بنا bannā A (from بنا) s. m. A mason, a builder.

بعث baﻌs̤ A s. m. 1. Excitement, motive, cause. 2. Resurrection. بعث ونشر baﻌs̤o nashr, s. m. The resurrection.

بهٿهيال bhaṭhiyāl H 1. adj. With the current, i. e. down the river and not with the flood tide. 2. s. m. A kind of مرثيه or elegiack verses sung in praise of Hasan and Husain.

بالا bālā P prep. Above, up, aloft. adj. High. s. m. Top, stature. بالابالا bālā bālā, adv. De- ceitfully, fraudulently: secretly. بالابتانا bālā batānā, or بالادينا bālā denā, To balk, to cir- cumvent, to dupe, to put off, to disappoint, to prevaricate. بالادست bālā-dast, adj. Upper- handed, victorious, superiour, more or most pre- cious.

بهونرکلي bhauṅar kalī H s. f. A kind of halter (for horses or dogs). See بهنورکلي.

بد bad P adj. Evil, bad. بداختر bad-aḵẖtar, adj. Unfortunate, under a bad star. بداخلاق bad-aḵẖlāḳ, adj. Of bad habits. بداسلوب bad-uslūb, adj. Ill-shaped, ill-made, inelegant, of bad conduct. بداصل bad-aṣl, adj. Low-born. بداصولي bad-uṣūlī, s. f. Bad breeding. بداطوار bad-at̤wār, Ill-mannered. بدانديش bad-andesh, adj. Evil-minded, malicious, malevo- lent, inimical. بدانديشي bad-andesh-ī, s. f. Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill will. بدآئين bad-āʼīn, adj. Of bad manners, observing no religious precepts. بدباطن bad-bāt̤in, adj. Ill-natured, evilminded, false-hearted. بدباطني bad-bāt̤in-ī, s. f. Malice, illnature. بدبخت bad-baḵẖt, adj. Unlucky, unfortunate, wretched, rascally. بدبختي bad-baḵẖt-ī, s. f. Misfor- tune, bad luck, adversity. بدبر bad-bar, adj. Evilminded. بدبو bad-bū, 1. adj. Fetid. 2. s. f. Stink. بدپرهيز bad-parhez, adj. Not controuling oneʼs inclinations and passions, in- temperate. بدپشمي bad-pashmī, s. f. Badness of hair or wool, bad coat (of a horse, &c.). بدچشم bad-chashm, adj. Malignant, envious, coveting other menʼs goods (particularly, wives). بدحال bad-ḥāl, adj. In bad circumstances, ill-conditioned. بدحالي bad-ḥāl-ī, s. f. Badness of condition or of circumstances. بدحواس bad-ḥawāss, adj. Senseless, stupified, in consterna- tion. بدحواسي bad-ḥawass-ī, s. f. Stupidity,

بهاٴي بند bhāʼī-band भ्रातृबंधु S̱. s. m. Bro- thers, relations, kindred, friends, comrades.

بخشي گري baḵẖshī-garī P s. f. Office or duty of a general or commander-in-chief, generalship.

بلهرا bilharā H s. m. A kind of basket (long and narrow) generally used for holding pān.

باطني bāt̤in-ī A adj. Internal; concealed.