پاڙ pāṛ H s. f. A scaffold.

پارچه pārcha P s. m. A fragment, a piece, a scrap, a piece of cloth, a rag, cloth, clothing.

پرتديس प्रतिदेश prati-des S Each country or region. S. پرتشٿها प्रतिष्ठा (from प्रति and r. ष्ठा Stand) pratish̤ṭhā, s. f. 1. Celebrity, renown. 2. Con- secration of a monument erected in honour of a deity or of the image of a deity. S. پرتگنيا प्रतिज्ञा (from प्रति and r. ज्ञा Know) partagnyā or pratigṇyā, s. f. Agreement, com- pact, stipulation, engagement, promise.

پتوال patwāl H s. f. A rudder, helm.

پرب parab H s. m. A gem, a flat diamond.

پڙهنا paṛhnā पठन S̱. v. a. To read, repeat, say, decipher, speak. پڙهني والا pāṛhne-wālā, Reader.

پيغام paig̠ẖām P s. m. A message.

پپڙا papṛā पर्पट S̱. s. m. A crust.

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.

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