بال bāl P s. m. A wing, a pinion. بال فشان bāl-fishān, Expanding the wings. بال افشاني bāl-afshānī or بال فشاني bāl-fishānī, s. f. Ex- pansion or shaking of the wings. بال شکسته bāl-shikasta, Distressed, wretched.

بودلي bodlī H 1. adj. f. A simple woman, a trol- lop. 2. s. f. A woman who lives with a be-nawā faḳīr and dresses like a man.

بـﮩکانا bahkānā H (trans. of بـﮩکنا) v. a. To balk, disappoint, mislead, deceive, beguile. S. بهکت भक्त (r. भज Serve) bhakt, 1. s. m. An adorer, a devotee, a votary, a zealot. 2. A Hin- dū performer for entertainment, a dancer, a player. 3. adj. Pious. 4. Desirous. بهکت راج भक्तराज bhakt-rāj, s. m. King or lord of the devout, an epithet of the deity. S. بهکت भक्ति (r. भज Serve) bhakti, s. f. Re- ligion, faith, devotedness, attachment, desire. بهکتونت bhakti-want, adj. Devoted, religious, pious.

بنات banāt A f. plur. (of بنت) Daughters.

بيضا baiẓā A 1. adj. White. 2. s. m. The Sun. يدبيضادکهانا yad-i-baiẓā dikhānā, v. a. To dis- tinguish oneʼs self in any work (an allusion taken from the luminous hand of Moses). A.P. بيضانه baiẓ-āna, s. m. The perquisite of the magistrate, &c. for marking publick papers.

برکهـ वर्ष barakh S or barkh or varkh̤a or varsh̤a, s. m. Rain; a year. See S̱. برس baras.

بيدکا bedikā S (वेदिका) s. f. An altar, platform. See بيدي.

بهوشي bhavish̤ya भविष्यत् S̱. adj. Future; what will be, the future (time).

بـﮩاو bahāʼo S̱. (from بـﮩنا) s. m. Flood, flow, flux, afflux, effusion, fluidity. S. بهاوت भावित (r. भू Think) bhāvit, adj. Thoughtful, anxious, apprehensive, alarmed.

بنأو banāʼo H (from بنانا) s. m. 1. Preparation, decoration, dressing, decking oneʼs self. 2. Con- cord, understanding, reconciliation. بنأوکرنا banāʼo karnā, To adorn, bedeck, decorate.