بتا batā H s. m. 1. A bamboo lath, a thin slip of bamboo. 2. An oblong stone on which pow- ders are levigated.

ببيکي bibek-ī विवेकी S̱. adj. Discreet. P.S̱. بپاهونا ba-pā honā, To be raised, established, or pitched.

ببور babūr S̱. (वर्वुर) s. f. The name of a tree of the Mimosa kind. (There are several species, but the commonest is Arabica. Roxb.) The acacia tree.

بپري bapurī H f. adj. Helpless.

بالا बाला bālā S 1. s. f. A female child, a girl not exceeding sixteen. 2. A medicinal and fra- grant plant. 3. s. m. An earring. 4. (for Sans. बाल) A male child, a boy. بالاچاند bālā chānd, The new moon.

باشنده bāshanda P part. act. (from باشيدن To remain) Inhabitant. (Pers. plur. باشندگان).

بهوئين bhūʼīṅ भूमि S̱. s. f. 1. The earth, ground. 2. A kind of caterpillar covered with hair and destructive to ber trees.

برج bruj H s. m. A large track rope (a small one being called گن guṇ).

بريان biriyāṅ H s. f. Time.

بناونا banāʼonā H v. a. To make, to prepare. See بنانا banānā. H. S̱. بناياجانا banāyā jānā, v. n. To be making, to be in hand.