پهبنا phabnā H v. n. To become, befit, fit.

پندره pandrah पंचदश S̱. adj. Fifteen.

پهوها phūhā H s. m. A fictitious teat or pap,

پاٴي pāʼe P (Sans. पाद) s. m. The foot, the stand of a table, chair, &c. پاٴي بند pāʼe-band, 1. adj. Tied by the leg, fettered, captivated; (met.) encumbered with a family. 2. s. m. Fet- ters. پاٴي تخت pāʼe-taḵẖt, s. m. The royal residence or place of general residence of the royal family. پاٴي تراب pāʼe-turāb, s. m. The first stage of a journey. (It is usual to make one short stage at the commencement of a jour- ney, and then to wait a few days to collect every thing necessary). پاٴي حساب لانا pāʼe ḥisāb

پيشه pesha P s. m. 1. Trade, profession. 2. Cus- tom, habit, practice. (Much used in compos.). پيشه ور pesha-war, s. m. An artificer.

پکڙوانا pakaṛwānā H (caus. of پکڙنا) v. a. To cause to seize.

پختگي puḵẖta-gī P s. f. Ripeness, the being cooked, maturity, firmness; experience.

پيکهنا pekhnā प्रेक्षण S̱. v. a. To see.

پراوا pirāwā H s. (dakh.) See زراعت zirāʼaﻌt.

پنچورا panchorā H s. m. An earthen vessel with a narrow neck and a hole in the bottom. When filled with water and the mouth stopped, no water flows from the hole below till the hand or whatever stopped the mouth be removed. (It is used as an experiment to illustrate the doc- trine of the horror vacui by the followers of Aristotle).