بسم الله bismi-l-lāh A In the name of God, or بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم bismi-l-lāhi-r-rahmāni-r-raḥīm, In the name of God the most merciful. (An invocation generally used by Muhammadans at the beginning of all actions and works). بسم الله کرنا bismi-l-lāh karnā, To begin, to com- mence. بسم الله هوا bismi-l-lāh hūʼā, Said of a child who has just commenced learning to read. A. P. بسمه پوس basma-posh, see under وسمه wasma.

بڙبڙانا baṛbaṛānā S̱. (from بڙبڙ) v. a. To mutter,

بهلاون bhilāwan S̱. (भल्लातक) s. m. A nut used for marking clothes, &c. (Semicarpus anacardium).

بـﮩري buhrī H s. f. Fried or parched barley.

بهون भवन bhawan S s. m. A house. भुवन bhuwan, s. m. 1. A world. 2. Water.

بـﮩجت bahjat A s. f. Joy, pleasure, gladness, cheerfulness, alacrity, beauty, grace, excellence.

بهراوٿ bharāwaṭ S̱. (r. भृ Fill) s. f. Filling, stuf- fing.

برص baraṣ A s. m. Leprosy. P.A. برطرف bar-t̤araf, adj. Aside, apart, dismissed. برطرف کرنا bar-t̤araf karnā, v. a. To dismiss, discharge, turn off, cashier. برطرف هونا bar- t̤araf honā, v. n. To be dismissed, discharged, turned off, or cast aside. P. A. برطرفي barṭarf-ī (from برطرف) s. f. Dismission, discharge.

بج بجانا baj bajānā S̱. (see بجانا) v. n. To effer- vesce with noise in putrefying. A. S̱. بجدهونا ba-jidd-honā, v. n. To be in earnest, to be importunate, to insist.

بهجا भुजा bhujā S s. f. The arm (above the el- bow).