حصن ḥiṣn A (Heb. The arm, by which a thing is protected) s. m. A castle, fortification. حصن حصين ḥiṣn-i-ḥaṣīn, 1. An impregnable fortress. 2. The title of a book of Musalmān traditions.

حيوانيت ḥaiwān-iyat A s. f. Beastliness, bes- tiality, brutality.

حاجت ḥājat A (from حاج Heb. Moved round, frequented, stood in need of) s. f. 1. Need, want, necessity, poverty. 2. Hope, wish. حاجت برآر ḥājat-bar-ār, Producing what is wanted or desired. حاجت رفع کرنا ḥājat rafﻌ karnā, 1. To relieve oneʼs neces- sities. 2. To go to the necessary. حاجت مند ḥājat-mand, adj. 1. Necessitous, indigent. 2. Hoping, depending. حاجت روا ḥājat-rawā, adj. Supplying or obtaining what is needed. حاجت رواٴي ḥajat-rawā-ī, s. f. The obtaining what is wanted or needed. (Plur. حاجات).

حرفي ḥarf-ī A. adj. Literal, relating to letters.

حق ḥaḳḳ A (Heb. To describe, engrave, de- cree) 1. adj. Just, right, true. 2. s. m. The deity. 3. The truth. 4. Justice, rectitude. 5. Right, due, just claim, lot, portion. 6. Equity. (Plur. حقوق ḥuḳūḳ, Rights, duties, laws, just

حنجر ḥanjar A vulg. ḥinjar, s. m. The throat.

حلوه ḥalwa A. s. m. See حلوا ḥalwā.

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

حکيم ḥakīm A (from حکمت) adj. used substan- tively, A sage, a philosopher, a physician. A. P. حکيمانه ḥakīm-āna, adj. Physician-like, sage-like, philosophical.

حک ḥakk A s. m. Erasure, scratching out. حک کرنا ḥakk karnā, To erase. حک هونا ḥakk honā, To be erased.