آتش پرست ātash-parast P s. m. A worshipper of fire, a guebre, one of the sect of the Magi.

آتش پرستي ātash-parast-ī P s. f. The worship of fire.

اندرپرستهہ इन्द्रप्रस्थ इन्द्र and प्रस्थ Who presides indra-prastha S. n. prop. Name of an- cient Dihlī.

اپرسادي अप्रसादी a-prasādī S adj. That which is not presented to the deity.

بان پرستهـ वानप्रस्थ bānaprastha S s. m. One who retires from the world with his wife and family, and passes his life in devotion in the fo- rests; an anchoret or hermit. See آسرم.

پرسا pursā P. s. m. Condolence. See پرسه.

پرسا pursā पौरुष S̱. adj. Of manʼs height; s. The extent of a manʼs reach in height when ex- tending the arms and fingers, a fathom.

پرساد प्रसाद prasād S s. m. 1. Viand, victuals, food that has been offered to the deities. 2. Kindness, favour, blessing, gift. 3. Leavings of a great man or spiritual guide.

پرسادي prasād-ī S̱. adj. Offered to deities.

پرسال par-sāl P (cont. of پارسال) adj. Last year.

پرسان pursān P part. (in comp.) Asking, in- quiring, inquirer, inquisitive.

پرست parast P part. (in compos.) Adorer, wor- shipper; devoted to, attentive to; as, آتش پرست ātash-parast, A worshipper of fire; a guebre of the sect of Abraham, Zoroaster or the Magi. بت پرست but-parast, An idolater, worshipper of idols. خداپرست ḵẖudā-parast, A wor- shipper of God. خودپرست ḵẖụd-parast, A worshipper or admirer of self; self-conceited.

پرستاب prastāb प्रस्ताव S̱. s. m. 1. Mention. 2. Occasion, opportunity.

پرستابک prastābik प्रस्ताविक S̱. adj. Sug- gested by previous mention, well-timed, apropos, opportune, seasonable.

پرستار parastār P (from پرستيدن) s. m. 1. An adorer. 2. A slave.