ابقا ibḳā A (inf. iv. of بقي) s. m. Rendering permanent, confirmation, establishment, preservation.

بقا baḳā A s. f. Duration, permanence, remaining, eternity, immortality.

بقال baḳḳāl A adj. superl. (from بقل, used sub- stantively) A grain-merchant, shopkeeper, gro- cer.

بقايا baḳāyā A s. plur. (of بقيه baḳīya) Remain- ders, balances. بقاياتوجيه baḳāyā taujīh, Ac- count of balances.

بقر baḳar A s. m. (Heb. ) A bull. بقرعيد baḳar- īﻌd, A festival held in commemoration of Abra- hamʼs offering to sacrifice his son, Ismāʼīl (agree- able to Muhammadans, and not Isʼhāk). P.A. بقسميه ba-ḳasm-īya, On oath, by oath.

بقعه buḳʼaﻌ A s. m. A house, a place. P.A. بقفا ba-ḳafā, In the back or rear. P. A. بقلت ba-ḳillat, With scarcity.

سبقت sabḳat A (from سبق) s. f. Getting before, outstripping, surpassing, preceding, excellence, aggression. سبقت کرنا sabḳat karnā, To get before, to outstrip or precede, to surpass, to advance.

مطابقت mut̤ābaḳat A (inf. III. of طبق) s. f. Conformity, equality, identity, analogy, corres- pondence.