خشن ḵẖashin A adj. Rough, severe, rude.

خياري ḵẖayārī A s. f. A kind of violet.

خراش ḵẖarāsh P (from خراشيدن) 1. s. f. m. Scratching, scraping, excoriation. 2. (in com- pos.) part. act. Scratching, lacerating, scraping, clawing.

خوباني ḵẖūbānī P s. f. An apricot, or a dried apricot with the kernel of an almond inserted.

خالصه ḵẖāliṣ-a A 1. adj. Pure. 2. s. m. An office of government in which the business of the revenue department is transacted; exche- quer. 3. Land held immediately from govern- ment.

خواني ḵẖẉān-ī P (in compos.) s. f. Reading, re- peating, recitation.

خاگ ḵẖāg P s. An egg.

خار ḵẖār P s. m. 1. A thorn, spine, thistle, bramble. 2. A spur, a cockʼs spur. خارانکهونکا ḵẖār ānkhoṅ-kā, An eyesore, disagreeable. خاربندي ḵẖār-band-ī, s. f. A fence or temporary defence made of thorns, &c. خارپشت ḵẖār-pusht, s. m. A porcupine (Hystrix), a hedge-hog. خارخار ḵẖār-ḵẖār, Disquietude. خاردار ḵẖār-dār, Troublesome, arduous, barbed, thorny. خارزار ḵẖār-zār, s. f. A thicket of thorns, &c. خارستان ḵẖār-istān, s. m. Place of thorns, thistles, &c. خارکش ḵẖār-kash, A woodcutter. خاروخس ḵẖār-o-ḵẖas, Sweepings, any thing vile.

خلف ḵẖalaf A s. m. 1. A successour, an heir, a favourite son, posterity, descendants. 2. (ad- jectively) Depraved, corrupted. خلف الصدق ḵẖalafu-ṣ-ṣidḳ, True or rightful heir. ¶ ḵẖulf, Breach of promise.

خلاصي ḵẖalāṣ-ī A. 1. s. f. Freedom, liberation, redemption, discharge, release. 2. s. m. A sailor, a native artillery-man.