بانا bānā H v. a. To open.

بازيگري bāzī-gar-ī P s. f. The art of a tumbler, &c.

بهبهکنا bhabhaknā H v. n. 1. To simmer, to bub- ble. 2. To emit steam, to fume, to boil.

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

برص baraṣ A s. m. Leprosy. P.A. برطرف bar-t̤araf, adj. Aside, apart, dismissed. برطرف کرنا bar-t̤araf karnā, v. a. To dismiss, discharge, turn off, cashier. برطرف هونا bar- t̤araf honā, v. n. To be dismissed, discharged, turned off, or cast aside. P. A. برطرفي barṭarf-ī (from برطرف) s. f. Dismission, discharge.

بهوندنا bhondnā H (dakh.) v. a. To deceive, &c. See فريب دينا under فريب fareb.

بدخشان badaḵẖshān P Name of a country famous for the production of rubies.

بهگت bhagat भक्त S̱. s. m. See بهکت bhakt. بهگت کهيلنا bhagat-khelnā, v. n. To act (a play), to imitate, to mimick. بهگت هونا bhagat-honā, v. n. To be initiated as a devotee, to be affi- liated to a religious order. (This is peculiar to the low tribes. The initiation consists in putting a necklace of beads round the neck, and marking a circle on the forehead. After which, the initiated person is bound to refrain from the use of spirituous liquors, flesh, &c.).

بدون bidūn A prep. Without, besides, except.

بلوالا bal-wālā S̱. (from بل बल) adj. Strong, powerful, able-bodied.