حيض ḥaiẓ A s. f. The menses. ولد الحيض wa- ladu-l-ḥaiẓ, A term of reproach.

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.

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.

حماما ḥamāmā A s. Amomum.

حساس ḥassās A adj. (superl. from حسّ) 1. Possessed of the five senses. 2. (used substan- tively) m. An animal.

حميده ḥamīda A f. (from حمد) adj. 1. Praised. 2. Laudable, glorious. اخلاق حميده aḵẖlāḳ-i-ḥamīda, Laudable quali- ties or manners. اوصاف حميده auṣāf-i-ḥamīda, Laudable qualifications.

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

حسب ḥasab A (Heb. He computed, es- timated) s. m. 1. Pedigree, nobility. 2. Num- ber, computation. 3. Quantity, measure, pro- portion, value. 4. Way, mode, manner. 5. Religion. حسب ونسب ḥasab-o-nasab, s. m. Pedigree, lineage.

حامله ḥāmila A (from حمل) adj. f. Pregnant. حامله هونا ḥāmila honā, To conceive, to be preg- nant.

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