حکومت ḥukūmat A (from حکم) s. f. Dominion, sovereignty, government, jurisdiction, sway, au- thority. حکومت کرنا ḥukūmat karnā, To govern, to rule.

حربي ḥarb-ī A adj. Warlike, relating to war. s. A warriour.

حبيب ḥabīb A (from حبّ) adj. used substan- tively, Beloved, a lover, sweetheart, a friend, a mistress.

حيران ḥairān A (from حيرت) adj. Confounded, astonished, amazed, perplexed, disturbed, fa- tigued. حيران کرنا ḥairān karnā, To astonish, amaze, perplex, discompose, &c.

حامي ḥāmī A (part. act. from حما or حمايت) s. m. A protector, a defender. حامي بهرنا ḥāmī bharnā, To believe, acknowledge, confess, allow, own, consent. Saudā says: نازبرادري کي حامي تب بهرون دل کي کمر دم دلا سادي بندها لون استقامت کي ليي Nāz-bardārī kī ḥāmī tab bharūṅ, dil kī kamar dam-dilāsā de bandhā lūṅ, istiḳāmat ke liye, I will then consent to endure her capricious airs, when by soft persuasion I have fortified my heart for perseverance.

حنجر ḥanjar A vulg. ḥinjar, s. m. The throat.

حامل ḥāmil A (part. act. of حمل Heb. ) 1. s. m. A carrier, porter, bearer. 2. adj. f. Pregnant (a woman). حامل متن ḥāmil-i-matan, A commentary rehearsing, or annexed to, the text.

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

حراف ḥarrāf A adj. (superl. from حرفت) 1. Ingenious, clever. 2. Pleasant, facetious.

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.