حنا ḥinnā A s. f. The tree with which the In- dians stain their hands and feet. (Lawsonia inermis). حنا بند ḥinnā-band, Having ḥinnā applied or being adorned with it.

حماري ḥimār-ī A adj. Asinine, belonging to the ass.

حجر ḥajar A s. m. A stone. (Plur. احجار aḥjār). حجرتان ḥajratān, Gold and silver. حجرالاسود ḥa- jaru-l-aswad, s. m. The black stone in the tem- ple of Mecca. حجراليـﮩود ḥajaru-l-yahūd, s. m. A calcareous stone used in medicine, jewʼs-stone, resembling an olive or acorn, found in Palestine. (Helmintholithus judaicus: Lin. Helmintholi- thus echini b. a. Gmel.).

حماله ḥammāla A s. f. A female porter or carrier of burdens.

حيراني ḥairān-ī A. s. f. Astonishment, perturba- tion, confusion or distraction (of mind), dis- tress.

حک ḥakk A s. m. Erasure, scratching out. حک کرنا ḥakk karnā, To erase. حک هونا ḥakk honā, To be erased.

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.

حربه ḥarba A s. m. Arms, warlike apparatus. حربه کرنا ḥarba karnā, To attack, to thrust (at).

حوادث ḥawādis̤ A s. plur. of حادثه q. v. A. P. حوادثات ḥawādis̤-āt, s. plur. of plur. Occur- rences, misfortunes.

حميٰ hummạ̄ A s. A fever. حماي ربعي ḥummā- i-ribʼīﻌ, A quartan ague.