دقيقه daḳīḳa A s. m. 1. A minute, a moment of time. 2. Any thing small, a particle, a subtile question, a trifling business.

داشت dāsht P (from داشتن) s. f. 1. Bringing up, breeding, taking care of, keeping, care, pa- tronage. 2. Service.

دوارکا द्वारिका dwārikā 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.

درجه darja A (properly daraja) s. m. 1. Step, stair, gradation, degree, rank, dignity, station. 2. Act (of a play). 3. A degree of a circle. درجه بدرجه darja ba-darja, adv. Step by step, gradually.

دهڙ dhaṛ H 1. s. m. The body. 2. adj. (dakh.) See مضبوط maẓbūt̤. دهڙجيوکولڙانا dhaṛ jīwko laṛānā (dakh. met.) To think, reflect, consider.

دوالي dūʼālī P. (properly دوال q. v.) s. f. A leather strap, a belt. دوالي بند dūʼālī-band, A sipāhī (having a leathern belt).

دسته dasta P s. m. 1. A handle. 2. A pestle. 3. A quire of paper. 4. A bundle consisting of twenty four arrows. 5. A handful. 6. A skein of thread. 7. A division of an army, a brigade, squadron. دسته دار dasta-dār, s. m. Commander of a dasta, a brigadier.

ديور देवर dewar S s. m. Husbandʼs younger brother.

دوغ dog̠ẖ P s. m. Buttermilk.

ديکهانا dekhānā S̱. v. a. See دکهانا dikhānā.