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b is a consonant called in Georgian
ban (ბან); its value numerically is 2,
but with the sign ღ (ღბ) it stands for 20 t’humans or roubles.
Before the letter r (რ) it sometimes
changes into m (მ) or
p (პ), e.g.:
ბრუდე, მრუდე (bent, twisted);
ბრპენი, პრპენი (pewter, lead).
After the letter b (ბ),
r (რ) is sometimes left out altogether,
e.g.: ბრძანება, ბძანება (to command, order; to be).
b is sometimes placed at the beginning of
a word for the sake of harmony
euphony, e.g.:
ჟირი, ბჟირი (a kind of millet);
დღვილი, ბდღვილი (resin, tar, pitch).
Abbreviation:
ბ-ნი (ბატონი = Mr).
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