بکوادي bak-wād-ī S̱. (from بکواد) One who talks foolishly, an idle talker, prater, cackler.

بـﮩادر bahādur P 1. adj. Brave, bold, valiant, courageous. 2. s. m. A hero, a champion, a knight. (Plur. بـﮩادران).

بهنبهنانا bhimbhinānā H or bhambhanānā, v. n. To buzz (as a fly), to hum (a bee, &c.).

بانس پهوڙ bāṅs-phoṛ S̱. (वंशस्फोट from वंश Bamboo, and r. स्फुट Break) s. m. Name of a cast who work on bamboos.

براقي barrāḳ-ī A. s. f. Brilliancy, splendour.

بـﮩکانا bahkānā H (trans. of بـﮩکنا) v. a. To balk, disappoint, mislead, deceive, beguile. S. بهکت भक्त (r. भज Serve) bhakt, 1. s. m. An adorer, a devotee, a votary, a zealot. 2. A Hin- dū performer for entertainment, a dancer, a player. 3. adj. Pious. 4. Desirous. بهکت راج भक्तराज bhakt-rāj, s. m. King or lord of the devout, an epithet of the deity. S. بهکت भक्ति (r. भज Serve) bhakti, s. f. Re- ligion, faith, devotedness, attachment, desire. بهکتونت bhakti-want, adj. Devoted, religious, pious.

برها barhā H s. m. A field where cows feed.

ببر babar P s. m. A lion, a tiger.

برکت birkat S̱. (विरक्त comp. of वि prep. and रक्त from the root रंज Be in love) 1. s. m. A kind of faḳīr who has relinquished the world. 2. adj. Wearied, disgusted.

باعث bāʼiﻌs̤ A part. act. (of بعث) Productive; (as a substantive mas.) Cause, occasion, motive, reason, account, subject, author.