سراپرده sarā-parda P s. m. 1. A royal tent, a curtain (especially one suspended before the apartment of a sovereign). 2. See سرپرده sar- parda.

سرپرده sarparda P s. m. Name of a Persian mu- sical mode, supposed to have been published by Amīr ḵẖusrau of Dihlī.

سپردا sapardā संप्रदाय S̱. s. m. A musician attending on singing women.

سپرداٴي sapardā-ī सांप्रदायिक S̱. s. m. Mu- sicians attending a dancing girl.

پردا pardā P. s. m. For پرده parda, q. v.

پرداخت pardāḵẖt P (from پرداختن) s. f. Per- formance, patronising, relinquishment.

پرداز pardāz P (from پرداختن) 1. part. Performing, finishing, completing; performing on mu- sick. 2. s. Finish, perfection.

پردازي pardāz-ī P s. f. (In compos.) Performance. P.H. پردانا pardānā (from پرده) v. a. To keep be- hind a screen, to conceal. (Inelegant).

پردمن pardamun प्रद्युम्न S̱. n. prop. Kāma (or Cupid) son of Kr̤ish̤ṇa and husband of Rati.

پرده parda P s. m. 1. A curtain, a screen, cover, veil; secrecy, privacy, modesty. 2. A mu- sical tone or mode. پرده پرده ديکهنا parda parda dekhnā, To pry or inquire secretly into any matter. پرده پرده کرنا parda parda karnā, To do a thing secretly or privately. پرده پوش parda- posh, Keeping a secret. پرده پوشي parda-posh-ī, The act of concealing a blemish. پرده چهوڙنا pardā chhoṛnā, 1. To let fall a curtain. 2. To lay aside concealment. پرده دار parda-dār, Confidential. پرده در parda-dar, A betrayer of secrets. پرده دري parda-dar-ī, The betraying of secrets. پرده رکهنا parda rakhnā, To give ob- scure hints, or to relate a matter in such terms as to be understood by part only of the hearers. پرده فاش parda-fāsh, Betraying secrets. پرده کرنا parda karnā, To conceal. پرده کسي کاپهاڙنا parda kisī kā phāṛnā, or پرده کسي کاکهولنا parda kisī kā kholnā, To reveal the faults of another. پرده نشين parda-nishīn, Remaining behind the curtain; modest. پردي مين سوراخ کرنا parde meṅ sūrāḵẖ karnā, Spoken of a woman who secretly indulges licentious practices.

پردهان pardhān प्रधान S̱. s. m. A president, leader, chief, a minister or counsellor of state.

پردگي parda-gī P (from پرده) s. f. A modest chaste woman, one who is confined at home.