حضار ḥuẓẓār A s. plur. (of حاضر) The present, the people present, attendants.

حبذا ḥabbaẕā A interj. Excellent! bravo!

حلاله ḥalāla A s. f. A woman married again with her first divorcer after she had been di- vorced by her second husband.

حل ḥall A (Heb. ) s. m. Solution, loosing. حلکاري ḥall-kārī, s. f. Gilding. حل کرنا ḥall karnā, To loosen, to solve, to dissolve, discuss, dilute. حل هونا hall honā, To be solved, loosened, resolved, dissolved, &c.

حرف ḥarf A s. m. 1. A letter of the alphabet. 2. A particle (in grammar). 3. Inverting, changing, turning (as, a coat). 4. A crooked pen. 5. Writing diagonally. 6. A margin, side. 7. A word. 8. The summit of a moun- tain. 9. (in Hind.) Blame, censure, animad- version. (Plur. حرفات ḥarfāt or حروف ḥurūf). حروف هجا يا تـﮩجي ḥurūf-i-hijā or -tahajjī, The letters of the alphabet, an alphabet. حرف آشنا ḥarf-āshnā, Being just able to read, knowing the letters. حرف آنا ḥarf ānā (Heb. In-

حيات ḥayāt A (from حيّ) s. f. Life. حيات تازه ḥayāt-i-tāza, New life, regeneration (used to ex- press recovery from severe illness, the pleasure derived from meeting with a friend, &c.).

حلقي ḥalḳ-ī A adj. Guttural (letters, viz. ح خ ه ء ع غ).

حلق ḥalḳ A s. m. The windpipe, the throat. حلق پر چهري اچهنا ḥalḳ par chhurī achhnā (dakh. i. q. کاوش هونا) Investigation to be (?).

حسابي ḥisāb-ī A. 1. adj. Proper, accountable, accurate, correct, just. 2. in compos. s. f. Reckoning, calculation.

حمايت ḥimāyat A (from حما) s. f. Protection, defence, guardianship, patronage, countenance. حمايت کرنا ḥimāyat karnā, To defend, protect, patronise, guard.