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.

دوپستا dopastā H or dupastā, adj. Pregnant.

دم dam P s. m. 1. Breath, life. 2. Boasting, pride. 3. Spring, elasticity. 4. Ambition. 5. Cheerfulness. 6. A moment. 7. The stewing over a slow fire. 8. The edge (of a sword) or the point (of a spear, &c.). 9. Deceit, coaxing, wheedling. 10. A draught of water. دم الٿنا dam ulaṭnā, v. n. 1. To breathe oneʼs last. 2. To relinquish oneʼs usual habits. دمادم dam- ā-dam, adv. Continually, successively: adj. Continual. دم باز dam-bāz, s. m. A wheedler, a deceiver, coaxer. دم بازپسين dam-bāz pasīn, The last breath. دم بازي dam-bāz-ī, s. f. Wheedling, deceiving, coaxing, artfulness. دم باندهنا dam bāndhnā, To be attentive. دم بخود dam ba-ḵẖụd, adj. Silent. دمبدم dam ba-dam, adv. Breath by breath, every moment, constantly. دم بند dam-band, An alembick. دم بهرنا dam-bharnā, To boast. دم پخت dam- puḵẖt, s. m. A stew, a kind of pulāʼo. (See دم sign. 7). دم پهولنا dam phūlnā, To breathe short. دم پهونکنا dam phūnknā, To breathe, inspire. دم ٿوٿنا dam ṭūṭnā, To die. دم جگنا dam jagnā, v. n. To speak, to talk. دم چرانا

دلينتي dalentī S̱. (from द्विदल) s. f. A hand- mill.

دهوٴي dhoʼī H s. f. Pulse which has been soaked previous to boiling, a mash.

دهان dahān P s. m. The mouth, an orifice.

دهکا dhakkā H s. m. A shove, jolt, push, jog. دهکادينا dhakkā denā, To shove, push, jolt.

داماساه dāmāsāh H n. prop. Name of a mer- chant, who dying insolvent, his effects were di- vided among his creditors in proportion to their claims.

دوکهن दोषण dokh̤aṇ S s. Objection, blame.

درميانه dar-miyān-a P In the middle, between.