حربا ḥirbā A s. m. A chameleon.

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.

حد ḥadd A s. f. 1. Boundary, limit, bounds, extreme, extremity. 2. An impediment. 3. A definition. 4. A starting-post. 5. Punish- ment agreeable to the laws of Muhammad, which fix the exact number of lashes, &c. to be inflicted for certain crimes. Also, same as ازحد az ḥadd or حدسي ḥadd se or حدسي افزون ḥadd se afzūn or حدسي زياد ḥadd se ziyād or حد سي زياده ḥadd se ziyāda, Beyond bounds, extremely. حد باندهنا ḥadd bāndhnā, To bound, to terminate. حد بهر کرنا ḥadd bhar karnā, To do oneʼs best. حد کرنا ḥadd karnā, To push any thing to extremity, to go beyond bounds. حد مارنا ḥadd mārnā, To punish.

حشر ḥashr A (Heb. ) s. f. 1. A meeting, congregation, concourse. 2. The resurrection. يوم الحشر yaumu-l-ḥashr, Day of resurrection. حشرخرام ḥashr-ḵẖirām, See محشرخرام under محشر maḥshar.

حلوان ḥalwān A s. m. A kid, a lamb.

حلاله ḥalāla A s. f. A woman married again with her first divorcer after she had been di- vorced by her second husband.

حسد ḥasad A s. f. m. Envy, malice, emulation, ambition. حسد پيشه ḥasad-pesha, adj. Envious.

حقارت ḥiḳārat A (properly ḥaḳārat, from حقر) s. f. Contempt, scorn, disdain, affront, disgrace, vileness, baseness, despicableness.

حصن ḥiṣn A (Heb. The arm, by which a thing is protected) s. m. A castle, fortification. حصن حصين ḥiṣn-i-ḥaṣīn, 1. An impregnable fortress. 2. The title of a book of Musalmān traditions.

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).