بيا bayā वयः S̱. s. m. 1. The name of the little bird that learns to fetch and carry, &c. and which the Hindūs teach to snatch the orna- mental patch or wafer from the forehead of their mistresses. (Loxia Indica). 2. An assizer.

بيا biyā वीज S̱. s. m. Seed.

بيا بيا biyā biyā P A mode of calling pigeons.

بيابان bayābān P s. m. A desert, a wilderness. بيابان گرد bayābān-gard, or بيابان نورد bayābān- naward, adj. Traversing deserts.

بياباني bayābān-ī P adj. Of the desert, &c. wild.

بياج byāj S (व्याज) s. m. 1. Pretence, disguise. 2. Delay. 3. Interest. بياج خور byāj-ḵẖor, One who takes interest, an usurer.

بياجو byājū S̱. (from بياج) s. m. The principal or capital sum put out at interest.

بياده byādh S̱. or byādhi (व्याधि) s. m. Disease, sickness, ail, ailment, pain, anguish.

بياده byādh S̱. (व्याध) s. m. A hunter, a fowler.

بيادها byādhā S̱. (व्याध) s. m. A hunter, a fowler.

بيادهي byādhī S̱. 1. (for व्याधी) adj. Ill, sick. 2. (for व्याध) s. m. A hunter, a fowler.

بيار bayār S̱. (Sans. वायु) s. f. Wind, air.

بيارتهـ byārth व्यर्थ S̱. adj. Vain.

بياري byārī H s. f. Supper. See بيالو byālū.

بياس व्यास byās S or vyāsa, s. m. A celebrated saint and author, the supposed original compiler of the Vedas and Purāṇas; also, the founder of the Vedānta philosophy.