حب ḥubb A (Heb. ) s. f. Love, affection, friendship. حب الوطن ḥubbu-l-wat̤an, Love of oneʼs country, patriotism.

حمرا ḥamrā A adj. Red. (Heb. ).

حشفه ḥashafa A s. m. Glans penis.

حکم ḥukm A s. m. Order, command, decree, sentence, doom, award, authority, jurisdiction, precept, effect, influence, efficiency, permis- sion, article (of faith, &c.). (Plur. احکام). حکم اٿهانا يا نکالنا ḥukm-uṭhānā or -nikālnā, To draw at cards. حکم انداز ḥukm-andāz, Hitting the mark aimed at, obedient to directions. حکم ران ḥukm-rān (حکم with the part. act. of راندن To drive) Ruling, exercising sovereignty. حکم راني ḥukm-rān-ī, s. f. Sway, sovereignty. حکم کرنا ḥukm karnā, To command, order, adjudge, award, sentence, decree. حکم کش ḥukm-kash,

حسين ḥusain A (dim. of حسن ḥasan) adj. 1. Good, beautiful. 2. A proper name, a son of علي aﻌlī. حسيني ḥusainī, A sort of grape.

حظر ḥaz̤r A s. m. Prohibition, seclusion, forbid- ding.

حذر ḥaẕar A s. m. 1. Caution, prudence. 2. Fear.

حوض ḥauẓ A (from حاض) s. m. A reservoir, a cistern, pond, the bason of a fountain, a tank, vat.

حمار ḥimār A (Heb. , from حمر To be hot, to be red; because, says Bochart, asses in the east are of this colour: forsan potius a fervore libidinis in hoc animale. Vide Ezech. xxiii. 20.) s. m. An ass.

حام ḥām A n. prop. (Heb. ) Ham son of Noah.