دهنڐورا dhanḍorā H s. m. (dakh.) See ڐهنڐهورا ḍhanḍhora.

دبکنا dabaknā H v. n. To crouch, to sculk, to be awed, to lie in ambush, to lurk, to set (a dog), to twinkle. دبک آنا-جانا يا رهنا dabak-ānā, -janā, or -rahnā, v. n. To sneak, to sculk. دبک بيٿهنا dabak baiṭhnā, v. n. To crouch.

دلفن dulfin G. (Gr. *delfi ) s. f. A dolphin.

دهراج dhirāj अधिराज S̱. s. m. A potentate, a monarch, an emperour.

دگهي dighī दीर्घिका S̱. s. f. A large tank, or reservoir, in form of an oblong square.

درماها dar-māh-ā P. s. m. Monthly wages, sa- lary, pay. درماها دار dar-māhā-dār, One who receives monthly wages.

دهلوانا dhulwānā S̱. (caus. of دهونا) v. a. To cause others to wash.

ديوالي dewālī S̱. (दीपाली from दीप A lamp, and आली A row) s. f. A Hindū festival (ce- lebrated on the day of the new moon of kārtik: when the Hindūs, after bathing in the Ganges, or other river, put on their best attire, perform a srāddha, and at night worship Laksh̤mī. The houses and streets are illuminated all night: and, in Hindūstān, the night is universally spent in gaming).

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

دايا dāyā P. s. m. The husband of a nurse called داٴي dāʼī, q. v. A male nurse.