باغها bāg̠ẖ-hā P s. plur. (of باغ) Gardens, &c.

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.

بهبهل bhabbhal H adj. Fat.

باندهنو bāndhnū S̱. (r. बध Bind) s. m. 1. A mode of dying, in which the cloth is tied in different places to prevent the parts tied from receiving the die. 2. Slander, plot, plan. 3. A kind of silk cloth. 4. A kind of parrot.

بلاوا bulāwā H s. Calling: see بلاهٿ.

بوند būnd H adj. 1. Good, well, excellent. 2. High, soaring (generally applied to kites).

بنديا bundiyā S̱. (from विंदु) s. f. A kind of sweetmeat (like drops).

بيزاري bezār-ī P s. f. Anger, bad humour, dis- pleasure.

بندهنا bindhnā वेधन S̱. v. a. To sting, to bite. v. n. To be bored or pierced. S̱. بندهو बंधु bandhū or bandhu, s.m. 1. A friend, relative, kinsman. 2. A prisoner, one bound, a captive.

بٿيا baṭyā H s. f. A silken cord adorned with three fringes, which women use to tie their hair behind.