پشتي pusht-ī P s. m. 1. Support, a prop. 2. Al- liance, aid. 3. The cover of a book. (Sans. पुष्टि). پشتي بان pushtī-bān, An ally, sup- porter, aider. پشتي باني pushtī-bān-ī, s. f. Sup-

پٿيما patīmā S̱. (from पट्ट) s. m. The planks on which cloth is spread for printing.

پتهرانا pathrānā S̱. (from پتهر) v. n. 1. To be petri- fied. 2. To become hard (a bile), to indurate. آنکهـ پتهراني See under آنکهـ.

پرا purā पुर S̱. s. m. A large village, a town, an assemblage of habitations.

پيٿهـ pīṭh पृष्ठ S̱. s. f. The back. پيٿهـ پرهاتهـ پهيرنا pīṭh par hāth phernā, To pat on the back, to encourage. پيٿهـ پهيرنا pīṭh phernā, To turn oneʼs back, to depart, to flee, to leave, to with- draw. پيٿهـ ٿهوکنا pīṭh ṭhoknā, To animate, en- courage. پيٿهـ دينا pīṭh denā, 1. To run away, to flee, to turn tail. 2. To turn, to shrink from, to veer. 3. To turn away in displeasure. پيٿهـ کي پيچهي پڙنا pīṭh ke pīchhe paṛnā, To take re- fuge or shelter. پيٿ کي پيچهي ڐال لينا pīṭh ke pīchhe ḍāl lenā, To protect, to defend. پيٿهـ لگانا pīṭh lagānā, To throw down in wrestling. پيٿهـ لگنا pīṭh lagnā, 1. To have a sore on the back (a horse). 2. To mount or to back a horse.

پلٿا palṭā H s. m. Turn, stead, exchange, recom- pense, revenge, retaliation.

پراگندگي parāganda-gī P s. f. Dispersion.

پهانکڙ phānkaṛ H s. m. A fop.

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

پلهانا pulhānā प्रोल्लावन S̱. v. a. To persuade.