هلسا hilsā इल्लिश S̱. s. f. Name of a fish. (Clupea alosa).

هاتي hātī S̱. s. m. Elephant: see هاتهي.

همزه hamza A s. The orthographical mark (ٴ).

هيجا haijā A s. War, battle, conflict.

هستناپر हस्तिनापुर hastinā-pur S s. m. An- cient Dihlī, the capital of Yudhish̤ṭhira and his brethren, the remains of which still exist, about 57 miles N. E. of the modern city, on the banks of the old channel of the Ganges.

هونا honā S̱. (from भवन) v. n. To be, to exist, to become, to belong, to have, to serve, to answer, to accrue, to come, to do, to stand: to die. s. m. The being or becoming.

هنڐا hanḍā हंड S̱. s. m. A caldron, an earthen pot or boiler. هنڐا پهوڙنا hanḍā phoṛnā, v. a. (lit. to break the pot) To disclose a secret, to let the cat out of the bag. S. H. هنڐا بهاڙا hunḍā bhāṛā, s. m. Contract for transportation of goods, including the payment of duties.

هير हीर hīr S 1. s. m. Essence. 2. Pith, ener- gy, vigour. 3. adj. Essential, pure.

هيژده hezhdah P adj. Eighteen. See هژده.

هچ huch H adj. (dakh.) Infatuated, mad (Harris).