پايان pāyān P s. m. End, completion, extreme.

پيچيدگي pech-īda-gī P s. f. Twisting, contor- tion, winding.

پنوارا panwārā S (पर्णावलि comp. of पर्ण Leaf, and आवली Row) s. m. A plate or dish made of leaves to eat on.

پنيا punyā S̱. (पुण्याह A holiday) s. f. The com- mencement of collection for the new year. (Used by landholders).

پاٿ pāṭ H s. m. 1. Breadth (of cloth or of a river). 2. Tow.

پير pīr पीडा S̱. s. f. Pain, ache, sickness; feeling, pity, compassion, mercy.

پيتم pītam प्रियतम S̱. adj. superl. Most be- loved; s. m. A lover, a sweetheart, a husband.

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

پالکري pā-lakrī H s. f. Blocks of wood placed un- der the feet of a bed to raise it. (It is the cus- tom to have two such blocks ready to raise the head of a bed, to give it a sloping position).

پنج panj P adj. 1. Five. (Sans. पंच). 2. Of seven years old (a horse). نئي پنج naye panj, Of five years old. ملي پنج male panj, Of ten years old. (These phrases are applied to horses only). پنجروزه panj-roza, The space of five days. پنج عيب شرعي panj-aﻌib-i-sharʼīﻌ. adj. Very vicious (possessed of five vices, i. e. 1. Robbery. 2. Adultery. 3. Gaming. 4. Drunk- enness. 5. Falsehood). پنج آيت panj-āyat, The five chapters of the ḳurʼān, which are read during the mourning of a Musalmān. پنج تن پاک panj tan-i-pāk, Five holy persons (i. e. 1. Muhammad. 2. Alī. 3. Fātima. 4. Hasan.