بو बो bo rt. of bonā, q.v.
H بو बो bo (rt. of bonā, q.v.), s.f. Sowing, cultivation:—bo-jot, s.f. Idem.
بو bū =abū
A بو bū (=abū), s.m. Father; possessor, &c. (used in comp.;—before words defined by the Arabic article al, it is shortened in pronunciation to bu; e.g.);—buʼl-ʻajab, adj. Wonderful, marvellous:—buʼl-fuẓūl, adj. Given to excess, or to exaggeration; loquacious; prodigal:—buʼl-hawas, adj. & s.m. Desirous; whimsical, capricious, fickle;—a wavering, or fickle person; blockhead:—buʼl-hawasī, s.f. Freak, whim, caprice:—bū-turāb, s.m. Father dusty, a nickname given by Mohammad to his son-in-law ʻAlī:—bū-tīmār, s.m. lit. 'Father of wailing'; the heron; the bittern:—bū-jahl, adj. Ignorant, foolish:—bū-qalamūn, adj. & s.m. Of various hues, variegated, varied, various; changeable; wonderful;—anything of various hues; a chameleon.
بو bū, or bo
P بو bū, or bo [Pehl. boi; Zend baoidhī, rt. bud = S. budh], s.f. Odour, scent, smell; trace, soupçon, small portion, particle (in India, bo commonly signifies a bad smell, bū being used for 'smell' generally):—bū-bās, s.f.=bū:—bū phūṭnā (-kī), Smell (of a thing) to be diffused; soupçon, trace, or inkling (of an affair, &c.) to get abroad; to be divulged, to leak out, get wind:—bū-dār, bo-dār, adj. & s.m. Scented, fragrant;—a kind of scented leather:—bū-kash, adj. & s.m. Smelling, sniffing;—one who smells or inhales the scent or odour (of a thing):—bū-kashī, s.f. Taking a smell; inhaling odour.
