لچانا lachānā H v. a. To bend, bow, crook.

لوچ lūch P adj. 1. Squinteyed. 2. Naked.

لبا libbā H s. m. A slap.

للکنا lalaknā H v. n. To attack.

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,

لڙکا laṛkā S̱. (लडक r. लड Sport, play) s. m. A boy, child, infant, babe. لڙکا بالا laṛkā-bālā, s. m. Child. لڙکا لڙکي laṛkā laṛkī, s. Boys and girls, children.

لازمه lāzima A (part. act. of لزم) adj. Insepa- rably belonging or adhering (to), incumbent (on), necessary, requisite, ur- gent, suitable, proper, important, inseparable, indispensable. لازم ملزوم lāzim malzūm, Inti- mate friendship.

لثه lis̤a A s. The gums.

لکهاو likhāʼo S̱. s. m. (from لکهنا) Act of writing.

لکهيرا lakherā S̱. (from लाक्षा Lac) s. m. A var- nisher.