6-letter words containing i, h, r, a
- hernia — the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hijrah — the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
- hijras — Plural form of hijra.
- hilary — Hilarius, Saint.
- hirage — the fee for hiring something
- hydria — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a large water jar
- inarch — to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- ishtar — the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- jaghir — (East India) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity; also, the district itself.
- karahi — A deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
- kharif — (in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.
- khatri — a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
- khimar — A head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women, typically covering the head, neck, and shoulders.
- marish — a marsh.
- mehari — A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can be used for racing or transport.
- mihrab — (in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- mizrah — a decorative figure, usually bearing an inscription, that is hung on the eastern wall in Jewish homes or synagogues to indicate the direction to face in prayer.
- mohair — the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- moriah — a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- nihari — A South Asian stew of slow-cooked beef or lamb with bone marrow.
- orisha — A divine entity that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Ol\u00f3d\u00f9mar\u00e8.
- pahari — one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- pariah — an outcast.
- parish — an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- rachis — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- radish — the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- rakish — smart; jaunty; dashing: a hat worn at a rakish angle.
- ranchi — a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi.
- raphia — raffia.
- rashid — a town in N Egypt, on the Nile delta
- ravish — to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- reicha — Anton or Antonín [Czech ahn-taw-nyeen] /Czech ˈɑn tɔ nyin/ (Show IPA), 1770–1836, Czech composer.
- rheita — a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhinal — of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- riyadh — a kingdom in N and central Arabia, including Hejaz, Nejd, and dependencies. About 600,000 sq. mi. (1,554,000 sq. km). Capital: Riyadh.
- rupiah — an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- shairp — John Campbell ("Principal Shairp") 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.
- shamir — Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- sharia — law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sharif — a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “exalted.”.
- shikar — the hunting of game for sport.
- shinar — a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- shiraz — a city in SW Iran.
- sidrah — a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- sirach — Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- sirrah — a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- thiram — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- thoria — a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- unhair — to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- vihara — a meeting place of Buddhist monks.