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.

بانوا bānūʼā H s. m. The name of a water-bird.

بستي basti वसति S̱. s. f. An abode, a village, a peopled or inhabited place, a population.

بدل baddal S̱. (for بادل q. v.) s. m. A cloud.

باٿي वाटी bāṭī S s. f. A habitation, dwelling- house, home, a garden-house.

برجسته bar-jasta P (from بر Up, and جستن To leap) adj. Opportune, apropos, right, proper, exact, prompt.

بهاگمان bhāg-mān भाग्यवान् S̱. adj. Fortu- nate.

بهدبهدانا bhadbhadānā H v. a. 1. To make a sound by striking two bodies together. 2. To strike repeatedly.

بهيـﮩو bhaihū भ्रातृबधू S̱. s. f. Sister-in-law, younger brotherʼs wife.

بهيچک bhaichak भयचकित S̱. adj. Alarmed, aghast, starting. See بهچک bhachak.