بتاشا bat-āshā S̱. (from वात Air) s. m. A kind of sweetmeat, sugar-cakes (of a spongy texture, or filled with air, as the word implies); a bubble.

بچ bich S̱. adv. In, among, between. See بيچ.

بساهند bisāhind S̱. (वास Smell) s. f. Fetidness, stink.

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.

بهاچر bhāchar H (dakh. for بڙاکهڙا) s. Large pot.

بدر badr A s. m. The full moon.

بم bam H s. f. 1. A spring (of water). 2. A fa- thom. 3. A measuring rod.

بوده बोध bodh S s. m. Understanding, know- ledge.

باچهنا bāchhnā S̱. (r. वाछ Desire) v. a. To choose, to select. S. باچيه वाच्य (r. वच Speak) bāchya or vāchya, 1. s. m. A sentence (in grammar). 2. adj. Speakable, fit to speak.

باف bāf P (from بافتن) part. act. and pass. used in compos. Weaver, woven. کناري باف ki- nārī-bāf, A weaver of lace. زري باف zarī-bāf, 1. A gold lace weaver. 2. Gold tissue, cloth interwoven with gold.