ابده a-budh S̱. adj. Ignorant.

ابوالفضل abu-l-faẓl A (father of excellence) n. prop. The secretary of the Emperor Akbar.

البرز alburz P s. m. Name of a celebrated moun- tain between Persia and India.

امبج अम्बुज ambuj S s. m. The lotus (Nym- phæa nelumbo).

بابل bābul A (Heb. ) n. prop. Babel or Babylon.

ببري baburī S̱. (वर्वुर) s. f. The name of a tree of the Mimosa kind. (There are several species, but the commonest is Arabica. Roxb.) The acacia tree.

بت but H s. m. 1. A hazard table. 2. A blow with the fist.

بت but P s. m. An idol, image, statue; a be- loved object, a mistress. (Plur. بتان). بت پرست but-parast, An idolater. بت برستي but- parast-ī, s. f. Idolatry. بت تراش but-tarāsh, A sculptor, a carver of idols. بت تراشي but- tarāsh-ī, s. f. The art of a sculptor, sculpture, statuary. بتخانه but-ḵẖāna, s. m. An idol- temple.

بتا buttā H s. m. Overreaching, fraud, trick, take in. بتادينا buttā denā, To overreach.

بتاونا butāʼonā H v. a. To extinguish. See بجهانا

بتي buttī H s. f. Provision (for travelling). بتي ليکرچودهيردهونڐنا battī lekar chaudhīr dhūnḍnā, To search, to rummage.

بتکده but-kada P s. m. An idol-temple, a pagoda.

بجنا bujnā H s. m. A cloth used by menstruous women, a pessary.

بجهانا bujhānā H (trans. of بجهنا bujhnā) v. a. To extinguish, to put out, quench; to damp, de- press or deject (the spirits). پياس بجهانا piyās bujhānā, To quench thirst.

بجهانا bujhānā S̱. (caus. of بوجهنا) v. a. To ex- plain, to make to comprehend, to demonstrate, to push as with argument, to persuade, assure, instruct, signify, to cause to believe.