حکايت ḥikāyat A (from حکو or حکي To nar- rate, Heb. The palate; speech) s. f. A history, romance, story, tale, narration.

حفظ ḥifz̤ A s. m. 1. Memory. 2. Custody, keeping, guardianship, protection, preservation. حفظ مراتب ḥifz̤-i-marātib, Observing etiquette, attention to the rank, &c. of persons addressed.

حشم ḥasham A s. m. Train, equipage, suite.

حصه ḥiṣṣa A (from حصّ Heb. To cut, to di- vide) s. m. Share, part, lot, portion, division. حصه دار ḥiṣṣa-dār, A sharer. حصه داري ḥiṣṣa-dār-ī, s. f. Sharing, being entitled to a share. حصه رسد ḥiṣṣa-rasad, An equal share, a propor- tional part. حصه کرنا ḥiṣṣa karnā, To share, part, portion, apportion, divide, distribute.

حواله ḥawāla A s. m. Charge, custody, care, pos- session. حوالي ḥawāle, adv. In the charge, care, &c. حوالي کرنا ḥawāle karnā, To give in charge or possession, to commit, consign, in- trust, deliver.

حرصاها ḥirṣāhā A. adj. See حريص ḥarīs.

حايل ḥāʼịl A part. act. (from حول) Restraining, intervening, hindering; (used substantively)

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

حکايات ḥikāyāt A s. plur. of حکايت q. v.

حامله ḥāmila A (from حمل) adj. f. Pregnant. حامله هونا ḥāmila honā, To conceive, to be preg- nant.