دماما damāmā P. s. m. A kettledrum.

دروان dar-wān P (در Door, and وان Keeper) s. m. A doorkeeper. (Sans. द्वारवान्).

دهرنا dharnā S̱. (धरण r. धृ Hold, bear) v. a. 1. To place, put down, lay, assume, put on, apply. 2. To give in charge. 3. To seize, catch, lay hold of, hold, keep. دهرنادينا يا بيٿهنا dharnā- denā or -baiṭhnā, A mode of extorting payment of a debt or compliance with any demand. See Asiat. Res. Vol. 4. Art. 22.

دون dauṅ दाव S̱. s. f. Fire.

دشت dasht P s. m. A desert, a forest. دشت گرد dasht-gard or دشت نورد dasht-naward, A traveller of deserts. دشت گردي dasht-gard-ī, s. f. The travelling or wandering over deserts. دشت هو dasht-i-hū, A desert void of all but God.

دراني durrānī P s. m. The name of a tribe of Paṭhāns, inhabiting the country about Ḳandhār. They are said to have got this name from wearing pearls in the ear. They are also called Abdālīs.

دکهي दुःखी dukh-ī S adj. Afflicted, in distress or pain, sick, affected.

دوبهک dūbhak दुर्भिक्ष S̱. s. f. A scarcity, a famine. See دربهچهـ dur-bhichh̤.

ديرين der-īn P adj. (by poets for ديرينه) Old.

درد durd P s. f. Sediment, dregs, lees.