حقارت ḥiḳārat A (properly ḥaḳārat, from حقر) s. f. Contempt, scorn, disdain, affront, disgrace, vileness, baseness, despicableness.

حور ḥūr A (from حار Heb. and Ch. To be white, to see, to have in-

حشري ḥashr-ī A adj. Ghastly; violent and im- petuous (for the mare, a horse).

حکاک ḥakkāk A (adj. superl. of حکّ) s. m. A cutter and polisher of precious stones.

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

حجاب ḥijāb A (from حجب) s. m. 1. Modesty, bashfulness, shame, concealment. 2. A veil, a curtain. 3. Night. حجاب اٿهنا ḥijāb uṭhnā, v. n. 1. To be lost (the sense of shame). 2. To be removed (a skreen). حجاب چشمي ḥijāb- chashm-ī, Sheepʼs-eyed. حجاب کرنا ḥijāb karnā, 1. To cover, hide, conceal. 2. To shame. حجاب کهانا ḥijāb khānā, To blush.

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

حرم ḥaram A 1. adj. (Heb. ) Sacred, for- bidden. 2. s. m. The temple of Mecca, a sanctuary. 3. s. f. A concubine. 4. A daugh- ter, womenʼs apartments, a seraglio, a harem.

حداد ḥaddād A (from حديد) s. m. A blacksmith.

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