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.

پي pī S̱. or piya (प्रिय) 1. adj. Beloved. 2. s. m. A lover, a sweetheart, a husband.

پهولا pholā S̱. (from फुल्ल A flower) s. m. A blister.

پهرچهانا pharchhānā H v. a. To clean, to wipe, to settle, to clear away (the clouds, &c.).

پٿ paṭ H 1. s. m. A shutter, the valve of a folding door. 2. adj. Upside down, over- turned.

پاستان pāstān P adj. Old, ancient, past.

پکواٴي pakwāʼī S̱. s. f. Price paid for cooking.

پينچنا painchnā H v. a. To winnow.

پهولنا phūlnā फुल्लन S̱. v. n. 1. To blossom, to blow, to flower. 2. To be pleased, to be in health and spirits, i. e. to bloom, to flourish. 3. To swell, to be inflated, to be puffed up (with pride, &c.).

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