خول ḵẖol S̱. (for کهول q. v.) s. m. A case, sheath, hollow.

خمر ḵẖamr A (from خمر Heb. To be hot, to boil, to ferment) s. m. 1. Wine, spirituous liquors. 2. Covering, hiding. 3. Fermenting, leavening.

خندان ḵẖandān P part. Laughing, merry.

خصم ḵẖaṣm A s. m. 1. An enemy, antagonist. 2. ¶ ḵẖaṣam, A husband. خصم والي ḵẖaṣam-wālī, adj. f. A woman whose husband is alive. A. P. خصمانه ḵẖaṣm-āna, adv. Like a good hus- band, economically, with attention to domestick affairs.

خراسان ḵẖurāsān P n. prop. Name of a country.

خروشان ḵẖuroshān P (part. act. of خروشيدن) adj. Making a loud noise.

خصور ḵẖuṣūr A s. plur. (of خصر) Middles of men, waists.

خواجه ḵẖẉāja P s. m. A man of distinction, a rich merchant, a gentleman, a governour. خواجه خضر ḵẖẉāja ḵẖiẓr, n. prop. The name of a prophet skilled in divination, and who is said to have discovered the water of life; hence, he is considered as the saint of waters. The Mu- hammadans offer to him oblations of lamps, flowers, &c. placed on little rafts and launched on the river, particularly on Thursday evening in the month of bhādoṅ: and, it is in his ho- nour that the feast of the beṛa, q. v. is held. خواجه زاده ḵẖẉāja-zāda, s. m. Master. خواجه سرا ḵẖẉāja-sarā, s. m. An eunuch.

خوگير ḵẖogīr P s. m. The stuffing of a saddle, a pad, a packsaddle. خوگير دوز ḵẖogīr-doz, s. m. A saddle-maker.

خيراتي ḵẖairāt-ī A. adj. Intended for charitable purposes, given (or to be given) or received in charity.