خس ḵẖas P s. f. 1. The name of a grass of the roots of which ṭaṭṭīs are made. (Andropogon muricatum). 2. Any useless herb or stick. خس پوش ḵẖas-posh, adj. Covered with thorns. خس وخار ḵẖas o ḵẖār, or خس و خاشاک ḵẖas-o-ḵẖāshāk, s. m. Litter of things, rubbish.

خسرو ḵẖusrau P s. m. 1. Name of a celebrated king (Cyrus or Chosroes). 2. A king in ge- neral. 3. Name of a most famous poet of Dihlī.

خامه ḵẖāma P s. m. A pen, a writing-reed. خامه دان ḵẖāma-dān, s. m. A pen-case.

خورده ḵẖụrda P (contracted خورد ḵẖụrd) part. pass. (of خوردن) 1. Eaten, taken, having eaten or taken. 2. (adjectively) Afflicted. 3. s. m. A blemish. خورده بين ḵẖụrda-bīn, s. m. A caviller, a criticiser. خورده پکڙنا ḵẖụrda pakaṛr- nā, To criticise. خورده فروش ḵẖụrda-farosh, s. m. A retailer, a huckster. خورده فروشي کرنا ḵẖụrda-farosh-ī karnā, To retail. خورده کرنا ḵẖụrda karnā, To change money. خورده گير ḵẖụrda-gīr, A criticiser, caviller.

خواب ḵẖẉāb P s. m. f. 1. Sleep. 2. A dream. 3. Nap (of cloth). خواب آلوده ḵẖẉāb-ālūda, adj. Sleepy. خواب خيال ḵẖẉāb-ḵẖiyāl, s. m. Spectre, phantom, delusion. خواب ديکهنا ḵẖẉāb dekhnā, To dream. خوابگاه ḵẖẉāb-gāh, Sleeping-apartment, bed-room, dormitory. خواب ناک ḵẖẉāb-nāk, adj. Sleepy, drowsy.

خارجي ḵẖārij-ī A s. m. A sect of Muhammadans, who do not reckon Aﻌlī among the legal succes- sours of the prophet. They are the mortal enemies of the Rāfiẓīs or Shīʼaﻌs, who reject

خلش ḵẖalish P (from خليدن) s. m. and f. Put- ting a stop to, interruption, solicitude, suspicion. خلش اٿهانا ḵẖalish uṭhānā, 1. To reconcile. 2. To excite enmity.

خل ḵẖall A s. m. Vinegar.

خانداري ḵẖāndārī P s. f. Housekeeping. See خانه داري under خانه ḵẖāna.

خچاخچ ḵẖachāḵẖach H. s. The sound of a spear or battle-axe, or of treading in clay or mire.