داٴي dāʼī P. (Pers. دايه) s. f. 1. A milk-nurse. 2. A midwife. داٴي پلاٴي dāʼī-pilaʼī, s. f. A wet nurse. داٴي جناٴي dāʼī-janāʼī, s. f. A

دهنـيـﮩ‍او dhunīhāʼo H s. m. Pains in the bones. See دهن dhun, sign. 2.

دهرمات dharmāt S̱. (धर्मात्मा) adj. Vir- tuous, just, holy, pious.

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.

دبارا dubārā P. adv. Twice, again. See دوباره do-bāra under دو do.

درپيش dar-pesh P adv. In front, before. درپيش هونا dar-pesh honā, To be in front or before, to be in hand, to be on foot, to occur or happen, to be on the carpet or anvil, to be incumbent or neces- sary. درپيش لانا dar-pesh lānā, To adduce.

دهنکنا dhunaknā S̱. (from धनुष् see دهنکي dha- nuk-ī) v. a. To card or comb (cotton).

دلي dillī H s. f. Name of a city, the metropolis of Hindūstān, called also Shāhjahānābād.

دلدلاهٿ daldalā-haṭ H (from دلدلانا) s. f. Tre- mour. (Arab. زلزال).

دان dān P 1. part. act. (of دانستن) Knowing, understanding (used in compos.); as, قدردان ḳadr-dān, Knowing the value or quality (of persons). نکته دان nukta-dān, Subtile, penetrating. 2. An affix denoting the receptacle, place or stand; as, قلم دان ḳalam-dān, A pen-case. شمع دان shamﻌ-dān, A candlestick.