حين ḥīn A s. m. Time, interval of time. حين حيات ḥīn-i-ḥayāt, s. f. Lifetime.

حقيقتا ḥaḳīḳat-aṉ A adv. Really, truly, in truth, in reality.

حلقه ḥalḳa A s. m. 1. A ring, a circle, an as- sembly, a fraternity. 2. A kind of firework. 3. A knocker (of a door). حلقه بگوش ḥalḳa- ba-gosh, A slave, a servant: i. e. One who wears a ring in his ear, as a badge of servitude. حلقه بگوشي ḥalḳa ba-gosh-ī, s. f. Servitude, slavery. حلقه زن ḥalḳa-zan, Knocking (at a door).

حمايت ḥimāyat A (from حما) s. f. Protection, defence, guardianship, patronage, countenance. حمايت کرنا ḥimāyat karnā, To defend, protect, patronise, guard.

حيران ḥairān A (from حيرت) adj. Confounded, astonished, amazed, perplexed, disturbed, fa- tigued. حيران کرنا ḥairān karnā, To astonish, amaze, perplex, discompose, &c.

حشر ḥashr A (Heb. ) s. f. 1. A meeting, congregation, concourse. 2. The resurrection. يوم الحشر yaumu-l-ḥashr, Day of resurrection. حشرخرام ḥashr-ḵẖirām, See محشرخرام under محشر maḥshar.

حيص بيص ḥaiṣ baiṣ A (حيص To escape, to re- treat, and بيص Adversity, calamity, confusion) s. f. Perplexity, hesitation, suspense, a per- plexed business, dilemma.

حراج ḥirāj A s. plur. (of حرجة) Flocks of camels, thickets of trees.

حلم ḥilm A (from حلم He dreamt, was mild and long suffering. Heb. To be fat, healthy, to dream: or, rather, transposed from To indulge, to spare) s. m. Gentleness, clemency, mildness, affability, gravity, wisdom. بي حلم be ḥilm, adj. Merciless, severe.

حداد ḥaddād A (from حديد) s. m. A blacksmith.