استخدام istiḵẖdām A (inf. x. of خدم) s. m. Em- ploying, making use of the labour of another, asking or getting employment.

خدا ḵẖudā P s. m. God. خدا پرست ḵẖudā- parast, adj. God-worshipper, godly. خداپرستي ḵẖudā-parast-ī, s. f. The worship of God. خدا ترس ḵẖudā-tars (ترس part. act. of ترسيدن To fear) adj. 1. Fearing God. 2. Virtuous. خدا خدا کرکي ḵẖudā ḵẖudā karke, With difficulty, by hook or by crook. خدا حافظ ḵẖudā ḥāfiz̤, God (is) the protector; adieu, farewell. خدا داني ḵẖudā-dān-ī, s. f. The knowledge of God. خدا شناس ḵẖudā-shinās, adj. Knowing God. خداشناسي ḵẖudā-shinās-ī, s. f. Knowledge of God. خدا طلبي ḵẖudā-t̤alab-ī, s. f. The seeking of God. خدا کا نام لينا ḵẖudā kā nām lenā, (dakh. i. q. انصاف کرنا) To administer justice, to decide (?). خدا کرکر ḵẖudā karkar (dakh. i. q. ناگاه) Suddenly. خدا کري ḵẖudā kare, Would to God. خدا کيا کري ḵẖudā kyā kare, What will fate produce? or what is the will of God? (an expression used in doubtful circum- stances). خدا کي ماري هونا ḵẖudā ke māre honā, To be unfortunate, to suffer by the decrees of fate. خدانخواسته ḵẖudā na-ḵẖẉāsta, or خدا نا کرده ḵẖudā nā karda, God forbid!

خدام ḵẖuddām A s. plur. (of خادم ḵẖādim) Servants.

خداوند ḵẖudā-wand P s. m. Possessor, master, husband. خداوند نعمت ḵẖudāwand-i-niﻌmat, 1. (A form of address to superiours) Beneficent master or lord. 2. Rich, opulent.

خداوندي ḵẖudāwand-ī P s. f. Sovereignty, lord- ship, divinity, providence.

خدايا ḵẖudā-yā P s. voc. O God! P. A. خدايتعاليٰ ḵẖudā-e-taʼāﻌlạ̄, The most high God.

خداٴي ḵẖudā-ī P 1. s. f. Godhead, divinity, pro- vidence. 2. The world. 3. adj. Divine. خداٴي رات ḵẖudā-ī rāt, Singing hymns and watching

خدشه ḵẖadsha A s. m. Fear, alarm, danger, doubt, question, apprehension, solicitude.

زنخدان zanaḵẖdān P s. m. The chin, the pit in the chin.

مخدر muḵẖaddar A (part. pass. II. of خدر) adj. Concealed, kept behind a veil.

ناخدا nāḵẖudā P (comp. of ناو and خدا) s. m. Master or commander of a ship, captain, or supercargo.

ناخداٴي nāḵẖudā-ī P s. f. Office of master, &c. of a ship, navigation.

کتخدا katḵẖudā P s. m. A master of a family, married man, a bridegroom.

کتخداٴي katḵẖudā-ī P s. f. Marriage, establishing or managing a family.

کد خدا kad-ḵẖudā P (کد A house, and خدا Mas- ter) s. m. The father of a family, a married man.