بيسيا besyā वेश्या S̱. s. f. A courtezan, harlot, prostitute.

بيماردار bīmār-dār P s. A nurse of a sick person, an attendant on the sick.

بابت bābat A s. f. Account, head, article, item; business, affair, matter; on account (of).

بسم الله bismi-l-lāh A In the name of God, or بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم bismi-l-lāhi-r-rahmāni-r-raḥīm, In the name of God the most merciful. (An invocation generally used by Muhammadans at the beginning of all actions and works). بسم الله کرنا bismi-l-lāh karnā, To begin, to com- mence. بسم الله هوا bismi-l-lāh hūʼā, Said of a child who has just commenced learning to read. A. P. بسمه پوس basma-posh, see under وسمه wasma.

بهرني भरणी bharaṇī S s. f. The name of the se- cond lunar mansion. (Three stars in Musca).

بنج banj A s. f. Henbane. See p. بنگ. S̱. or P. بنجارا banjārā (वणिज् or Pers. برنج Rice, and آر Carrying) s. m. A grain-merchant, a carrier of grain. S̱. or P. بنجاري banjārī (see بنجارا) s. f. A kind of tent used by banjārās. 2. adj. f. Half-boiled (grain).

باو bāʼo H s. f. The pox. See بد bad.

باهري bāhir-ī S̱. adj. Outward, outer, outside, extraneous, foreign; stranger, foreigner.

بونڐي bonḍī H s. f. The germ of a plant after the flower is shed.

بروت barwat H s. f. A kind of snake.