خطبه ḵẖut̤ba A s. m. A sermon or oration de- livered after divine service every Friday, in which the preacher blesses Muhammad, his successours, and the reigning sovereign.

خنده ḵẖanda P s. m. 1. Laughter, a laugh. 2. A laughing-stock. خنده رو ḵẖanda-rū, adj. Of a smiling countenance, cheerful. خنده روي ḵẖanda-rū-ī, s. f. Cheerfulness. خنده زنان ḵẖanda-zanāṅ, Setting up a laugh, laughing.

خرسندي ḵẖursand-ī P s. f. Content, pleasure, mirth.

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

خط ḵẖat̤t̤ A (Ch. To dig, to engrave) s. m. 1. A letter, epistle. 2. A line, lineament. 3. Writing, handwriting, chirography. 4. Mus- taches, beard, youthful beard or down on the face. (Plur. خط وط). خط استوا ḵẖat̤t̤-i-istiwā or خط اعتدال ḵẖat̤t̤-i-iﻌtidāl, The equator. خط آنا يا نکلنا ḵẖat̤t̤-ānā or -nikalnā, To appear (the beard). خط بنانا يا بنوانا ḵẖat̤t̤-banānā or -ban- wānā, To shave the beard. خط جدي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-jadī, The tropick of Capricorn. خط سرطان ḵẖat̤t̤-i-sarat̤ān, The tropick of Cancer. خط شعاعي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-shuʼāﻌ-īﻌ, A ray of the sun; also, the name of a kind of writing. خط عمود ḵẖat̤t̤-i-aﻌmūd, A perpendicular line. خط کتابت ḵẖat̤t̤- -i-kitābat, Correspondence. خط گلذار ḵẖat̤t̤-i-gulẕār, A kind of flourished hand writing. خط متوازي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-mutawāzī, A parallel line. خط مستدير ḵẖat̤t̤-ī-mustadīr, A circular line.

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-

خس ḵẖass A s. A lettuce.

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

خلاب ḵẖilāb P s. m. Mire, clay, filth.

خدايا ḵẖudā-yā P s. voc. O God! P. A. خدايتعاليٰ ḵẖudā-e-taʼāﻌlạ̄, The most high God.