دگدگا dagdagā H adj. Shining.

دريچه darīcha P s. m. A window.

دهندهيلا dhundhelā H adj. Knavish.

دري darī P s. f. 1. A small carpet. 2. A dialect of the Persian language, the origin and pecu- liarities of which are variously defined by Persian lexicographers. Some alledge its distinctive mark to be when the form of the word is com- plete, without contraction; as bugo, ishkam, Darī; go and shikam, Pārsī. Others make it the dialect of a certain district, comprehending Balkh, Bukhārā, Badakhshān, Marū-Shāh-Jān, and Bāmiyān. The name is by some said to be derived from dara, a valley among hills; which corresponds with its origin in Badakh- shān and the mountainous part of Kandhār. Others assert that it was spoken at the court of the monarchs of the Kaiānian dynasty, and derive the name from dar a gate or dargāh a

ديوال dewāl S. (from دينا) s. m. A giver.

دچهي dachchhī दक्ष S̱. adj. Capable, able, well qualified.

دريودهن दुर्योधन duryodhan S s. m. The elder of the Kuru princes, and leader in the war against his cousins the Pāṇḍavs and Kr̤ish̤ṇa, which was the subject of the Mahābhārat.

دفعته dafʼaﻌta A. adv. See دفعتا dafʼaﻌtā.

درس dars A (Heb. ) s. m. Reading, learning to read, a lecture, a lesson. درس دينا dars denā, To teach to read, to instruct. درس لينا dars lenā, To read a lesson. S. درس दर्श (r. दृश See) daras or dars, s. m. 1. Sight, seeing. 2. The conjunction of sun and moon, or day of new moon.

دهرنا dharnā S̱. (धरण r. धृ Hold, bear) v. a. 1. To place, put down, lay, assume, put on, apply. 2. To give in charge. 3. To seize, catch, lay hold of, hold, keep. دهرنادينا يا بيٿهنا dharnā- denā or -baiṭhnā, A mode of extorting payment of a debt or compliance with any demand. See Asiat. Res. Vol. 4. Art. 22.