بن bun P s. f. Basis, root, stem.

بم bam H s. f. 1. A spring (of water). 2. A fa- thom. 3. A measuring rod.

بـﮩري bihrī H s. f. A subscription to raise a cer- tain sum, assessment, quota, rate, share.

بفا bafā P s. f. A kind of scales or dandruff formed in the head.

بخيلي baḵẖīl-ī A. (from بخيل) s. f. Stinginess, niggardliness, parsimony, avarice.

باهر bāhir A part. act. (from بهر) Excelling, emi- nent; conspicuous, manifest.

باوري bāʼorī H or bāʼoṛī, s. f. See باولي bāʼolī,

بانکا bānkā S̱. (r. वक Bend, be crooked) s. m. 1. A fop, a beau, a coxcomb, a buck, a bravo, a bully. 2. A knife or hook to cut bamboo with. 3. s. f. Name of a river. 4. adj. Crooked, foppish, coxcombish, arrant.

بـﮩاري bahār-ī P adj. Vernal, of the spring.

بجهيل bujhail H (from بوجهـ Load) adj. 1. Laden. 2. Beast, &c. of burthen.