دوارابتي द्वारावती dwārābatī S s. f. Name of a Hindū holy place on the shore of the western sea, near the mouth of the gulf of Cutch. دوارکا ناتهـ द्वारिकानाथ dwārikā-nāth, Master of dwā- rikā, i. e. Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

دخ daḵẖḵẖ A or duḵẖḵẖ, s. Smoke.

دهنا duhnā S̱. (intrans. of دوهنا q. v.) v. n. To be milked.

دهان dahān P s. m. The mouth, an orifice.

دادار dād-ār P (داد Justice, and part. act. of آوردن To bring) s. m. Bringer or distributer of justice (an epithet of the deity).

دسر dussar H s. m. Double stakes at dice, &c. playing double or quits.

دايه dāya P s. f. A nurse, a midwife.

دهوني dhūnī S̱. (from धूम) s. f. 1. Persevering. 2. Smoke. 3. A fire lighted by a Hindū faḳīr, over which he sits, imbibing the smoke, by way of penance. It is often practised by them, in the manner of dharnā, to extort compliance with their demands. Hence دهوني دينا dhūnī denā, To dun, to importune: to smoke. دهوني لگاني dhūnī lagānī, To insist obstinately, or to persevere in a demand. 4. Fumigation by way of exorcising one possessed; or, as a medical application. دهوني لينا dhūnī lenā, To inhale smoke, or undergo fumigation.

دهني dhanī H s. f. A beam.

دعوت daﻌwat A s. f. 1. Invitation, convocation, benediction. 2. Pressing people to become Musalmāns. 3. Pretension. 4. A feast, banquet. دعوت کرني daﻌwat-karnī, To invite.