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.

ارس پرس ars-pars S̱. (स्पर्श Touch) s. m. 1. Par- tial bathing (throwing a very little water on the head with oneʼs hand instead of bathing), sprink- ling or aspersion. 2. Act of touching.

اسپرسي asparsī S̱. (r. स्पृश Touch, or अ and r. स्पृश; if the ا is prefixed merely because the

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

اپرس aparas S̱. (अ and स्पर्श Touch) s. m. 1. The state of a Hindū after bathing, previous to worship or to eating, during which it is unlawful for him to touch any one. 2. (for the Arabic ابرص) Leprosy.

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

اپرسن अप्रसन्न a-prasann S adj. Ungracious, unfavourable, displeased, dissatisfied, averse.

بازپرس bāz-purs P s. f. Reiterated inqui- ry, minute in- vestigation or examination.

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.

مدهـ پرس madhu-paras मधुस्पर्श S̱. s. m. Ripe, juicy fruit.

پرس paras स्पर्श S̱. s. m. Touch.

پرس purs P part. (in compos.) Asking.

پرس purus पुरुष S̱. s. m. A man.

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