پربل प्रबल parbal S or pra-bal, adj. Predomi- nant, prevalent, violent, strong, powerful.

پيشکار peshkār P s. m. A deputy, agent, assistant, a minister, a manager, foreman.

پناري panārī प्रणाली S̱. s. f. A drain or pipe by which water runs off from the roof of a house.

پرويز parwīz P n. prop. A prince, the lover of Shīrīn, celebrated in romance. S̱. پرويس प्रवेश praves, s. m. Entry. See پربيس

پاٴين pāʼīn P s. m. The lower part, the bottom. adj. Lower. adv. Beneath, under.

پروهت पुरोहित पुरस् Before, formerly, and हित Appointed, employed purohit S. or pro- hit, s. m. A family priest conducting all the ce- remonials and sacrifices of a house or family.

پهلي phalī फलक S̱. s. f. A shield.

پکڙانا pakṛānā H (caus. of پکڙنا) v. a. 1. To cause to be caught, seized or laid hold of. 2. To de- liver over, to give in charge, to hand. H.P. پکڙبندي pakaṛ-bandī, s. f. Objection: see گرفت girift.

پهاندنا phāndnā S̱. v. a. 1. (फालन r. फल Move) To jump over, to leap over. 2. (from r. पश Bind, restrain) To imprison, tie, ensnare, entangle, to noose, entrap.

پيغاما پيغامي paig̠ẖāmā-paig̠ẖāmī P s. f. Mutual messages, mediation, correspondence.