بن bn A or bin (contract. of ابن ibn, Heb. ) A son.

بندنوار bandanwār S̱. (from बंधन Binding, and वार Door-way, gate) s. f. A wreath or garland of leaves and flowers suspended across gateways on marriages or publick festivals.

باگي bāg-ī H s. m. A horseman.

بهيس bhes S̱. (वेष or वेश or भेष) s. m. Disguise, assumed likeness, counterfeit dress, semblance, guise, garb.

بوستان bo-stān P s. m. A flower-garden.

بـﮩل bi-hil P imper. (of هليدن) Let go, let or leave alone.

بهيٿا bhīṭā H s. m. An old house, a former resi- dence (provided some vestige remain).

بسط bast̤ A s. m. Diffusiveness, spreading or ex- tending out.

بيت المال baitu-l-māl A s. m. An escheat, pro- perty that falls to the crown in failure of heirs. (Met.) An unfortunate fellow.

بنانا banānā H (trans. of بننا) v. a. To make, pre- pare, form, fashion, shape, to do, fabricate, build, compose, perform, to make to agree, to adjust, adorn, reconcile, to pluck (a fowl), to dress (vic- tuals), to mend, repair, invent, rectify, mock, feign. H. S̱. بن آنا ban-ānā, v. n. To be performed or ef- fected, to succeed, to be fortunate, to prosper.