حيوان ḥaiwān A (from حيّ) s. m. An animal, a beast, brute. (Plur. حيوانات).

حوصله ḥauṣila A (proper. ḥauṣala, from حصل) s. m. 1. The stomach, maw, crop, craw. 2. (met.) Capacity, ambition, spirit, desire, resolu- tion. حوصله داري ḥauṣila-dār-ī, s. f. Capacity. حوصله مند ḥauṣila-mand, adj. Ambitious, as- piring.

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

حادثه ḥādis̤a A s. m. A novelty, incident, acci- dent, occurrence, event, adventure, calamity, misfortune.

حمايل ḥamāʼịl A (from حمل) s. f. 1. A sword- belt hung from the shoulders. 2. A necklace of flowers. 3. A small ḳurʼān suspended to the neck as an amulet.

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.

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

حيواني ḥaiwān-ī A adj. Animal, brutal, beastly, bestial.

حقير ḥaḳīr A (from حقارت) adj. 1. Contemptible. 2. Thin, lean. 3. Vile. حقيرجاننا ḥaḳīr jān- nā, To contemn, to despise. A.P. حقيري ḥaḳīr-ī, s. f. Contemptibleness.

حيل ḥiyal A s. plur. (of حيله) Frauds, tricks.