بهرنگ भृंग bhr̤ing S s. m. A large black bee, fabled to be enamoured of the lotus.

بطن bat̤n A (Heb. ) s. m. The belly. P. A. بطور ba-t̤aur, By the way, in the manner.

بنور baṅwar वीरुध् S̱. s. f. A creeper, a vine.

بهئي bhaʼī S̱. fem. (r. भू Be) past tense or part. of the verb subs., Was, be- came, become.

بعده baﻌda-hu A adv. After that or which, then, however.

بهٿئي bhaṭaʼī H s. f. Praise, panegyrick, the en- comiums of a بهاٿ bhāṭ, which see.

برهم ब्रह्म brahm S or brahma, God, the cause and essence of the world from which all things are supposed to proceed and to which they return. برهم استر brahm-astra, s. m. A fabled weapon, which, consecrated by a formula addressed to Brahmā, deals infallible destruction to those against whom it is discharged. برهمبهوج brahm- bhoj, Feeding of Brāhmaṇs. برهم ديت brahma- daitya, An apparition, Satan, ghost. برهمراتر ब्रह्मरात्रि brahma-rātri, s. f. A night of Brah- mā, comprising a thousand ages of the gods, or 216,000,000 of those of mortals. See کلپ kalpa, sign. 2. برهم راکهس brahma-rākhas, A kind of

بهگتاٴي bhagtāʼī S̱. (from بهگت) s. f. Piety, devo- tion, religiousness.

بـﮩاني bihāne H adv. Early, soon.

بازيگاه bāzī-gāh P s. f. Place for play.