دوام dawām A (from دوم) 1. s. m. Perpetuity, duration, persevering. 2. adv. Always, eter- nally. علي الدوام aﻌlạ-d-dawām, adv. Continually, assiduously, incessantly.

ديسکار deskār H s. m. Name of a rāginī or mu- sical mode, sung in the morning.

دسي dasī दशा S̱. s. f. 1. Thread. 2. The un- wove threads at the end of a piece of cloth.

دمانک damānak P s. m. A blunderbuss, a carbine. S. دمبهـ दम्भ (r. दंभ Cheat, bully) dambh, s. m. Pride, boast.

دهريچا dharīchā H s. m. The second husband of a Hindū widow among the lower classes. (This connexion, being contrary to the spirit of the Hindū institutions, is formed without any par- ticular ceremony, except marking the brideʼs head with minium).

درانا darrānā H adj. Going straight and quickly, without fear or delay, straight forwards.

دالدري dālidr-ī S̱. adj. See داردري dāridr-ī.

دٴي daʼī दैव S̱. 1. s. m. Destiny, the deity. 2. s. f. The godhead. دٴي لگنا daʼī lagnā, To be unfortunate. دٴي مارا daʼī-mārā, adj. Struck by the deity, accursed. S. ديا दया (r. दय Move, give) dayā, s. f. 1. A gift. 2. Affection, tenderness, sympathy, mercy, kindness, favour. ديا سيل दयाशील dayā-sīl, adj. Affectionate. ديا مان dayā-mān (दयावान्) or دياونت दयावन्तः dayā- want, adj. Charitable, merciful, kind.

دونکي donkī S̱. (perhaps, for دهونکني dhaunknī, from دهونکنا q. v.) s. f. Bellows.

دهونج dhaunj S̱. (from ध्यान Contemplation) s. f. Thought, consideration, reflection.