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.

برملا barmalā H adj. Publick, conspicuous.

بهڙبهڙيا bhaṛbhaṛiyā H adj. Simple, candid, with- out guile.

بادامه bādāma P s. m. 1. A silkworm in the aurelia or chrysalis state. 2. A sort of silk. 3. A dervisʼs garment formed of patches.

بشري bashr-ī A adj. Human, relating to man.

بجري bijrī S̱. s. f. See بجلي bijlī.

بهوکس bhokas H s. m. A wizard, sorcerer, magi- cian.

برگي bargī वर्गीय S̱. s. m. The Mahārāttas are so called.

بهدرکالي भद्रकाली bhadrakālī S s. f. One of the names of a Hindū goddess.

بشٿي bishṭī वृष्टि S̱. s. f. Rain. P. A. بشدّت ba-shiddat, With violence, excessively, violently.