بان bān A s. m. 1. Name of a tree, سهجنا sahaj- nā (Guilandina moringa) the seeds of which are called ḥabbu-l-bān, Ben-nut; or, according to some, بکاين bakāyan (Melia sempervirens). 2. Name of the tree which yields Benzoin (Styrax Benzoe). 3. A tree, the leaves and flowers of which are sweet-scented, called by the Persians Bed-mushk.

برها barhā वरत्रा S̱. s. m. A rope, a thong.

بلکنا bilaknā H v. n. 1. To sob, to cry violently (as a child). 2. To long for, to desire eagerly.

بغلبند bag̠ẖal-band P s. m. A kind of robe tied under the armpits.

بسوکرما biswakarmā S (विश्वकर्मा i. e. विश्व Universe, and कर्मा Work, act) s. m. The arti- ficer of the gods, the Indian vulcan.

بهرنگراج भृंगराज bhr̤ing-rāj S s. m. 1. Name of a kind of shrike (Lanius malabaricus). 2. Name of a medicinal herb. (Eclipta or Verbe- sina prostrata, or Verbesina scandens).

بريده burīda P part. pass. (from بريدن) Cut, am- putated, clipped.

بور bor H 1. adj. Deep. 2. s. m. Studs of gold or silver.

بکهاري bakhārī H s. f. A storehouse, a granary.

بياض bayāẓ A s. f. 1. Whiteness. 2. A blank book, a commonplace-book. 3. Name of a figure in the science of رمل or geomancy.