لعل laﻌl P. (Pers. لال) s. m. A ruby.

لوبيا lobiyā P s. m. A kind of bean (Dolichos sinensis).

لدنا ladnā H v. n. To be loaded, to be laden.

لياقت liyāḳat A (from ليق) s. f. Fitness, consis- tency, congruity, conveniency, expediency, pro- priety, capability, capacity, aptitude, adherence, connexion; worth, merit, skill, abilities, dignity, knack.

لنگوٿي langoṭ-ī P. s. f. A cloth worn between the legs to conceal the privities. (A bit of cloth about two feet long and six or eight inches broad, passed between the legs, and the ends tucked in before and behind to the tasma or dūʼālī. Qanoon-e-islam).

لپ لپ lup-lup H s. m. Lapping (as, of a dog drinking). ¶ lap-lap, adj. Nimble, quick. لپ لپ کهانا lap-lap khānā, To eat quickly. S̱. لپنا lipnā (r. लिप Plaster, besmear) v. n. To be plastered, smeared or washed over.

لـﮩنا lahnā S̱. (from s. लाभ) 1. v. a. To find, to get, to experience. 2. v. n. To avail, to answer, to boot, to signify, to accrue. 3. s. m. Out- standing debt. 4. Fate, destiny.

لقب laḳab A s. m. A title, surname (either honourable or opprobrious), by-name.

لـﮩکور lahkauwar H s. m. Rice-milk eaten by bride and bridegroom.

لالچي lālchī S̱. adj. Covetous, interested, selfish.