حيل ḥiyal A s. plur. (of حيله) Frauds, tricks.

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

حريفي ḥarīf-ī A. s. f. Rivalship, enmity.

حاد ḥādd A (from حدت which from حدّ Heb. Was sharp or swift) adj. Acrid, sharp, bit- ter, sour, ardent, fiery, poignant, caustick.

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.

حکمي ḥukm-ī A. adj. Obedient to directions. (Applied to medicine).

حساب ḥisāb A (from حسب) s. m. Computa- tion, calculation, reckoning, accounts, account. حساب پاک کرنا ḥisāb pāk karnā, To clear accounts. حساب پاک هونا ḥisāb pāk honā, To be cleared or settled (accounts). حساب دان ḥisāb-dān, s. m. An arithmetician. حساب رکهنا ḥisāb rakhnā, To keep account of, to register. حساب رفع کرنا ḥisāb rafﻌ karnā, To settle ac- counts. حساب کتاب ḥisāb kitāb, s. m. Ac- counts. حساب کرنا ḥisāb karnā, To calculate. حساب لينا ḥisab lenā, To take an account. حساب نويس ḥisāb nawīs, s. m. An accountant.

حصين ḥaṣīn A (from حصن) adj. Fortified, strong.

حرکات ḥarakāt A s. plur. of حرکت ḥarakat.

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