اسکندریه iskandarīya A n. prop. Alexandria in Egypt.

بندري bandarī H s. f. 1. A sort of chintz from Machhlībandar. 2. A sword from Rājbandarī. 3. Name of a grass.

تدري tidarī त्रिद्वार S̱. adj. Three-doored.

درا darā P. (corrupt. from دره) s. m. The highway.

درا darā P (in Hind. dirā) s. f. A bell.

درار darār S̱. (विदारण from r. दृ Rend, tear) s. m. A crack, a fissure, rift, rent, breach.

دراز darāz P adj. Long. درازدستي darāz-dast-ī, s. f. Oppression.

درازي darāz-ī P s. f. Length, extension.

دران darān P part. act. (in compos. from دريدن) Rending, tearing.

درانتي darāntī H s. f. A sickle.

دراٴي darāʼī P s. f. 1. A bell. 2. (in compos. from درامدن To enter, or from دراييدن To talk, to vociferate) Entering, conversation, talking, beginning of a discourse. هرزه دراٴي harza- darāʼī, s. f. Talking nonsense, chattering. ديده دراٴي dīda-darāʼī, s. f. Intercourse or conversa- tion with the eyes. 3. Contradiction. 4. A blacksmithʼs hammer.

دردرا dardarā H adj. Half-pounded, coarsely ground.

دري darī P s. f. 1. A small carpet. 2. A dialect of the Persian language, the origin and pecu- liarities of which are variously defined by Persian lexicographers. Some alledge its distinctive mark to be when the form of the word is com- plete, without contraction; as bugo, ishkam, Darī; go and shikam, Pārsī. Others make it the dialect of a certain district, comprehending Balkh, Bukhārā, Badakhshān, Marū-Shāh-Jān, and Bāmiyān. The name is by some said to be derived from dara, a valley among hills; which corresponds with its origin in Badakh- shān and the mountainous part of Kandhār. Others assert that it was spoken at the court of the monarchs of the Kaiānian dynasty, and derive the name from dar a gate or dargāh a

دريده darīda P part. pass. (of دريدن) Torn. دريده دهن darīda-dahan, adj. Plain-spoken, saying whatever comes uppermost.

دريچه darīcha P s. m. A window.