بهوت भूत bhūt S s. m. 1. A demon, goblin, fiend, ghost, apparition. 2. The past, preterite tense. 3. An element. (The Hindūs reckon five elements: see پنچتتو pancha-tatwa). بهوت هونا bhūt honā, v. n. To be distracted with rage.

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.).

بيوگي biyog-ī S (वियोगी) s. m. A lover suf- fering the pain of absence.

بعضي baﻌẓe A. adj. Some, certain ones, several.

بهرانا bharānā S̱. (r. भृ Fill) v. a. 1. To fill, to cause to fill. 2. To cover (a mare).

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.

بارا bārā S s. m. A boy: see بالا bālā. S̱.P. بارادري bārā-darī, s. f. A summer house. See باره دري bārah-dar-ī, under باره.

بهوپ भूप bhūp S s. m. A king, a sovereign.

بنک bank S (वंक r. वक Bend, be crooked) s. m. A bending, a curvature, the reach or bend of a river. ¶ banik (वणिक्) s. m. A mer- chant, a trader.

بهينساداد bhaiṅsā-dād S̱. (महिषद्द्रु) s. m. A kind of ringworm.