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

حرز ḥirz A s. m. 1. (Heb. ) An amulet, a charm. 2. A fortification, an asylum, a place of refuge.

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

حامد ḥāmid A (part. act. of حمد) s. m. A praiser (peculiarly, of God).

حادث ḥādis̤ A (from حدث Heb. Was new, existed for the first time) adj. New, just ap- pearing. حادث هونا ḥādis̤ honā, To appear, to emerge, to happen, to occur.

حبس ḥabs A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. Retention, imprisonment. 2. Prison. 3. A prisoner. 4. A bank, mound, dam. 5. A tank, pond, re- servoir. حبس البول ḥabsu-l-baul, s. m. A re- tention of urine, a strangury. حبس النفس ḥabsu-n-nafas, Suffocation. حبس دم ḥabs-i-dam, s. m. 1. Retaining the breath (which some fa- ḳirs do as a religious act for a very long time. This is esteemed a means of prolonging life, on the principle, that every man has a predestined number of inspirations to make, and the more slowly these are performed, the longer will be the period of his existence). 2. An asthma. A. H. حبشني ḥabshanī, s. f. A female Abyssinian.

حيطه ḥīt̤a A s. m. A court, a place, an enclo- sure.

حظر ḥaz̤r A s. m. Prohibition, seclusion, forbid- ding.

حزن ḥuzn A s. m. Grief, sadness, affliction, sorrow (plur. احزان aḥzān).

حصه ḥiṣṣa A (from حصّ Heb. To cut, to di- vide) s. m. Share, part, lot, portion, division. حصه دار ḥiṣṣa-dār, A sharer. حصه داري ḥiṣṣa-dār-ī, s. f. Sharing, being entitled to a share. حصه رسد ḥiṣṣa-rasad, An equal share, a propor- tional part. حصه کرنا ḥiṣṣa karnā, To share, part, portion, apportion, divide, distribute.