حبس ḥabs A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Retention, imprisonment. 2. Prison. 3. A prisoner. 4. A bank, mound, dam. 5. A tank, pond, re- servoir. حبس البول ḥabsu-l-baul, s. m. A re- tention of urine, a strangury. حبس النفس ḥabsu-n-nafas, Suffocation. حبس دم ḥabs-i-dam, s. m. 1. Retaining the breath (which some fa- ḳirs do as a religious act for a very long time. This is esteemed a means of prolonging life, on the principle, that every man has a predestined number of inspirations to make, and the more slowly these are performed, the longer will be the period of his existence). 2. An asthma. A. H. حبشني ḥabshanī, s. f. A female Abyssinian.

حرکات ḥarakāt A s. plur. of حرکت ḥarakat.

حاجي ḥājī A (part. act. from حجّ Heb. He turned round, danced, celebrated a festival; pe- culiarly, performed the pilgrimage to Mecca) s. m. A pilgrim to Mecca. حاجي الحرمين ḥājiyu-l-ḥaramain, A pilgrim to both Mecca and Medīna. (Plur. حجاج).

حايک ḥāʼịḳ A (part. act. of حوک) s. m. A weaver.

حجب ḥajb A s. m. Interposing, secluding, ex- cluding, fencing round.

حرام ḥarām A (from حرم Heb. ) adj. Un- lawful, forbidden, prohibited, excluded, sacred, wrong. حرام رکهنا ḥarām rakhnā, To prohibit. حرام خور ḥarām-ḵẖor or حرام خوار ḥarām- khẉār, s. m. One who lives on the wages of iniquity. حرام زاده ḥarām-zāda, adj. 1. Illegiti- mate, base-born, bastard. 2. s. m. A wicked

حصانت ḥaṣānat A (from حصن) s. f. Firmness, stability, durability, steadiness.

حرکت ḥarakat A s. f. 1. Motion, procedure, gesture, action (usually improper). 2. Preven- tion, hinderance, interruption. 3. A short vowel.

حفل ḥafl A s. m. An assembly, council, congre- gation.

حوا ḥawwā A (Heb. , from حيّ Heb. To live; "because she was the mother of all living," Gen. iii. 20.) n. prop. Eve, the mother of mankind.