پ pe, प pa
H پ pe, प pa, the third letter of the Hindūstānī and Persian alphabets, and the twenty-first consonant of the Nāgarī alphabet,—the first letter of the fifth or labial class,—having the sound of the English p: (It does not occur in the Arabic alphabet; but the letter fe is substituted for it in Persian words adopted into the Arabic language, thus fārsī for pārsī): It is occasionally interchanged with b, e.g. poṅgā for boṅgā; upṭan for ubṭan: In reckoning according to the abjad, pe is the same as be, viz. two:—pa-kār, s.m. The letter or sound pa:—pa-varg, vulg. pa-barg, s.m. The p series, the labial series of consonants.
پے पे pe, पै pai
H پے पे pe, पै pai [Prk. पले or पलि, or परि; S. परे; and परं], postposn. and conj. On, upon, &c.=par, q.v.
پي pai
P پي pai [contrac. of pāʼe, or S. पाद्य], s.m. The foot; footstep; track, trace, mark, vestige; pursuit;—nerve, tendon, sinew;—adv. In the footsteps (of, -ke), in the track (of), in pursuit (of), following; after, behind (=pīćhe); by reason (of), on account (of), therefore:—pai-ā-pai, pai-ba-pai, pai-dar-pai, adv. Step by step; one after another, in succession, successively, consecutively; repeatedly, continuously, incessantly:—pai ānā, v.n. To have a splint (a horse):—pai-ḵẖāna, s.m. A privy; cesspool;—filth, dirt (=pāʼe ḵẖāna, q.v.):—pai-rav, pai-rau (see rav or rau) adj. & s.m. Following;—follower:—attendant; follower or member of a religious sect; votary; sectarian:—pai-ravī, s.f. Following, going after; pursuit; prosecution; effort, exertion, endeavour; following the example (of), imitation; adherence; observance, compliance; hunting (after), search, quest, investigation; consequence; precedent:—pairavī karnā (-kī), To go after, follow, pursue, trace, track, seek, hunt (for); to prosecute, conduct (a suit, &c.); to continue, persevere (in a course); to follow the example (of), to imitate; to observe, comply (with):—pai karnā (-kā), To follow, pursue; to be importunate; to persecute, &c. (=pīćhā karnā, q.v.):—pai-kaṛā, pai-kaṛhā, s.m. pai-kaṛī, s.f. Iron chains (for the legs of convicts), fetters;-ornamental rings worn on the ankles, anklets:—pai le-jānā (-par), To trace, track, get scent (of), obtain a clue (to); to find out, discover; to comprehend.
پي पय pay, पै pai
H پي पय pay, पै pai, s.f. Fault, defect, blemish, vice.
پ प pa contract. of panća or pāṅć
H پ प pa (contract. of panća or pāṅć), adj. Five (used only in a few compounds, as pa-serī, s.f. A weight of five seers).
