پرهر प्रहर prahar S s. m. A watch of the day or night. See پـﮩر pahar.

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.

پاٿ pāṭ H s. m. 1. Breadth (of cloth or of a river). 2. Tow.

پهانکي phānkī फक्किका S̱. s. f. An objection (in logick).

پن pun S̱. 1. (or puni for पुनः) adv. Again, but, on the contrary. 2. (or punya for पुण्य) s. m. Virtue, moral or religious merit. See پنياٴي punyāʼī.

پتيا pitiyā पितृव्य S. s. m. A paternal uncle, a fatherʼs brother.

پچهار puchhār S̱. (from پوچهنا) s. m. See پرسه.

پچهوانا puchhwānā S̱. (caus. of پوچهنا) v. a. To cause to ask.

پچهويا puchhwaiyā S̱. (from پوچهنا) s. m. An in- quirer. S. پچهي पक्षी (from पक्ष A side, party, wing) pachchh̤ī, s. m. 1. An ally, an assistant, fa- vourer, an advocate, a patron. 2. A bird.

پرچهنا parachhnā H v. a. 1. To move a lamp or candle over the heads of a bride and bride- groom, to drive away evil spirits, propitiate good ones, &c. 2. To kindle (a fire).