Begam, lady.

Bel, ægle marmelos (cratæva religiosa).

Belā, jasminum zambac.

Bengālī, a native of Bengal.

Bér, or bar, ficus Indica.

Besan, flour or meal of pulse, particularly of chanā (cicer arietinum).

Betī, daughter.

Bhabhūt, ashes which the fakīrs use.

Bhagat, a devotee of a religious order, peculiar to the low tribes, whose initiation consists in putting a necklace of beads around the neck, and marking a circle on the forehead; after which the initiated person is bound to refrain from spirituous liquors, flesh, &c.

Bhāgulpūr, the town of.