بـﮩبچن बहुवचन bahu-bachan S adj. Plural.

بسوي biswī S̱. (from विश्व) adj. Worldly, re- lating to the world.

بٿئي baṭaʼī S̱. (from بٿنا To twist) s. f. The art of making gold thread.

بيس bais S̱. s. m. 1. (for वैश्य) The third of the four Hindū tribes or varns: see برن. 2. Name of a tribe of Rājpūts. (A prince of that tribe formerly reigned at Daunriākherā. His dominions, which extended over a great part of Oude, on the north bank of the Ganges, are still called Bais-wāṛā). 3. (for वयस्) Age.

بلور billaur P. (Pers. bulūr) s. m. 1. A kind of stone, crystal. 2. Glass.

بات bāt S̱. (Sans. वार्त्ता r. वृत Speak, be) s. f. 1. Speech, language, word, saying, report, dis- course. 2. Account, subject, question, cause, business, affair, matter, circumstance, particular, article. بات باندهنا bāt bāndhnā, To sophisti- cate, to prevaricate. بات بڙهانا bāt baṛhānā, To prolong a contest. بات بگاڙنا bāt bigāṛnā, To mar a plot, to spoil. بات بنانا bāt banānā, To make up a story, to make excuses. بات پانا bāt pānā, To accomplish oneʼs wishes, to effect oneʼs purpose. بات پهيرنا bāt phernā, To

برجي burj-ī A. s. f. A small tower, a turret.

باپهـ bāph S̱. (Sans. वाष्प) s. f. Steam, vapour.

بار bār S̱. (see باڙ) s. f. Verge, edge.

بيوهار byauhār S̱. or byohār (व्यवहार) s. m. Profession, calling, trade, negociation, transac- tion, practice, custom.