بلانا bulānā H (caus. of بولنا) v. a. To call, invite, bid.

باچا bāchā S (for वाचा vāchā, r. वच Speak) s. f. 1. Speech, language, word. 2. Affirma- tion, agreement, promise.

بيت السقر baitu-s-saḳar A s. m. The infernal abode, hell.

بالاخانه bālā-ḵẖāna P s. m. An upper room, an upper story, a balcony.

بوجهـ bojh H s. m. A load, burthen. بوجهـ پکڙنا bojh pakaṛnā, To affect consequence or to give oneʼs self airs (generally spoken in raillery). بوجهـ سرپرهونا bojh sir par honā, is applied to a task the performance of which is become in- dispensable.

بوتا būtā S̱. (from भवन See هوت and هونا) s. m. Strength, power, ability.

بور būr H adj. Barren (land). s. f. Chaff, husk. بورکالڐو būr kā laḍḍū, A sort of sweetmeat made with the husk of grain. (The confectioners avow the imposition and cry out to passengers, "youʼll repent if you eat it, or regret not tasting it." Hence, great men are sometimes called بورکالڐو when they make a practice of encou- raging their dependants to hope, but do nothing for them at last; as, dancing attendance on them and neglecting them are each likely to produce regret. The term also means, any person or thing, which is fair without and foul within, or

بلهار bali-hār S̱. or balhār, s. m. (from बलि) Sacrifice. بلهاري جانا balihārī jānā and بل جانا bal jānā, To be sacrificed.

باف bāf P (from بافتن) part. act. and pass. used in compos. Weaver, woven. کناري باف ki- nārī-bāf, A weaver of lace. زري باف zarī-bāf, 1. A gold lace weaver. 2. Gold tissue, cloth interwoven with gold.

برنن वर्णन barnan S or varṇan, s. m. Descrip- tion, recital, explanation, praise. برنن کرنا bar- nan karnā, To explain, describe, extol, praise.