حيوانيت ḥaiwān-iyat A s. f. Beastliness, bes- tiality, brutality.

حمال ḥammāl A adj. (superl. from حمل) used substantively, A porter, a carrier of burdens.

حبيب ḥabīb A (from حبّ) adj. used substan- tively, Beloved, a lover, sweetheart, a friend, a mistress.

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).

حب ḥabb A s. f. 1. A berry, grain of corn, fruit, &c. 2. (usually in Hind.) A pill. (Pl. حبوب ḥubūb).

حفظ ḥifz̤ A s. m. 1. Memory. 2. Custody, keeping, guardianship, protection, preservation. حفظ مراتب ḥifz̤-i-marātib, Observing etiquette, attention to the rank, &c. of persons addressed.

حکمتي ḥikmat-ī A. adj. Clever, artful, of wis- dom, philosophical.

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

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

حقاني ḥaḳḳ-ānī A adj. Of the deity, divine.