بالا bālā P prep. Above, up, aloft. adj. High. s. m. Top, stature. بالابالا bālā bālā, adv. De- ceitfully, fraudulently: secretly. بالابتانا bālā batānā, or بالادينا bālā denā, To balk, to cir- cumvent, to dupe, to put off, to disappoint, to prevaricate. بالادست bālā-dast, adj. Upper- handed, victorious, superiour, more or most pre- cious.

بالا बाला bālā S 1. s. f. A female child, a girl not exceeding sixteen. 2. A medicinal and fra- grant plant. 3. s. m. An earring. 4. (for Sans. बाल) A male child, a boy. بالاچاند bālā chānd, The new moon.

بالائي bālā-ī P (A led horse); adj. Over and above, extraordinary. بالائي مزي bālā-ī maze, s. plur. Secret pleasures. بالائي يافت bālā-ī yāft, s. f. Perquisites.

بالابر bālā-bar P s. m. Part of the انگرکها angarkhā that laps over the thighs, foreskirt.

بالابند bālā-band P s. m. A part of dress, a kind of turband: a coat of a particular kind. S. H. بالابهولا bālā-bholā, adj. Innocent, artless as a child. s. m. An artless child. S. H. بالاپن bālā-pan, s. m. Childhood, infancy.

بالاتّفاق bi-l-ittifāḳ A By chance, by or with agree- ment or concord or unanimity or success.

بالاخانه bālā-ḵẖāna P s. m. An upper room, an upper story, a balcony.

بالانشين bālā-nishīn P part. Occupying the chief seat; a president.

بالاوپست bālā o past P Above and below, i. e. the heavens above and the earth beneath.

بالاپوش bālā-posh P s. m. A coverlet, a quilt.

بالجمله bi-l-jumla A On the whole, altogether, to sum up all.

بالذات bi-ẕ-ẕāt A In essence.

بالش bālish P s. m. A pillow, bolster.

بالشت bālisht P (Sans. वितस्ति) s. f. A span. See بلشت.

بالضرورت bi-ẓ-ẓarūrat A adv. By necessity, ne- cessarily.