حيرت ḥairat A s. f. Stupor and perturbation of mind, astonishment, amazement. حيرت افزا ḥairat-afzā or حيرت فزا ḥairat-fazā, Astonishing. حيرت زده ḥairat-zada, Struck with asto- nishment, thunderstruck, aghast, amazed. حيرت مآب ḥairat-maʼāb, adj. Astonished.

حربه ḥarba A s. m. Arms, warlike apparatus. حربه کرنا ḥarba karnā, To attack, to thrust (at).

حافظ ḥāfiz̤ A (from حفظ) s. m. 1. A guardian, governour, preserver. 2. Having a good me- mory. 3. One who has the whole ḳurʼān by heart. 4. The poetical name of a celebrated poet of Persia (Muhammad Shamsuddīn).

حايک ḥāʼịḳ A (part. act. of حوک) s. m. A weaver.

حاضر ḥāẓir A (part. act. of حضور) adj. Present, ready, at hand, willing, content; the second person (in grammar). Plur. Arab. حاضرين ḥāẓirīn, Pers. حاضران ḥāẓirān, The people pre- sent. حاضر باش ḥāẓir-bāsh (be ready) adj. Content, attendant. حاضر باشي ḥāẓir-bāsh-ī, s. f. Constant attendance. حاضر جواب ḥāẓir- jawāb, adj. Pert, answering wittily, smart. حاضر جوابي ḥāẓir-jawāb-ī, s. f. Repartee. حاضر رهنا ḥāẓir rahnā, To attend, to wait on. حاضر ضامن ḥāẓir-ẓāmin, s. m. Bail security for the appearance of another, a bondsman. حاضر ضامني ḥāẓir-ẓāmin-ī, s. f. 1. The act of giving bail for another. 2. A bail-bond. حاضر و ناظر ḥāẓir-o-nāz̤ir, adj. Present and seeing. حاضر هونا ḥāẓir honā, To be at hand, to be ready, to consent.

حماله ḥammāla A s. f. A female porter or carrier of burdens.

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.

حسن ḥusn A s. m. Beauty, elegance, goodness. حسن اختيار ḥusn-i-iḵẖtiyār, Free will. حسن خلق ḥusn-i-ḵẖulḳ, A good disposition. حسن ظن ḥusn-i-z̤ann, s. m. A good opinion, a favourable judgment.

حکايات ḥikāyāt A s. plur. of حکايت q. v.

حکما ḥukamā A s. plur. (of حکيم) Philosophers, sages, physicians.