پوست post P s. m. 1. Crust, shell, skin, bark, hide, rind. 2. Poppy head or capsule. پوست کن post-kan, A skinner, flayer.

پتاٴي putāʼī H (from پوتنا) s. f. 1. The act of plastering. 2. Price paid for plastering.

پيچهـ pīchh H s. f. Rice-water, water in which rice has been boiled, rice-gruel.

پرنيا puraniyā S̱. (from पुराण) s. m. 1. An old man, an elder. 2. A patron.

پپيـﮩا papīhā H s. m. A sparrow-hawk. (Falco nisus).

پـﮩنئي pahunaʼī प्राघुणता S̱. s. f. Hospitality, entertainment. S̱. پهني फणी phaṇ-ī, s. m. 1. A serpent. 2. A wedge.

پراگ prāg प्रयाग S̱. s. m. The ancient name of Ilāhābād.

پيش pesh P 1. adj. Before, in front, promoted, advanced, respected, confided in, possessing in- fluence. 2. The vowel point (ُ). پيش ازاين pesh az īn, Before this. پيشامد pesh-āmad, s. f. Access, admittance. پيش آنا pesh-ānā, To treat, to behave, to negociate, to come before, to occur, happen, to present (itself). پيش بند pesh-band, s. m. The belt that passes over a horseʼs breast to prevent the saddleʼs slipping back. پيش بندي pesh-bandī, s. f. Foresight, timely preparation. پيش بين pesh-bīn, adj. Prudent, provident, wise. پيش بيني pesh-bīn-ī, s. f. Foresight, prudence. پيش جانا pesh-jānā, To go forth. پيش خيمه pesh-ḵẖaima, s. m. A tent or other baggage sent on before. پيش دست pesh-dast, adj. Anticipating, being beforehand, surpassing, one who ex- cels; (subst.) deputy, manager or assistant (in office). پيش دستي pesh-dast-ī, s. f. The being or paying beforehand, anticipation, excelling, surpassing, preeminence, excellence, aggression. پيش دستي کرنا pesh-dast-ī karnā, To anticipate, &c. پيش رس pesh-ras, adj. Early (fruit, grain, &c.). پيش رفت pesh-raft, adj. Making im- pression, successful, efficient, effectual (gene- rally applied to words that are attended to).

پهٿپهٿانا phaṭphaṭānā H v. a. 1. To shake or flap or clap the wings as birds just going to fly. 2. To give a sound as the shoes of a person walking.

پشتک pushtak P s. A vice in horses, plunging and kicking up behind.