حشرات ḥasharāt A s. plur. (of حشرة) 1. The buzzing noise of a crowd. 2. Reptiles, insects, animalcules. حشرات الارض ḥasharātu-l-arẓ, Reptiles, insects.

حادق ḥādiḳ A (from حدق) adj. Ingenious, skil- ful, industrious, adept.

حکايات ḥikāyāt A s. plur. of حکايت q. v.

حجامت ḥajāmat A (from حجم He cupped, &c.) s. f. Cupping, scarifying, shaving. A. H. حجامني ḥajjām-anī, s. f. (dakh.) Barberʼs wife.

حوزه ḥauza A (Heb. from حاز Heb. To collect, to accumulate, to possess) s. m. A tract, side, part, middle.

حنجره ḥanjara A vulg. ḥinjara, s. m. The throat.

حقيقي ḥaḳīḳ-ī A adj. Real, true, certain, accu- rate, just, actual, own. حقيقي بهاٴي ḥaḳīḳī bhāʼī, A full brother.

حافظ ḥāfiz̤ A (from حفظ) s. m. 1. A guardian, governour, preserver. 2. Having a good me- mory. 3. One who has the whole ḳurʼān by heart. 4. The poetical name of a celebrated poet of Persia (Muhammad Shamsuddīn).

حاکم ḥākim A (part. act. of حکم q. v.) s. m. A ruler, a governour, a judge, a commander, a master. (Plur. حکام ḥukkām, or Pers. حاکمان ḥākimān). حاکم نشين ḥākim-nishīn, Seat of a ruler or sovereign. A. P. حاکمي ḥākim-ī, s. f. Rule, sway, governance, government, dominion.

حمايتي ḥimāyat-ī A. s. m. f. Protector, defender.