دو dau P (from دويدن) part. act. used in compos. Running.

دات dāt दातृत्व S̱. s. m. Bountifulness. ¶ For دانت dānt, q. v. S. داتا दाता (r. दा Give) dātā, adj. Liberal, generous; subst. Giver, benefactor, donor.

دوي dwai S̱. (Sans. द्वौ) adj. Two.

داٴود dāʼūd A (Heb. from Beloved) n. prop. Name of a prophet, David.

دهت dhat H A word used to encourage ele- phants.

دالان dālān P s. m. A hall. دردالان dar-dālān, s. m. An outer hall.

دلدل daldal H s. f. A quagmire, slough, bog.

دگدگا dagdagā H adj. Shining.

د dāl called دال مـﮩمله or غيرمعجمه is the eighth letter of the Arabic, and the tenth of the Persian alphabet. In the representation of Hindī words by the letters of these alphabets, it denotes the Nāgarī द (da); or, with ه (he) subjoined, ध (dha). In the numerical application of the Arabic al- phabet, د (dāl) stands for four; hence, in al- manacks, it represents the fourth day of the week, Wednesday: it is, moreover, used in astronomy to denote the planet Mercury, or the sign Leo of the Zodiack. This letter, in Persian, may be changed to ت (te); as, in بتر for بدتر Worse: or, when the next preceding letter is ,و,ا, or ي, or is moveable by a short vowel, it may be converted to ذ (ẕāl); as استاذ for استاد A master, گنبذ for گنبد A dome: (see Lumsdenʼs Persian Gram. p. 24). And, in Arabic words of the measure افتعال, when ,ذ,د or ز is the first letter of the root, د (dāl) is substituted for the servile ت (te); as, in ازدحام from زحم.

دار dār P 1. (Sans. दारु Wood) s. m. Gallows, a gibbet, an empaling stake. دارپرکهينچنا dār par khainchnā, To empale. 2. part. act. (of داشتن To have) in compos. Having, possessing, holding, possessor, keeper, lord, master; as, آب دار āb-dār, 1. adj. Watery. 2. Resplendent. 3. s. m. A person entrusted with the charge of water for drinking. حصه دار ḥiṣṣa-dār, A partaker. عمل دار aﻌmal-dār, A tax- gatherer. دار گير dār-gīr or دار و گير dār o gīr,