حاجب ḥājib A (from حجب q. v.) s. m. 1. A porter, a door-keeper, a chamberlain. 2. A curtain, a skreen. 3. The eyebrow.

حاضر ḥāẓir A (part. act. of حضور) adj. Present, ready, at hand, willing, content; the second person (in grammar). Plur. Arab. حاضرين ḥāẓirīn, Pers. حاضران ḥāẓirān, The people pre- sent. حاضر باش ḥāẓir-bāsh (be ready) adj. Content, attendant. حاضر باشي ḥāẓir-bāsh-ī, s. f. Constant attendance. حاضر جواب ḥāẓir- jawāb, adj. Pert, answering wittily, smart. حاضر جوابي ḥāẓir-jawāb-ī, s. f. Repartee. حاضر رهنا ḥāẓir rahnā, To attend, to wait on. حاضر ضامن ḥāẓir-ẓāmin, s. m. Bail security for the appearance of another, a bondsman. حاضر ضامني ḥāẓir-ẓāmin-ī, s. f. 1. The act of giving bail for another. 2. A bail-bond. حاضر و ناظر ḥāẓir-o-nāz̤ir, adj. Present and seeing. حاضر هونا ḥāẓir honā, To be at hand, to be ready, to consent.

حرب ḥarb A (Heb. ) s. f. War, battle. حرب گاه ḥarb-gāh, s. f. Field of battle.

حالات ḥālāt A s. f. plur. (of حالت) States, conditions, circumstances, cases.

حضار ḥuẓẓār A s. plur. (of حاضر) The present, the people present, attendants.

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

حبشي ḥabsh-ī A (belonging to حبش) adj. Abys- sinian, a Caffre, negro.

حلق ḥalḳ A s. m. The windpipe, the throat. حلق پر چهري اچهنا ḥalḳ par chhurī achhnā (dakh. i. q. کاوش هونا) Investigation to be (?).

حقا ḥaḳḳā A adv. Really, truly, by God.

حيوانيت ḥaiwān-iyat A s. f. Beastliness, bes- tiality, brutality.