ه hā called هاي هوز hā-i-hawwaz and هاي مدوره hā-i-mudawwara, the twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic and thirty-first of the Persian alphabet, corresponds to ह in Sanskrit. It is one of the guttural letters, having the sound of the English h. When it occurs at the end of a word, it is either perceptible, which is called هاي ظاهريا جلي يا ملفوظي (hā-i-z̤āhir or -jalī, or -malfūz̤ī), as in بادشاه bādshāh, A king; or imperceptible مختفي يا مکتوبي (-muḵẖtafī or -maktūbī), as in بہانه bahāna, A pretence, به ba, With, &c. where it merely conveys the sound of fatʼḥa. In the formation of the plural with ها the هاي جلي of the singular is preserved;

هٿيا haṭiyā हट्टी S̱. s. f. Market. See هاٿ.

هنا hannā हनन S̱. v. a. To kill, to give a blow, to smite.

هلدهر हलधर hal-dhar S or hala-dhara, s. m. A name of Balarāma, the elder brother of Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

هلاکي halāk-ī A. s. f. Perdition, ruin, destruction.

هڙک huṛuk हुडुक्क S̱. s. m. A kind of drum in form like an hourglass (generally played on by bearers).

هردي हृदय hr̤idaya S s. m. Heart, breast, &c. See هردا hirdā.

هودج haudaj A (from هدج) s. m. A litter (used on an elephant or camel, in

هر har हल S̱. s. m. A plough. هربهوگ har- bhog, s. m. Anarchy, confusion, uproar. هربهوم کا راج har-bhūm kā rāj, A country or place in which injustice prevails.

هزبر hizabr A or hizbar, s. m. A lion. adj. Thick, great, strong.