حديد ḥadīd A (from حدّ Heb. Was sharp or it sharpened) s. m. Iron.

حلبه ḥulba A s. The plant fenugreek. (In Hin- dī ميتهي).

حنجره ḥanjara A vulg. ḥinjara, s. m. The throat.

حشمت ḥashmat A s. f. 1. State, dignity. 2. Equipage, retinue, train, parade.

حسام ḥusām A (from حسم) s. f. A sharp sword.

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

حاد ḥādd A (from حدت which from حدّ Heb. Was sharp or swift) adj. Acrid, sharp, bit- ter, sour, ardent, fiery, poignant, caustick.

حلي ḥulī A (from حلا Heb. To polish) s. f. Jewels, ornaments.

حلقوم ḥulḳūm A s. m. See حلق ḥalḳ.

حبس ḥabs A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Retention, imprisonment. 2. Prison. 3. A prisoner. 4. A bank, mound, dam. 5. A tank, pond, re- servoir. حبس البول ḥabsu-l-baul, s. m. A re- tention of urine, a strangury. حبس النفس ḥabsu-n-nafas, Suffocation. حبس دم ḥabs-i-dam, s. m. 1. Retaining the breath (which some fa- ḳirs do as a religious act for a very long time. This is esteemed a means of prolonging life, on the principle, that every man has a predestined number of inspirations to make, and the more slowly these are performed, the longer will be the period of his existence). 2. An asthma. A. H. حبشني ḥabshanī, s. f. A female Abyssinian.