لايق lāʼịḳ A m. (part. act. of ليق) adj. Worthy, deserving, adapted, proper, suitable, fit, apposite, becoming, expedient, able, capable, qualified. لايق هونا lāʼịḳ honā, To de- serve, to merit.

لپيٿ lapeṭ H (from لپيٿنا) s. f. m. A fold, a ply, envelope, twist, bandage, fillet. لپيٿ جهپيٿ يا سپيٿ lapeṭ-jhapeṭ or -sapeṭ, s. f. Evasion, subterfuge.

لالي laʼālī A s. plur. (of لولو lūlū) Pearls.

لمبا lambā लंब S̱. adj. Long, tall. لمبا کرنا lambā karnā, 1. To lengthen, to extend. 2. To beat, to drub.

لينه līna A (from لون) s. m. A kind of palm.

لپکا lapkā H s. m. 1. A snatch. 2. Nimbleness. 3. A bad custom or habit. Mīr says: اپني توجـﮩان آنکهـ لڙي پهر وهين ديکهو آينه کو لپکا هي پريشان نظري کا Upnī to jahāṅ ānkh laṛī phir wahīṅ dekho; āʼīne ko lapkā hai pareshān-naz̤arī kā. Where I first fell in love, there you will see me; (I am not like) the mirror (which) is in the habit of casting its glances in all directions.

لا lā A A negative or privative particle, No, not, by no means, without, there is not; or, like the English negative prefixes, un, in, ir, im. لاابالي lā-ubālī (lit. I care not) adj. Careless, insolent, fearless, licentious, petulant. s. f. Carelessness. لابد lā-budd (لا and 3d pers. sing. pret. pass. of بدّ To separate) 1. adv. Necessarily, infallibly. 2. adj. Unavoidable. لابدي lā-budd-ī, adj. In- evitable, necessary. لاتعد lā-tuʼaﻌdd, That can- not be numbered. لاثاني lā-s̤ānī, adj. Incom- parable. لاجرم lā-jaram, adv. Necessarily,

لپٿي lapṭī H s. f. Pap, any glutinous liquid food.

لزوم luzūm A s. m. Expediency, necessity, re- quisiteness, behoving.

لکنـﮩارا likanhārā S̱. s. m. (dakh. for لکهنـﮩارا) Writer.