(p. 1047) harapha any letter of the alphabet, a character; (print.) a type. হরফ-ঢালাই n. typecasting. হরফ ঢালাইয়ের কারখানা a typefoundry. 15)

(p. 1050) hātē by hand; at hand; ready to hand; on hand. হাতে-কলমে adv. firsthand; by direct practice and training. ̃খড়ি n. the sacrament of initiation into one's studies, first lesson in writing to a child; (fig.) initiation into a work; commencement of apprenticeship or the initial stage of learning (a trade etc.). ̃গড়া a. handmade; (fig.) brought up or built (up) by oneself. ̃নাতে adv. in the very act of doing, red-handed. হাতে স্বর্গ পাওয়া to be blessed with an unexpected stroke of luck. হাতে-হাতে adv. from hand to hand; red-handed; directly; readily, promptly (হাতে-হাতে বিদায়) 66)

(p. 1056) hiṃsra, hiṃsraka cruel, ferocious; killing others; murderous. হিংস্র পশু a ferocious animal; a beast of prey. হিংস্রতা n. cruelty, ferocity, act of killing others. 28)

(p. 1046) habi any article esp. ghee offered in fire-sacrifice, a burnt-offering; clarified butter, ghee; an oblation of fire, a fire-sacrifice. হবিষ্য, হবিষ্যান্ন, হবিষ্যি n. (rare) sunned rice boiled in ghee; (pop.) boiled sunned rice and ghee. হবিষ্য করা v. to eat (nothing but) boiled sunned rice and ghee. হবিষ্যাশী a. eating (nothing but) boiled sunned rice and ghee. 22)

(p. 1047) harītakī black myrobalan. 25)

(p. 1047) harmya a large and beautiful building, an edifice, a mansion, a palace. ̃তল n. the floor of any room of a mansion or palace. ̃রাজি (for.) n. pl. large and grand mansions, palatial buildings. 29)

(p. 1056) hāsi a laugh; laughter; a smile; ridicule or derison; (fig.) brightness (চাঁদের হাসি). হাসি পাওয়া v. to feel inclined to smile; to feel inclined to smile a derisive smile, to feel inclined to laugh in one's sleeves. হাসির পাত্র an object or butt of ridicule or derision, a laughing-stock. হাসির ব্যাপার a ridiculous or ludicrous affair. ̃কান্না n. smiles and tears; tearful smiles; tears of joy; joy and sorrow mixed together; alternate joy and sorrow. ̃খুশি n. gaiety, liveliness, jollity, vivacity. a. gay, lively, jolly, cheerful, vivacious. ̃ঠাট্টা, ̃তামাশা n. banter, badinage. হাসিঠাট্টা করা, হাসিতামাশা করা v. to enjoy a light and lively chat; to poke fun at, to make fun of, to pull one's leg. ̃মুখ n. a smiling face. ̃মুখে adv. with a smiling face; happily, gladly; ungrudgingly; willingly. হাসির খোরাক an object of ridicule, a laughing stock. হাসির গল্প n. a funny tale, a comic story, a humorous story. ̃হাসি a. smiling; bright; charming; pleasant. 15)

(p. 1056) hishis indicating: repeated or continued hissing or fizzing sound. হিস্হিস্ করা v. to hiss, to fizz. 55)

(p. 1060) hunari, hunuri one skilled in handicrafts. a. relating to handicrafts. 22)

(p. 1046) hadiśa1 information, trace, clue, first taste or glimpse (সুখের হদিশ); whereabouts তার হদিশ কেউ জানে না; a means, a way (মুক্তির হদিশ). 6)

(p. 1050) hārāma any unholy or forbidden thing or creature according to Muslim scriptures; a boar, a swine. ̃জাদা, ̃জাদ n. (abusively) a pig, a swine, a scoundrel. fem. হারামজাদি । 102)

(p. 1056) himmata power, might; valour; courage; spiritedness, spirit. 47)

(p. 1047) hara-hara-bam-bam a sound uttered in honour of Shiva (শিব). 17)

(p. 1044) h the thirty-third and last consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 1050) hā1 open mouth or expanse of open mouth or beak; a gape; an opening, an orifice (গর্তের হাঁ). হাঁ করা v. to stare with open mouth, to open one's mouth, to gape. হাঁ হওয়া v. to become wide open, to gape; to form a large hole in oneself. হাঁ-হওয়া a. gaping (such as wound). 10)