brek fc brake: साइकल की ~ cycle --; ~ दबाना/लगाना to apply brakes.

bardāsht fu tolerance, etc. = बरदाश्त q. v.

begunāh a innocent, guiltless = बेक़सूर q. v.

bāt fc (a) word, utterance [कड़ी harsh, मीठी sweet] △ ~ का धनी true to one's word; ~ पलटना to go back on one's word; ~ काटना to interrupt one's --; ~ चबा जाना to swallow one's word; ~ पकड़ना to take a -- too literally; किसी की ~ पर जाना to go by one's words; -- बदलना = ~ पलटना; ~ मानना to comply with one' --; ~ रखना honour one's words; ~ हारना to lose one's --. (b) talk: [रोचक interesting, लंबी long]; किसी से ~ करना to talk to smb, to have a -- with smb; बातें बंद करो stop talking; मेरी उनसे ~ हुई I had a -- with him/her; ~ चलाना/छोड़ना initiate a --, to start a subject; बातों में लगाना to engage in ~. (c) matter (affair): क्या ~ है what is the -- ? कोई ~ नहीं no matter, it does not matter; ~ यहीं पर

bah·noī mc sister's husband, brother-in-law. [see पति]

bādhya a compelled: मैं ऐसा करने को ~ किया गया I was -- to do like that. [syn. म़जबूर]

beizzat a (a) insulted: किसी को ~ करना to insult smb. (b) irrespectable: ~ लोग -- people. [syn. अपमानित]

bīṛā mc [also पान का ~] folded and seasoned betel leaf: ~ देना to offer a --; ~ लेना to take a --; ~ डालना/रखना to put a --; △ to give a challenge, to call for undertaking a difficult task; ~ उठाना to take up the gauntlet, to accept a challenge.

barātī mc members of bridegroom's party: ~ दूल्हा के घर में जमा हुए और दुल्हिन के घर आ गये the -- collected/gathered at the house of the bridegroom and came to the house of the bride.

banāv·ṭī a (a) artificial [चमड़ा leather, झील lake, दाँत teeth, फूल flowers, हँसी laughter]. (b) fictitious [कहानी story, नाम name]. (c) synthetic [मोती pearls, रेशम silk, रबड़ rubber]