باپ bāp H s. m. Father. باپ کرنا bāp karnā, To consider as a father. باپ ري bāp re (O father!) and باپ ميرا bāp merā (My father!) are exclamations expressive of surprise, grief, &c.

بـﮩلول bahlūl A s. m. 1. A prince endowed with every virtue. 2. Name of a celebrated Dervis. 3. A man much addicted to laughter.

بغدا bug̠ẖdā P s. m. A cleaver used by cooks or butchers, a knife, chopping-knife.

بهوميال bhūmīʼāl H (dakh.) See ماهر.

برتانت वृत्तांत britānt S or brittānt or vr̤ittānt, s. m. Intelligence, tidings, narration, story, his- tory, topick, mode, circumstance.

باليده bālīda P part. pass. (of باليدن To grow up) Grown, vegetated, increased. باليده هونا bālīda honā, To vegetate, to be grown up.

بلا ballā H s. m. A pole or boat-hook. ¶ billā, s. See گرده girda.

بهير bher भेरी S̱. s. f. A kind of pipe, a mu- sical instrument, a kettledrum.

برخاست bar-ḵẖāst P (from برخاستن) s. f. Rising up, recalling or removing from office, recall. برخاست هونا bar-ḵẖāst honā, v. n. To rise or break up (as an assembly).

بان bān A s. m. 1. Name of a tree, سهجنا sahaj- nā (Guilandina moringa) the seeds of which are called ḥabbu-l-bān, Ben-nut; or, according to some, بکاين bakāyan (Melia sempervirens). 2. Name of the tree which yields Benzoin (Styrax Benzoe). 3. A tree, the leaves and flowers of which are sweet-scented, called by the Persians Bed-mushk.