حدت ḥiddat A s. f. 1. The edge of a sword. 2. Keenness, acuteness, acrimony, passion, ve- hemence, impetuosity, poignancy, virulence.

حک ḥakk A s. m. Erasure, scratching out. حک کرنا ḥakk karnā, To erase. حک هونا ḥakk honā, To be erased.

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

حدوث ḥudūs̤ A s. m. Novelty, the being new or recent, invention.

حلف ḥalf A s. An oath.

حامي ḥāmī A (part. act. from حما or حمايت) s. m. A protector, a defender. حامي بهرنا ḥāmī bharnā, To believe, acknowledge, confess, allow, own, consent. Saudā says: نازبرادري کي حامي تب بهرون دل کي کمر دم دلا سادي بندها لون استقامت کي ليي Nāz-bardārī kī ḥāmī tab bharūṅ, dil kī kamar dam-dilāsā de bandhā lūṅ, istiḳāmat ke liye, I will then consent to endure her capricious airs, when by soft persuasion I have fortified my heart for perseverance.

حرصاها ḥirṣāhā A. adj. See حريص ḥarīs.

حکم ḥakam A s. m. 1. An umpire, a mediator, an arbitrator. 2. (Heb. ) Knowledge, wis- dom, &c.

حاضري ḥāẓir-ī A s. f. 1. Breakfast, desert. 2. Levee, presence, audience, muster-roll. 3. An offering made to a saint. حاضري کهانا ḥāẓirī khānā, To breakfast.

حديقه ḥadīḳa A s. m. A garden.