حوادث ḥawādis̤ A s. plur. of حادثه q. v. A. P. حوادثات ḥawādis̤-āt, s. plur. of plur. Occur- rences, misfortunes.

حدود ḥudūd A s. plur. (of حدّ) 1. Boundaries, confines. 2. Penal laws.

حشو ḥasho A (from حشا) s. m. 1. Stuffing a pil- low, cushion, bed, &c. also, whatever it may be stuffed with. 2. People of the meanest condition. 3. Small camels. حشومنـﮩ‍ا ḥasho min- hā, 1. Subtraction, deduction. 2. The quantity deducted.

حادث ḥādis̤ A (from حدث Heb. Was new, existed for the first time) adj. New, just ap- pearing. حادث هونا ḥādis̤ honā, To appear, to emerge, to happen, to occur.

حالات ḥālāt A s. f. plur. (of حالت) States, conditions, circumstances, cases.

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.

حرس ḥirs A s. m. Same as حراست q. v.

حريف ḥarīf A (from حرف) 1. adj. Clever, cunning. 2. Pleasant, facetious. 3. s. m. A rival, an enemy, adversary, antagonist, oppo- nent. 4. An associate, a partner, a friend. (Pers. plur. حريفان ḥarīfān).

حزم ḥazm A s. The being resolved (upon a thing) and persevering (in it), firm resolution.

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