بري barr-ī A adj. Belonging to the dry land, to the forest or desert; wild.

بهاسر bhāsur भ्रातृश्वशुर S̱. s. m. A husbandʼs elder brother. S. بهاسکر भास्कर (from भास् Light, and r. कृ Make) bhāskar, s. m. 1. The sun. 2. Name of a Hindū astronomer, author of the Siddhānta Shiromani and other works.

بيٿهارنا baiṭhārnā S̱. (caus. of بيٿهنا q. v.) v. a. To cause to sit down, seat, set, settle, place, station, apply, plant, calm, becalm.

بانبهني bāmbhnī H s. f. A snakeʼs hole.

بيت bet वेत्र S̱. s. f. A cane, a ratan. (Cala- mus rotang).

بناوٿ banāwaṭ H (from بنانا) s. f. Make, inven-

بکارت bakārat A (from بکر) s. f. Virginity.

بگانا bigānā P. adj. Strange, &c. See بيگانه.

بسنت basant S (वसन्त) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. One of the Rāgs or musical modes of the Hindūs. 3. The name of the first of the six seasons, comprising Chait and Baisākh. 4. The small pox (a phrase peculiar to the Bangālīs). بسنت پهولنا basant phūlnā, v. n. To put forth the blossoms of mustard plants. آنکهون مين بسنت پهولني ānkhoṅ meṅ basant phūlnī, To dazzle. بسنت کي خبر basant kī ḵẖabar, Knowledge of, or care about, futurity.

بهيمان bhaimān S̱. (from भय Fear) adj. Frighten- ed, alarmed, terrified, afraid.