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.

حرمزدگي ḥaramzadagī A. P. (for حرامزادگي) s. f. Rascality, baseness.

حضور ḥuẓūr A (from حضر) s. m. Presence, appear- ance, attendance, court, government. حضورطلب ḥuẓūr-t̤alab, Being called to the presence, summoning attendance.

حکمت ḥikmat A s. f. 1. Wisdom, knowledge. 2. Skill, cleverness, contrivance, device, address. 3. Philosophy, mystery, miracle.

حماما ḥamāmā A s. Amomum.

حس ḥiss A s. m. 1. Sense, sentiment, feeling, imagination. 2. Sympathy. حس باطني ḥiss-i--bāt̤inī, Internal sense. حس ظاهري ḥiss-i-z̤ā- -hirī, External sense. حس مشترک ḥiss-i-mush- tarak, Common sense.

حماري ḥimār-ī A adj. Asinine, belonging to the ass.

حوض ḥauẓ A (from حاض) s. m. A reservoir, a cistern, pond, the bason of a fountain, a tank, vat.

حامض ḥāmiẓ A (part. act. of حمض Heb. ) adj. Sour.

حين ḥīn A s. m. Time, interval of time. حين حيات ḥīn-i-ḥayāt, s. f. Lifetime.