حرفه ḥirfa A s. m. 1. Trade, art, profession, craft. 2. Skill, inge- nuity, cleverness, cunning. 3. (dakh.) See مکر makr.

حربا ḥirbā A s. m. A chameleon.

حيله ḥīla A (Heb. ) s. m. Stratagem, deceit, artifice, pretence, trick, wile. حيله باز ḥīla-bāz or حيله گر ḥīla-gar, adj. Artful, insidious, wily, deceitful. حيله بازي ḥīla-bāz-ī, or حيله گري ḥīla- gar-ī, s. f. Artfulness, stratagem, trick, wiliness. حيله ساز ḥīla-sāz, adj. Preparing deceit, deceit- ful, artful. حيله سازي ḥīla-sāz-ī, s. f. Prepara- tion of deceit, artifice, chicane.

حق ḥaḳḳ A (Heb. To describe, engrave, de- cree) 1. adj. Just, right, true. 2. s. m. The deity. 3. The truth. 4. Justice, rectitude. 5. Right, due, just claim, lot, portion. 6. Equity. (Plur. حقوق ḥuḳūḳ, Rights, duties, laws, just

حجتي ḥujjatī A. (from حجت) adj. used substantively. 1. A sound reasoner. 2. A disputatious person, a sophist, wrangler, caviller.

حاجت ḥājat A (from حاج Heb. Moved round, frequented, stood in need of) s. f. 1. Need, want, necessity, poverty. 2. Hope, wish. حاجت برآر ḥājat-bar-ār, Producing what is wanted or desired. حاجت رفع کرنا ḥājat rafﻌ karnā, 1. To relieve oneʼs neces- sities. 2. To go to the necessary. حاجت مند ḥājat-mand, adj. 1. Necessitous, indigent. 2. Hoping, depending. حاجت روا ḥājat-rawā, adj. Supplying or obtaining what is needed. حاجت رواٴي ḥajat-rawā-ī, s. f. The obtaining what is wanted or needed. (Plur. حاجات).

حلقي ḥalḳ-ī A adj. Guttural (letters, viz. ح خ ه ء ع غ).

حايط ḥāʼịt̤ A s. A wall.

حاشا ḥāshā A (from حشي or حاش) 1. adv. Be- sides. 2. or حاشا لله ḥāshā li-l-lāh, interj. God forbid, by no means. حاشاک ḥāshā-ka and حاشالک ḥāshā-li-ka, Far be it from thee. حاشاک الله ḥāshā-ka-l-lāh, God preserve thee from it.

حيص بيص ḥaiṣ baiṣ A (حيص To escape, to re- treat, and بيص Adversity, calamity, confusion) s. f. Perplexity, hesitation, suspense, a per- plexed business, dilemma.