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

حصير ḥaṣīr A (from حصر) s. m. A mat.

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.

حيف ḥaif A 1. interj. Ah! alas! 2. s. m. Ini- quity, oppression, a pity.

حام ḥām A n. prop. (Heb. ) Ham son of Noah.

حيز ḥaiyiz A (from حاز) s. m. 1. A place, part, a tract of ground. 2. A court-yard, an area.

حد ḥadd A s. f. 1. Boundary, limit, bounds, extreme, extremity. 2. An impediment. 3. A definition. 4. A starting-post. 5. Punish- ment agreeable to the laws of Muhammad, which fix the exact number of lashes, &c. to be inflicted for certain crimes. Also, same as ازحد az ḥadd or حدسي ḥadd se or حدسي افزون ḥadd se afzūn or حدسي زياد ḥadd se ziyād or حد سي زياده ḥadd se ziyāda, Beyond bounds, extremely. حد باندهنا ḥadd bāndhnā, To bound, to terminate. حد بهر کرنا ḥadd bhar karnā, To do oneʼs best. حد کرنا ḥadd karnā, To push any thing to extremity, to go beyond bounds. حد مارنا ḥadd mārnā, To punish.

حواله ḥawāla A s. m. Charge, custody, care, pos- session. حوالي ḥawāle, adv. In the charge, care, &c. حوالي کرنا ḥawāle karnā, To give in charge or possession, to commit, consign, in- trust, deliver.

حرفي ḥarf-ī A. adj. Literal, relating to letters.

حديد ḥadīd A (from حدّ Heb. Was sharp or it sharpened) s. m. Iron.