بت bat S̱. contract. of بات A word, affair, or of بات Wind, generally used in composition; as بت باهري bat-bāharī, adj. External, foreign. بت بڙهأو bat-baṛhāʼo, s. m. Prolixity, talka- tiveness, chicanery, wrangling. بت بنا bat-banā (بت Word, and بنا from بنانا To make) An ora- tor, a sophist. بت سونهاکرنا bat soṅhā karnā (بت Wind, and سونها from سونهين Opposite) To ventilate. بت کهاؤ bat-kahāʼo, s. m. Talk, conversation.

بڙک buṛak H s. A sort of sound or voice.

بادي bādī A part. act. (from بدو) Beginner, au- thor.

بهاليت bhālait S̱. (from بهالا) s. m. A spearman.

بد bad P adj. Evil, bad. بداختر bad-aḵẖtar, adj. Unfortunate, under a bad star. بداخلاق bad-aḵẖlāḳ, adj. Of bad habits. بداسلوب bad-uslūb, adj. Ill-shaped, ill-made, inelegant, of bad conduct. بداصل bad-aṣl, adj. Low-born. بداصولي bad-uṣūlī, s. f. Bad breeding. بداطوار bad-at̤wār, Ill-mannered. بدانديش bad-andesh, adj. Evil-minded, malicious, malevo- lent, inimical. بدانديشي bad-andesh-ī, s. f. Malevolence, malice, malignity, ill will. بدآئين bad-āʼīn, adj. Of bad manners, observing no religious precepts. بدباطن bad-bāt̤in, adj. Ill-natured, evilminded, false-hearted. بدباطني bad-bāt̤in-ī, s. f. Malice, illnature. بدبخت bad-baḵẖt, adj. Unlucky, unfortunate, wretched, rascally. بدبختي bad-baḵẖt-ī, s. f. Misfor- tune, bad luck, adversity. بدبر bad-bar, adj. Evilminded. بدبو bad-bū, 1. adj. Fetid. 2. s. f. Stink. بدپرهيز bad-parhez, adj. Not controuling oneʼs inclinations and passions, in- temperate. بدپشمي bad-pashmī, s. f. Badness of hair or wool, bad coat (of a horse, &c.). بدچشم bad-chashm, adj. Malignant, envious, coveting other menʼs goods (particularly, wives). بدحال bad-ḥāl, adj. In bad circumstances, ill-conditioned. بدحالي bad-ḥāl-ī, s. f. Badness of condition or of circumstances. بدحواس bad-ḥawāss, adj. Senseless, stupified, in consterna- tion. بدحواسي bad-ḥawass-ī, s. f. Stupidity,

بهيم भीम bhīm S 1. n. prop. The second brother of Yudhish̤ṭhira. 2. adj. Dreadful, terrible, terri- fick.

بري barī A (from برأ) adj. Acquitted, free, clear, guiltless, innocent. بري الذمه bariyu-ẕ-ẕimma, Free from charge or obligation, justified.

بهلا bhalā S̱. (Sans. भद्र) adj. 1. Good, excellent, benevolent, kind, healthy, well, virtuous, right- eous, sound. 2. Strange, wonderful, admirable, comical, droll. بهلاآدمي bhalā ādmī, s. m. A person of respectability, a gentleman; (iron.) a silly fellow. بهلاماننا bhalā mānnā, To take well.

بوند būnd विंदु S̱. s. f. A drop. بوندکي بوند būnd kī būnd, Rectified, twice distilled (spirit, &c.).

برهان burhān A s. m. Demonstration, proof.