بکٿ bikaṭ S (विकट) adj. Difficult: terrible. P.A. بکثرت ba-kas̤rat, In abundance.

بهيڙا bheṛā भेड़ S̱. s. m. A ram.

بياهتا byāhtā S̱. f. (विवाहिता) adj. Married.

برکت birkat S̱. (विरक्त comp. of वि prep. and रक्त from the root रंज Be in love) 1. s. m. A kind of faḳīr who has relinquished the world. 2. adj. Wearied, disgusted.

بقال baḳḳāl A adj. superl. (from بقل, used sub- stantively) A grain-merchant, shopkeeper, gro- cer.

برياٴي bariyāʼī S̱. (from برا. Sans. वड्ता) s. f. Boast, exultation.

بتاس batās S̱. (from वात) s. f. Wind, air. بتاس پهيني batās-phenī, s. f. A kind of sweetmeat, sugar-cakes.

باني بوني bānī-bonī S̱. s. f. The price of weaving. A. P. باني کار bānī-kār, s. Architect; composer, author, beginner, instigator. A. P. باني کاري bānī-kār-ī, s. f. Architecture; com- position, commencing a business, instigation. باو bāʼo (वायु) s. f. Wind, air. باوباندهنا bāʼo bāndhnā, To prevail over an adversary by flattery or invective without argument. باوبندي bāʼo-band-ī, s. f. Sophistry, exaggerated praise

بانڐي bānḍī H s. f. A cudgel: a kind of dress.

بچن bachan S (वचन r. वच Speak) s. m. Speech, talk, discourse, word, expression; pro- mise, agreement. بچن بندکرلينا bachan band- kar lenā or بچن بنده کرنا bachan bandh karnā, To bind by promise. بچن بنده هونا bachan bandh honā, To give oneʼs word, to promise, to be agreed upon. بچن پالنا bachan pālnā, To abide by a promise. بچن توڙنا bachan toṛnā, To break oneʼs word. بچن چهوڙنا bachan chhoṛnā, To break oneʼs promise. بچن دينا bachan denā, To promise, to agree. بچن ڐالنا bachan ḍālnā, To question, to ask, to inquire. بچن لينا bachan lenā, To receive a promise. بچن مارنا bachan mārnā, To conclude an agreement. بچن ماننا bachan mānnā, To obey. بچن نبهانا bachan ni- bhānā, To abide by a promise. بچن هارنا bachan hārnā, To promise, to agree, to give or pledge or plight oneʼs word, to affirm.