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Hákim = a ruler, an executive officer.
Hakím = a native doctor, who practises on Western or Hippocratic lines.
Halwa = a kind of sweet pudding, very popular with the Afgháns.
Hazrat ’Esa = the Muhammadan appellation for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hujra = a guest-house, where travellers are accommodated in Afghán villages. It differs from chauk in that it is more specialized for the use of travellers, while the latter is more for the use of the village folk.