بکاين bakāyan H s. f. The name of a tree. (Melia sempervirens. Sans. महानिम्ब).

بسترا bistarā P. s. m. 1. A bed, &c. peculiar to faḳīrs. 2. The abode of a faḳīr.

باشنده bāshanda P part. act. (from باشيدن To remain) Inhabitant. (Pers. plur. باشندگان).

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.

بغض bug̠ẖz A s. m. Malice, spite, resentment, revenge, hatred, hate.

بيچ bīch S̱. (see بهيتر) 1. adv. In, into, among, be- tween, during. 2. s. m. Middle, midst, centre. 3. Difference. 4. Quarrel, hostility. بيچ بچاؤ bīch-bichāʼo, Mediation, interposition, arbitration. بيچ بچاؤکرنا bīch-bichāʼo karnā, To mediate, in- terpose. بيچ پڙنا bīch paṛnā, v. n. To differ, to raise a quarrel between. بيچ کي انگلي bīch kī

برساتي barsāt-ī S̱. (from برسات) s. f. The name of a disorder in horses, the farcy.

بکچي bakchī वाकुची S̱. s. f. Name of a plant the seed of which is used to cure the itch. (Co- nyza or Serratula anthelmintica).

بوالهوسي bu-l-hawas-ī A s. f. Caprice, capriciousness. S̱.H. بوانا boʼānā, 1. (from بونا) v. a. To cause to sow. 2. (from بو Smell) v. n. To stink, to emit a smell, to smell.

بهانا bhānā H v. n. To be approved of, to please, to suit, to fit.