حبه ḥabba A s. m. 1. One berry, one grain, one seed. 2. A particle, a part. 3. A measure equal to two barley-corns.

حدث ḥadas̤ A or ḥads̤ (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Any thing existing for the first time, recently hap- pening, novelty, contingency, event, accident. 2. An accidental cause of impurity, according to Musalmān traditions, whereby it becomes un-

حراست ḥirāsat A (from حرس) s. f. Care, watching, guarding. حراست کرنا ḥirāsat karnā, To take care of, to govern, to guard.

حج ḥajj A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Act of moving round, or going to a place. 2. Pilgrimage to Mecca.

حسان ḥussān A or ḥassān, adj. Very good, most beautiful. ¶ ḥisān, plur. of حسان ḥussān, q. v.

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

حميد ḥamīd A m. (from حمد) adj. 1. Praised. 2. Laudable, glorious. اخلاق حميده aḵẖlāḳ-i-ḥamīda, Laudable quali- ties or manners. اوصاف حميده auṣāf-i-ḥamīda, Laudable qualifications.

حواشي ḥawāshī A s. plur. (of حاشيه) Skirts, margins, borders.

حمله ḥamla A s. m. 1. Attack, onset, assault, storm. 2. (fig.) Concubitus. حمله آور ḥamla- āwar, Attacking. حمله کرنا ḥamla karnā, To attack, to assault, to storm, to assail, attempt.

حمر ḥumr A adj. Red. (Heb. ).