خلوت ḵẖalwat A (from خلا) s. f. 1. Retirement, solitude, privacy, a closet, private apartment, private conference. خلوت خانه ḵẖalwat-ḵẖāna, s. m. A place of retirement, private apartment, closet, cabinet. خلوت کرنا ḵẖalwat karnā, To closet or be closeted. خلوتگاه ḵẖalwat-gāh, s. f. A place of retirement. خلوت گزين ḵẖalwat- guzīn, adj. Recluse; (met.) A hermit. خلوت نشين ḵẖalwat-nishīn, adj. Retired: (met.) A hermit. خلوت وجلوت مين ḵẖalwat o jalwat meṅ, In private and in publick.

خير ḵẖair A 1. adj. Good, best, well. 2. adv. Well. 3. s. f. Goodness, good, health, happiness. خيرالنسا ḵẖairu-n-nisā, The best of wo- men, Fāt̤ima. خيرانديش ḵẖair-andesh, A wellwisher, a friend. خيرانديشي ḵẖair-an- desh-ī, s. f. Good will, benevolence, good inten- tion. خيرباد ḵẖair-bād, May he prosper. خيرخبر ḵẖair ḵẖabar (simply) News. خيرخواه ḵẖair- ḵẖẉāh, Well-wishing, benevolent; a friend, a wellwisher. خيرخواهي ḵẖair-ḵẖẉāh-ī, s. f. Good will, wishing well, friendship, benevolence. خيروعافيت ḵẖair-o-āﻌfiyat, s. f. Health, wel- fare.

خـﮩ‍ي ḵẖahe P interj. Well done! bravo! how excellent!

خبر ḵẖabar A s. f. News, information, intelli- gence, advice, rumours, report, fame, account, care, notice. خبربسنت کي پوچهني ḵẖabar basant kī pūchhnī, expresses extreme ignorance or negligence. خبرخضري ḵẖabar-i-ḵẖiẓr-ī, Re- port, sudden news, guessing what is to happen. (خضر Ḵẖiẓr was a prophet, skilled in divina- tion; and hence, when from certain symptoms the publick guess at the intentions of govern- ment, &c. intelligence of such intentions, &c. is called خبرخضري). خبر دار ḵẖabar-dār, 1. adj. Careful, cautious, taking care, on (oneʼs) guard. 2. Informed, acquainted. 3. s. m. An informer, advertiser, a spy, a scout. 4. interj. Have a care! خبردارکرنا ḵẖabar-dār karnā, To put on (oneʼs) guard, to caution, to alarm. خبردارهونا ḵẖabar-dār honā, To be on (oneʼs) guard, to take care. خبر داري ḵẖabar-dār-ī, s. f. 1. Caution, care, taking care, carefulness. 2. Informing, getting information. خبر دهنده ḵẖabar-dihanda, adj. Intelligence-giving. خبر رکهنا ḵẖabar rakhnā, v. n. To be informed or acquainted. خبر عطر ḵẖabar-aﻌt̤ar (means simply) News. خبر کرنا يا دينا ḵẖabar-karnā or -denā, To apprize, to inform, to acquaint, advise, re-

خامش ḵẖāmush P adj. See خاموش ḵẖāmosh.

خوگر ḵẖo-gar P part. Rendered mild, tamed, accustomed.

خاگ ḵẖāg P s. An egg.

خطاط ḵẖat̤t̤āt̤ A adj. superl. (from خطّ ḵẖat̤t̤) used substantively, A good writer, a penman.

خراب ḵẖarāb A (from خرب Heb. ) adj. 1. Bad, depraved. 2. Ruined, depopulated, de- serted, abandoned, lost, miserable, spoiled, waste. خراب آبادي ḵẖarāb-ābād-ī, s. f. De- struction, demolition. خراب احوال ḵẖarāb-

خادم ḵẖādim A part. act. (from خدمت) used substantively, A servant. خادم لطلبا ḵẖādimu-t̤- t̤ulabā, A public teacher, a professor (of a col- lege). خادم درگاه ḵẖādim-i-dargāh, A servant who takes care of a tomb, mosque, &c. (Pers. plur. خادمان ḵẖādimān).