بيست bīst P adj. Twenty.

بربرا burburā S̱. (see بلبلا) s. m. A bubble.

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.

بارها bār-hā P adv. Often, repeatedly.

بجر वज्र bajr S or vajra, s. m. 1. A thunder- bolt. 2. A diamond. 3. adj. Hard. بجرپڙي اس پروغيره bajr paṛe us par wa g̠ẖaira, May lightning fall on him, &c. (An expression used in cursing any one).

بگ bag वक S̱. See s. بک bak. بگپانت bag- pānti, s. f. A row or line of cranes. بگ چال bag-chāl, s. f. Walking slowly (like a crane). S̱. H. بگ چهندالگنا bag-chhandā lagnā (باگهـ A ti- ger, and چهاندنا To tether) v. n. To be stu- pified or petrified with fear at the sight of a tiger.

بغلي bag̠ẖl-ī P (from بغل) 1. adj. Relating to the armpit, axillary. 2. s. f. A disorder in camels when they rub the thigh against the belly. 3. A purse. 4. A kind of dumb bell used in exer- cise. 5. A sort of dress, the bottom of which is under the armpits. 6. The action of a bird putting its head under its wing. بغلي تکيه bag̠ẖlī takiya, A bolster for the sides.

برتنا bartnā H v. a. To use.

بهنور bhaṅwar S̱. (भ्रमर) s. m. 1. A large black bee. 2. A climbing plant, creeper.

بستويا bistū-iyā S̱. (from विष Venom) s. f. A lizard.