a, Corrupted from the Persian word Bed. Rattan, cane:—baiṇt lagáuṉá or márná, v. n. To beat with a cane, to flog;—s. f. Corruption of the Arabic word Bait. A couplet, verse:—baiṇt báj, s. m. One who sings verses:—bait bájí, s. f. Singing of verses. These baints have no rules of poetry and are composed and sung extempore by even the illiterate persons, generally by vulgars.