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

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-

خرابي ḵẖarāb-ī A. s. f. 1. Badness, depravity. 2. Ruin, desolation, destruction, mischief, perdi- tion, misery, an ill or evil.

خشتک ḵẖishtak P s. f. A square piece of cloth under the armhole in a vest. See also خستک.

خطرا ḵẖat̤rā A. for خطره ḵẖat̤ra, q. v.

خباثت ḵẖabās̤at A (from خبث) s. f. Wickedness, depravity.

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-

خموشي ḵẖamosh-ī P s. f. Silence.

خاکدان ḵẖāk-dān P s. A receptacle or pit for dust, earth, ashes, &c.; (met.) the world.

خرد ḵẖirad A s. f. Wisdom, intellect. خرد پسند ḵẖirad-pasand, Approved by the understanding. خرد مند ḵẖirad-mand, adj. Wise. خرد مندي ḵẖirad-mand-ī, s. f. Wisdom. خردور ḵẖirad- war, adj. Sagacious, wise. حردوري ḵẖiradwar-ī, s. f. Sagacity, wisdom.