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

حشرات ḥasharāt A s. plur. (of حشرة) 1. The buzzing noise of a crowd. 2. Reptiles, insects, animalcules. حشرات الارض ḥasharātu-l-arẓ, Reptiles, insects.

حجب ḥajb A s. m. Interposing, secluding, ex- cluding, fencing round.

حريف ḥarīf A (from حرف) 1. adj. Clever, cunning. 2. Pleasant, facetious. 3. s. m. A rival, an enemy, adversary, antagonist, oppo- nent. 4. An associate, a partner, a friend. (Pers. plur. حريفان ḥarīfān).

حس ḥiss A s. m. 1. Sense, sentiment, feeling, imagination. 2. Sympathy. حس باطني ḥiss-i--bāt̤inī, Internal sense. حس ظاهري ḥiss-i-z̤ā- -hirī, External sense. حس مشترک ḥiss-i-mush- tarak, Common sense.

حانث ḥānis̤ A (part. act. of حنث) s. m. A perjurer.

حاتم ḥātim A (from حتم Heb. To seal, to sign, to confirm, to decide, to judge) part. act. used substantively, 1. A judge. 2. A

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

حرارت ḥarārat A (from حرّ Heb. ) s. f. Heat, burning fever, warmth, ardour, fervour, fieriness; zeal. حرارت ديني ḥarārat-i-dīnī, s. f. Fanaticism. حرارت غريزي ḥarārat-i-g̠ẖarīzī, s. f. Natural heat.

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.