خرسنگ ḵẖarsang P s. m. Rival, a large stone.

خنيا ḵẖunyā P s. m. Melody, singing. خنيا گر ḵẖunyā-gar, s. m. Musician, minstrel, singer. خنيا گري ḵẖunyā-gar-ī, s. f. Minstrelsy.

خموش ḵẖamosh P (contract. of خاموش) adj. Si- lent, dumb; silence! (Pers. plur. خموشان).

خويشي ḵẖẉesh-ī P s. f. Relationship.

خجسته ḵẖujista P (prop. ḵẖujasta) adj. Happy, fortunate, auspicious, blest.

خچاخچ ḵẖachāḵẖach H. s. The sound of a spear or battle-axe, or of treading in clay or mire.

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.

خاطف ḵẖāt̤if A part. act. (of خطف Heb. ) Snatching away (the sight). A. P. خاقان ḵẖāḳān, s. m. A king, an emperour. A. P. خاقاني ḵẖāḳān-ī, adj. 1. Royal, imperial. 2. n. prop. Name of a most celebrated poet of Persia.

خلافت ḵẖilāfat A (from خلف) s. f. 1. Deputy- ship, lieutenancy, office or dignity of ḵẖalīfa (Caliph). 2. Imperial dignity, monarchy.

خوره ḵẖụr-a P in compos. (dakh.) Who has en- dured or suffered.