حرفت ḥirfat A s. f. 1. Trade, art, profession, craft. 2. Skill, inge- nuity, cleverness, cunning. 3. (dakh.) See مکر makr.

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

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

حلول ḥulūl A s. m. 1. Descent. 2. Stopping or sojourning. 3. Entering or penetrating. 4. Transmigration.

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

حاذق ḥāẕiḳ A (from حذق Was acute, pricked, stimulated) adj. Ingenious, skilful, penetrating, intelligent, excelling, adept.

حلال ḥalāl A (from حل) adj. 1. Legal, allow- able, lawful, right. 2. (A woman) laying aside mourning for the death of her husband, at the expiration of 100 days (during which time she is not by law allowed to marry). حلال خور ḥalāl-ḵẖor, s. m. A person of the lowest cast, generally a sweeper, or employed

حلاوت ḥalāwat A (from حلا Heb. To rub, to polish; and, thence, to be smooth or sweet. Ch. ) s. f. Sweetness.

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

حشري ḥashr-ī A adj. Ghastly; violent and im- petuous (for the mare, a horse).