دماما damāmā P. s. m. A kettledrum.

دروازي darwāzī P s. m. A keeper of a door or gate, a warden.

دڙکنا daṛaknā H v. n. To split, &c. See درکنا.

دهڙاکا dhaṛākā H s. m. A crash, report of a gun, explosion.

دامن dāmini S̱. (सौदामिनी) s. f. Light- ning.

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.

دعوي daﻌwī A s. f. 1. A lawsuit. 2. Claim, pretension, plaint, ac- cusation, action at law. دعوي دار daﻌwạ̄ or daﻌwī-dār, A plaintiff, a claimant, pretender. دعويٰ کرنا daﻌwạ̄ karnā, To claim, make claim on, accuse. A. P. دعويداري daﻌwe-dār-ī, s. (dakh.) Interested or selfish motives, prejudice.

دکهاٴي dikhāʼī S̱. (from دکهانا) s. f. Shewing, show, display, appearance. دکهاٴي دينا dikhāʼī denā, To appear.

دهم dahum P (from ده Ten) adj. Tenth.

دم dam P s. m. 1. Breath, life. 2. Boasting, pride. 3. Spring, elasticity. 4. Ambition. 5. Cheerfulness. 6. A moment. 7. The stewing over a slow fire. 8. The edge (of a sword) or the point (of a spear, &c.). 9. Deceit, coaxing, wheedling. 10. A draught of water. دم الٿنا dam ulaṭnā, v. n. 1. To breathe oneʼs last. 2. To relinquish oneʼs usual habits. دمادم dam- ā-dam, adv. Continually, successively: adj. Continual. دم باز dam-bāz, s. m. A wheedler, a deceiver, coaxer. دم بازپسين dam-bāz pasīn, The last breath. دم بازي dam-bāz-ī, s. f. Wheedling, deceiving, coaxing, artfulness. دم باندهنا dam bāndhnā, To be attentive. دم بخود dam ba-ḵẖụd, adj. Silent. دمبدم dam ba-dam, adv. Breath by breath, every moment, constantly. دم بند dam-band, An alembick. دم بهرنا dam-bharnā, To boast. دم پخت dam- puḵẖt, s. m. A stew, a kind of pulāʼo. (See دم sign. 7). دم پهولنا dam phūlnā, To breathe short. دم پهونکنا dam phūnknā, To breathe, inspire. دم ٿوٿنا dam ṭūṭnā, To die. دم جگنا dam jagnā, v. n. To speak, to talk. دم چرانا