حمامي ḥammām-ī A s. m. A keeper of a bath or an attendant at a bath.

حامي ḥāmī A (part. act. from حما or حمايت) s. m. A protector, a defender. حامي بهرنا ḥāmī bharnā, To believe, acknowledge, confess, allow, own, consent. Saudā says: نازبرادري کي حامي تب بهرون دل کي کمر دم دلا سادي بندها لون استقامت کي ليي Nāz-bardārī kī ḥāmī tab bharūṅ, dil kī kamar dam-dilāsā de bandhā lūṅ, istiḳāmat ke liye, I will then consent to endure her capricious airs, when by soft persuasion I have fortified my heart for perseverance.

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-

حميت ḥamīyat A (from حما) s. f. Ardour, zeal, a nice sense of honour.

حرب ḥarb A (Heb. ) s. f. War, battle. حرب گاه ḥarb-gāh, s. f. Field of battle.

حلتيت ḥiltīt A s. Assafœtida.

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

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

حکما ḥukamā A s. plur. (of حکيم) Philosophers, sages, physicians.

حلال ḥalāl A (from حل) adj. 1. Legal, allow- able, lawful, right. 2. (A woman) laying aside mourning for the death of her husband, at the expiration of 100 days (during which time she is not by law allowed to marry). حلال خور ḥalāl-ḵẖor, s. m. A person of the lowest cast, generally a sweeper, or employed