnā, To bound, to terminate. حد بهر کرنا ḥadd bhar karnā, To do oneʼs best. حد کرنا ḥadd karnā, To push any thing to extremity, to go beyond bounds. حد مارنا ḥadd mārnā, To punish.

حداد ḥaddād A (from حديد) s. m. A blacksmith.

حدت ḥiddat A s. f. 1. The edge of a sword. 2. Keenness, acuteness, acrimony, passion, ve- hemence, impetuosity, poignancy, virulence.

حدث ḥadas̤ A or ḥads̤ (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Any thing existing for the first time, recently hap- pening, novelty, contingency, event, accident. 2. An accidental cause of impurity, according to Musalmān traditions, whereby it becomes un-

حدوث ḥudūs̤ A s. m. Novelty, the being new or recent, invention.

حدود ḥudūd A s. plur. (of حدّ) 1. Boundaries, confines. 2. Penal laws.

حديث ḥadīs̤ A (from حدث) s. m. f. 1. A his- tory, a tradition. 2. The traditional sayings of Muhammad. حديث کرنا ḥadīs̤ karnā, To for- swear, to abjure, to renounce.

حديد ḥadīd A (from حدّ Heb. Was sharp or it sharpened) s. m. Iron.

حديقه ḥadīḳa A s. m. A garden.

عليحده aﻌlạ̄ḥida A. (prop. عليٰ حده aﻌlạ̄ ḥaddihi, On its own limit) adj. or adv. Separate, apart, distinct.

لحد laḥad A s. f. 1. A niche in the side of a se- pulchre in which dead bodies are deposited. 2. (in Hindūstān) A place where the dead are washed.