خشک ḵẖushk P adj. Dry, withered. (Sans. शुष्क). خشک دماغ ḵẖushk-damāg̠ẖ, adj. Grieved. خشک دماغي ḵẖushk-damāg̠ẖ-ī, s. f. Grief. خشک سال ḵẖushk-sāl, A general dearth, a dry year, a drought. خشک سالي ḵẖushk- sāl-ī, s. f. Drought, sterility. خشک لب ḵẖushk-lab, adj. Dry in the lips or in the shore. خشک لبي ḵẖushk-lab-i, s. f. Dryness of the lips. خشک مغز ḵẖushk-mag̠ẖz, adj. Crack-brained, crazy, hotbrained, hotheaded. خشک مغزي ḵẖushk-mag̠ẖz-ī, s. f. Hotheadedness, madness, craziness.

خداوند ḵẖudā-wand P s. m. Possessor, master, husband. خداوند نعمت ḵẖudāwand-i-niﻌmat, 1. (A form of address to superiours) Beneficent master or lord. 2. Rich, opulent.

خيلي ḵẖaile P adv. Many, much, very, extremely.

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-

خيريت ḵẖairiyat A (from خير) s. f. Welfare.

خضر ḵẖiẓr A n. prop. A companion of Moses, Phineas: or, the prophet Elias.

خويش ḵẖẉesh P 1. pron. Self, own. 2. s. m. A kinsman. 3. A son-in-law, a family. خويش قرابات ḵẖẉesh ḳarābāt, Kinsmen, relations.

خزان ḵẖizān P or ḵẖazān, s. f. Autumn, the fall of the leaf. خزان ديده ḵẖizān-dīda, Having seen or experienced autumn. A. T. خزانچي ḵẖazānchī (from خزانه and چي) s. m. A treasurer. خزانچي گري ḵẖazānchī-garī, s. f. Treasurership.

خرف ḵẖarif A s. m. A doting old man.

خفگي ḵẖafa-gī P or ḵẖafgī (from خفه) s. f. Dis- pleasure, anger, pet.