درپيش dar-pesh P adv. In front, before. درپيش هونا dar-pesh honā, To be in front or before, to be in hand, to be on foot, to occur or happen, to be on the carpet or anvil, to be incumbent or neces- sary. درپيش لانا dar-pesh lānā, To adduce.

ديواليئي dewāleʼī S̱. (from دينا and لينا) s. f. Barter, traffick. See دين لين den len.

ديا daiyā H s. f. 1. A mother. 2. The stand that children run to in playing at hide and seek.

دگانه du-gāna P (دو Two, with the particle گانه) s. m. 1. Two prostrations at prayer. 2. (in the dialect of women) Two intimate female friends, sworn sisters.

ديٿهـ dīṭh S̱. or dīṭhi (दृष्टि) s. f. Sight, glance, look, vision.

دسته dasta P s. m. 1. A handle. 2. A pestle. 3. A quire of paper. 4. A bundle consisting of twenty four arrows. 5. A handful. 6. A skein of thread. 7. A division of an army, a brigade, squadron. دسته دار dasta-dār, s. m. Commander of a dasta, a brigadier.

دوک dok S̱. (from द्विक Two) s. m. A two year old foal.

ديدارو dīdār-ū P. adj. Well-looking (fellow), per- sonable, seemly.

ديواني dīwān-ī P s. f. Office of dīwān, ministry. 2. adj. fem. Mad, insane.

درخشان daraḵẖshān P part. Shining, flashing.