بهيجنا bhījnā H v. n. 1. To be wet. 2. To be affected (with grief).

بالک बालक bālak S s. m. A young child, an infant.

بودهنا bodhnā बोधन S̱. v. a. To wheedle.

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.

بدهيا badhiyā S̱. (r. बध Bind, injure) s. f. A bullock, any castrated animal.

بلکهنا bilakhnā विलक्षण S̱. 1. v. a. To see, to look at, to perceive, to behold. 2. (perhaps h.) v. n. To be displeased.

بندي bandī H s. f. 1. Name of an ornament worn on the forehead. 2. A dress shorter than the جامه jāma: see بنڐي 3. s. m. Name of a tribe called بهاٿ bhāṭ, q. v. who are gene- rally bards or panegyrists; a bard.

بکل bakkal S̱. (वल्कल) s. m. Bark, skin, rind, shell (of a fruit), husk.

بي be P a priv. particle or prepos. (Sans. वि) Without, out of. (When prefixed to words, it is equivalent to the English in, un, im, ir, dis, less, &c). بي آب be-āb, Without water, lustre, temper, dignity, &c. (see آب āb). بي آبرو be-ābrū, adj. Dishonourable, dishonoured, dis- graced. بي آبروي be-ābrū-ī, s. f. Disgrace, dishonour. بي آبي be-āb-ī, s. f. Want of water,

بيگاري begār-ī H s. f. The act of pressing or forcing to work. بيگاري لينا begārī lenā, To take forcibly or press, with or without pay.