بوچهار bauchhār H s. f. Driving rain, wind and rain, drift.

برهملوک ब्रह्मलोक brahma-lok S s. m. The re- gion or heaven of Brahmā.

بوزنه bozna P s. m. A monkey.

بيڙا beṛā वेटप S̱. s. m. 1. A raft, a float. 2. The raft which is floated by the Muhammadans in honour of ḵẖẉāja ḵẖiẓr. (Besides the anni- versary beṛa offered to propitiate him, hundreds of smaller ones with lamps may be seen on Thursdays of the month bhādoṅ particularly, which are offered by the Muhammadans to this saint). بيڙاباندهنا beṛa bāndhnā, v. a. To col- lect a crowd. بيڙاپارکرنايالگانا beṛā pār karnā or lagānā, To relieve from distress, to remove difficulties, to help one through a business (lit. to ferry over a raft). بيڙاپارهونا beṛā pār honā, To obtain deliverance from misfortune or distress, to succeed.

بيپاري baipār-ī व्यापारी S̱. s. m. A merchant.

بتاس batās S̱. (from वात) s. f. Wind, air. بتاس پهيني batās-phenī, s. f. A kind of sweetmeat, sugar-cakes.

بچوليا bich-auliyā S̱. s. m. An arbitrator, &c. See بچواني bich-wānī.

بالا bālā P prep. Above, up, aloft. adj. High. s. m. Top, stature. بالابالا bālā bālā, adv. De- ceitfully, fraudulently: secretly. بالابتانا bālā batānā, or بالادينا bālā denā, To balk, to cir- cumvent, to dupe, to put off, to disappoint, to prevaricate. بالادست bālā-dast, adj. Upper- handed, victorious, superiour, more or most pre- cious.

بيضا baiẓā A 1. adj. White. 2. s. m. The Sun. يدبيضادکهانا yad-i-baiẓā dikhānā, v. a. To dis- tinguish oneʼs self in any work (an allusion taken from the luminous hand of Moses). A.P. بيضانه baiẓ-āna, s. m. The perquisite of the magistrate, &c. for marking publick papers.

بـﮩر bahar A. (corruption of بحر) s. f. A fleet.