ب ba P prep. (often prefixed to another word, but, when standing alone, written به) With, by, for, in, into, to, up to, on, upon. S̱. ب (ब) ba, may stand for برن (वरुण) baruṇ, The god of water. It may, also, denote Sun, ocean, or water.

ب be called با bā in Arabic, is the second letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets: and, in the representation of Hindī words by the letters of these alphabets, it corresponds to the Nā- garī ब; or, with ه (he) subjoined, to भ. When used numerically, according to the ابجد or arrangement of the Arabic alphabet to sig- nify numbers, it stands for two; hence, it is used to denote the second day of the week, Monday; and, in astronomical calculations, the sign Gemini. By way of abbreviation, more- over, it is occasionally written for the month رجب rajab, of which word it is the final letter. At the middle or end of a word, this letter is sometimes changed to ف پ or م as, تپ tap for تب tab, A fever; زفان zafān for زبان za- bān, Language; غژم g̠ẖuzhm for غژب g̠ẖuzhb, A grape-stone. In Persian words, too, it is occasionally interchanged with و and in such as are borrowed or derived from the Sanskrit, it is frequently substituted for the Nāgarī letter व.

ب bi A prep. (always prefixed to another word) By, with, from, in, into, near, on, according to, for, towards.

بأصله bi-aṣli-hi A By its origin or nature.

بؤي būʼī H s. f. A word used to frighten children, a goblin.

بؤيا boʼiyā H s. m. A small basket.

با bā P prep. With, by. باآبرو bā ābrū, adv. Honourably, respectably. بااثر bā as̤ar, adj. Notable, remarkable, effectual. بااخلاص bā iḵẖlāṣ, Sincere. باآنکه bā ānki, Although. باايمان bā īmān, Faithful, religious. باتدبير bā tadbīr, Prudent, with good council. باتميز bā tamīz, Discreet, judicious. باحيا bā ḥayā, Modest. باشعور bā shuʼūﻌr, Intelligent, saga- cious. باقاعده bā ḳāʼiﻌda, Regular. بامروت

بائي bāʼī H s. f. 1. Mistress, lady (among Ma- hārāttas). 2. A dancing girl. بائي جي bāʼī jī, s. f. The mother bawd.

بائيس bāʼīs H adj. Twenty-two.

بائيسي bāʼīs-ī H s. f. 1. The royal army (so called, because composed of the troops of twenty-two صوبه ṣūba). 2. A command of 22,000 men. بائيسي ٿوٿنا bāʼīsī ṭūṭnā, To attack with oneʼs whole force.

بائيني bāʼinī H s. f. A basket in which snakes are carried about for show.

بائيها bāʼīhā S̱. s. m. Rheumatism. See بات वात

بائيکو bāʼīko S s. f. Woman.

باب bāb A s. m. 1. A door, gate. 2. A chap- ter, section or division of a book. 3. Subject, head, affair, business, point, matter, reason, manner, mode, species, sort.

بابا bābā T s. m. Father, dad; sire! sir! child! باباجان bābā jān, Dear child!