لـﮩکارنا lahkārnā H v. a. To fondle, to pat and encourage a horse, &c.

لواحق lawāḥiḳ A s. plur. (of لاحق) Servants, domesticks, followers, dependants, family.

ل lām the twenty-third letter of the Arabic, and twenty-seventh of the Persian alphabet, corres- ponds to ल in Sanskrit. It is one of the eight dental letters in Arabic, and its sound is that of the English l. In the denotation of numbers by the letters of the Arabic alphabet, it stands for 30: and, by way of abbreviation, it may repre- sent the month شوال. Its permutations are, 1. In Persian and Hindūstānī into ر and vice versa; as, زرو zarū for زلو zalū, A leech; بار for بال Hair; ديوال for ديوار A wall; تلوار for تروار A sword. 2. In Arabic, in

لبيدا labedā H s. m. A club.

لطف lut̤f A s. m. Courtesy, grace, kindness, benignity, favour, elegance, gentleness, graciousness, delicacy, pleasantness, pleasure, gratifica- tion, pleasantry, wit; the beauty or best (of a thing).

للا lalā H s. m. A boy.

لٿک laṭak H (from لٿکنا) s. f. 1. Hanging, dang- ling. 2. An affected motion in blandishment and coquetry. لٿک چال laṭak-chāl, s. f. Af- fected gait, coquetry.

لٿا پٿا laṭā paṭā H s. m. Baggage, furniture, ef- fects.

لوگ log S̱. s. m. See لوک lok, People, folk.

لاشه lāsha P s. f. A dead body, corpse, carcass.