دارو dārū P s. f. Medicine. دارودرمن dārū dar- man, Application of medicine, medicine. دارولگني dārū lagnī, To take effect (medicine).

دهڙک dhaṛak H (from دهڙکنا) s. f. 1. Palpita- tion. 2. Fear.

دردري daridrī S̱. adj. See داردري dāridr-ī.

درگمتا दुर्गमता durgam-atā S s. f. Depth.

دونجا daunjā H s. m. A scaffold.

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

دوت dūt S̱. See دت dut.

دره dara P or darra, s. m. A valley (especially between hills through which a stream flows), a pass or way between two mountains.

دچت du-chit S̱. (द्विचित्त) adj. Of two minds, wavering, distracted.

دوهني dohnī दोहनीय S̱. s. f. A vessel for holding milk, a milkpail.