حفل ḥafl A s. m. An assembly, council, congre- gation.

حيف ḥaif A 1. interj. Ah! alas! 2. s. m. Ini- quity, oppression, a pity.

حيراني ḥairān-ī A. s. f. Astonishment, perturba- tion, confusion or distraction (of mind), dis- tress.

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.

حشو ḥasho A (from حشا) s. m. 1. Stuffing a pil- low, cushion, bed, &c. also, whatever it may be stuffed with. 2. People of the meanest condition. 3. Small camels. حشومنـﮩ‍ا ḥasho min- hā, 1. Subtraction, deduction. 2. The quantity deducted.

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.

حوالي ḥawālī A s. f. Environs, outskirts, suburbs.

حاجب ḥājib A (from حجب q. v.) s. m. 1. A porter, a door-keeper, a chamberlain. 2. A curtain, a skreen. 3. The eyebrow.

حادق ḥādiḳ A (from حدق) adj. Ingenious, skil- ful, industrious, adept.

حرفي ḥarf-ī A. adj. Literal, relating to letters.