بختيار baḵẖt-yār P adj. Fortunate, lucky.

بلکنا bilaknā H v. n. 1. To sob, to cry violently (as a child). 2. To long for, to desire eagerly.

باغباني bāg̠ẖ-bān-i P s. f. Gardening.

باري bārī S. s. f. 1. (for वाटी) A garden, an orchard, a house. 2. (बालिका) A girl not exceeding sixteen. 3. (वार) Time, tour,

بروت burūt P s. f. Whiskers, mustaches.

بهرکانا bharkānā H v. a. To slake (lime).

بيربير ber-ber वारवार S̱. adv. Often, frequently, repeatedly, again and again.

بنٿيت banṭait S̱. (r. वट Share out) s. m. Divi- der, distributer.

بيتال betāl S or baitāl (वेताल) s. m. 1. A dead body occupied and animated by an evil spirit. 2. Name of a demon.

بانهـ bāṅh S (बाहु) s. f. 1. The arm. 2. Gua- rantee, protector or security (as, when a per- son trusts himself in the power of an enemy, a third person, who engages to return him to his house or fort in security, is his bāṅh). بانهـ پکڙنا bāṅh pakaṛnā, To protect. بانهـ ٿوٿنا bāṅh ṭūṭnā, To be destitute of friends or pro- tectors. بانهـ دينا bāṅh denā, To assist: see بازودينا bāzū denā. بانهـ گهنا bāṅh gahnā, To protect. بانهين چڙهانا bāṅheṅ chaṛhānā, To get ready, to prepare.