احبا aḥibbā A s. plur. (of حبیب) Friends, lovers, beloved.

انحراف inḥirāf A (inf. vii. of حرف) s. m. 1. Deflection, inversion, change, (met.) proving a

انحصار inḥiṣār A (inf. vii. of حصر) s. m. Sur- rounding, encircling; restriction, limitation.

حجاب ḥijāb A (from حجب) s. m. 1. Modesty, bashfulness, shame, concealment. 2. A veil, a curtain. 3. Night. حجاب اٿهنا ḥijāb uṭhnā, v. n. 1. To be lost (the sense of shame). 2. To be removed (a skreen). حجاب چشمي ḥijāb- chashm-ī, Sheepʼs-eyed. حجاب کرنا ḥijāb karnā, 1. To cover, hide, conceal. 2. To shame. حجاب کهانا ḥijāb khānā, To blush.

حجابي ḥijāb-ī A. s. f. Concealment, secrecy.

حجاز ḥijāz A (from حجز To restrain, to intervene, to separate) s. m. 1. Mecca and the adjacent country, Arabia Petræa. (Arabia is by some divided into two parts only; viz. Yaman and Ḥijāz: others make of it five divisions; namely, Yaman, Tihāma, Najd, Aﻌrūẓ and Ḥijāz. Ḥijāz is the chain of mountains extending from Yaman to Syria; and has this name from intervening between Najd and Tihāma). 2. Name of one of the three principal Persian modes of musick (the other two being اسفـﮩ‍ان isfahān and عراق iﻌrāḳ).

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

حراج ḥirāj A s. plur. (of حرجة) Flocks of camels, thickets of trees.

حراست ḥirāsat A (from حرس) s. f. Care, watching, guarding. حراست کرنا ḥirāsat karnā, To take care of, to govern, to guard.

حربا ḥirbā A s. m. A chameleon.

حرز ḥirz A s. m. 1. (Heb. ) An amulet, a charm. 2. A fortification, an asylum, a place of refuge.

حرس ḥirs A s. m. Same as حراست q. v.

حرص ḥirṣ A s. f. Desiring eagerly, greediness, avidity, covetousness, avarice, ambition. حرص کرنا ḥirṣ karnā, To covet.

حرصاها ḥirṣāhā A. adj. See حريص ḥarīs.

حرصي ḥirṣ-ī A adj. Greedy, covetous, ambitious.