حواري ḥawārī A (from حار Heb. and Ch. ) s. m. 1. Having a white skin. 2. A washerman, a fuller. 3. A friend, a companion. 4. An apostle, a disciple or apostle (of Jesus Christ), a friend, associate, companion (of Muhammad).

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

حراف ḥarrāf A adj. (superl. from حرفت) 1. Ingenious, clever. 2. Pleasant, facetious.

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

حسود ḥasūd A (from حسد) adj. Envious, malig- nant. ¶ ḥusūd, s. Envying, envy.

حلقه ḥalḳa A s. m. 1. A ring, a circle, an as- sembly, a fraternity. 2. A kind of firework. 3. A knocker (of a door). حلقه بگوش ḥalḳa- ba-gosh, A slave, a servant: i. e. One who wears a ring in his ear, as a badge of servitude. حلقه بگوشي ḥalḳa ba-gosh-ī, s. f. Servitude, slavery. حلقه زن ḥalḳa-zan, Knocking (at a door).

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.

حلي ḥulī A (from حلا Heb. To polish) s. f. Jewels, ornaments.

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

حرصي ḥirṣ-ī A adj. Greedy, covetous, ambitious.