برسانا barsānā S̱. (causal of برسنا q. v.) v. a. To cause to rain, to shower down.

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.

بـﮩايم bahāʼịm A s. plur. (of بـﮩيمه Heb. ) Beasts.

بهيڙ bhīṛ H s. f. Multitude, crowd, mob, throng; a press of work, trouble, difficulty.

باٿ वाट bāṭ S s. f. Road, highway, path.

بهسم bhasam S or bhasma (भस्म) s. f. Ashes.

بـﮩاني bihāne H adv. Early, soon.

بهانجي bhānjī S̱. s. f. 1. (भागिनेयी) A sisterʼs daughter, a niece. 2. (भंजनी) Interruption, hinderance. 3. Talebearing. بهانجي خور bhānjī- ḵẖor, s. m. An interrupter, a talebearer. بهانجي کهانا bhānjī khānā, v. a. To give malicious in- telligence. بهانجي دينايامارنا bhānjī-denā or -mārnā, v. a. To interrupt, to put a stop to, to break in upon.

بياسي byāsī S̱. (द्व्यशीति) adj. Eighty two.

برادرزاده birādar-zāda P s. m. A brotherʼs son, a nephew.