To rub, or knead the body with ubṭaṇ. This is a outsomary rite before marriage, and the intention is, not only to soften and cleanse the skin, but also, accordign to some, to close the pores so as to increase the natural heat of the body and stimulate it for the consummation of the marriage. This object is further promoted by the jokes, etc. of the female relatives who rub the bride and bridegroom all over with abṭan. The latter portion of the description is said to apply to certain classes of people only.
ابٹن ملنا
उबटन मलना
ub'ṭan, mal'nā
Dūlhā miyāṅ, Khudā ke wāste mere ubṭan na malnā. Wom.
Wom.
ابٹن ملنا
उबटन मलना
ub'ṭan, mal'nā
Abaṭā chabaṭī dulhā kailoṅ syāṅ. Wom. E. Mag. Song. With rubbing abṭan, and allt hat, the bridegroom has been brought up to the mark.
[Song.
ابٹن ملنا
उबटन मलना
ub'ṭan, mal'nā
To anoint (a king).
[q.v.
اُبٹوانا
उबटवाना
ubaṭwā'nā,
Caus, of ubaṭnā. q.v.
اَبجد
(Arabic)
ab'jad,
n.f.
The alphabet; a particular arrangement of the Arabic alphabet.
اَبجد
(Arabic)
ab'jad,
n.f.
A mode of denoting numbers by the letters of the alphabet.
ابجد خوان
abjad-khuāṅ
n.m.
one who is learning his alphabet; an abecedarian; a beginner.
اَبچار
(Hindi)
अबिचार
a-bichār',
n.m.
Want of discrimination, thought, or consideration; thoughtlessness.