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

دوشيزگي doshīza-gī P s. f. Virginity.

دهمکي dhamkī H s. f. Threat, menace.

درست durust P adj. Right, fit, proper, just,

ديگ deg P s. f. A caldron. ديگدان deg-dān, s. m. A fire-place, a trivet. ديگ شو deg-sho, A scullion.

دڙکا daṛakkā H s. m. See دهڙکا dhaṛkā.

دروبست dar-o-bast P adj. Whole, all, entire.

دسترخوان dastar-ḵẖẉān P (properly دستارخوان dastār-ḵẖẉān, q. v.) s. m. A tablecloth.

دهمکيلا dhamkīlā H s. m. A bright colour.

دهاٴي dahāʼī P. (from ده) s. f. 1. The figure ten. 2. The tenth part. 3. The decimal places of figures in arithmetick, the tens.