بخشنده baḵẖshanda P part. act. (from بخشيدن) Giving, giver, bestower, pardoner, donor.

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.

بسهري bisahrī H s. f. A phlegmon or bile on the hand.

بيت المقدس baitu-l-muḳaddas A (Heb. ) s. (The holy house) The temple of Jerusalem.

بهلأي bhalā-ī S̱. s. f. Goodness, good health, wel- fare.

برکه birka A s. m. A pond, a well.

براق barrāḳ A (from برق) adj. Flashing, shining, brilliant, resplendent.

بـﮩبودي bih-būd-ī P s. f. Health, vigour, well being, welfare.

بوتات būtāt A. (properly, بيوتات) s. m. Account of household expense.

بهال bhāl H s. f. The point of an arrow.