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.

خم ḵẖam P 1. adj. Twisted, crooked, coiled, curved, bowed. 2. s. m. A coil, fold, ply, curl, ringlet, bend, curve, crook, bending, crookedness. 3. That part of a noose which encircles the neck. خم اندر خم ḵẖam andar ḵẖam or خم در خم ḵẖam dar ḵẖam, Twist within twist, curly, curling locks. خم ٿهونکنا بجانا يا مارنا ḵẖam-ṭhonknā, -bajānā, or -mārnā, v. a. To strike the hand against the arms previous to wrestling, &c., to challenge (as wrestlers do). خم چم ḵẖam-cham, or خم و چم ḵẖam-o-cham, 1. s. m. Coquetry, blandishment of a mistress. 2. adj. Elegant, graceful. خم چوگان ḵẖam-i-chaugān, s. m. The bat or instrument with which the game of چوگان chaugān is played. خم دار ḵẖam-dār, adj. Twisted, curled, bent, crooked, curved.

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-

خفا ḵẖafā P adj. Angry. See خفه ḵẖafa.

خلاتي ḵẖalātī A. adj. See خليرا ḵẖalerā.

خلالت ḵẖalālat H or ḵẖilālat or ḵẖulālat, s. f.

خانگي ḵẖāngī P (from خانه) 1. adj. Domestick, household. 2. s. f. A prostitute.

خوگير ḵẖū-gīr P part. Rendered mild, tamed, accustomed.

خدمت ḵẖidmat A s. f. Service, attendance, em- ployment, ministry, office, appointment, duty, use. (Arab. plur. خدمات ḵẖidmāt). خدمت کرنا ḵẖidmat karnā, 1. To serve, to attend, to wait on. 2. (met.) To satirize, to beat. خدمتگار ḵẖidmat-gār, s. m. A butler, a servant, attend- ant. خدمتگاري ḵẖidmat-gār-ī, s. f. Attendance, service, ministry. A. P. خدمتگذاري ḵẖidmat-guẕār-ī, s. f. Service, readiness to serve.

خلطه ḵẖilt̤a A s. m. Conviviality, enjoyment of society and the pleasures of life. ¶ ḵẖult̤a, As- sociation, sociableness, intimacy, familiarity.