د dāl called دال مـﮩمله or غيرمعجمه is the eighth letter of the Arabic, and the tenth of the Persian alphabet. In the representation of Hindī words by the letters of these alphabets, it denotes the Nāgarī द (da); or, with ه (he) subjoined, ध (dha). In the numerical application of the Arabic al- phabet, د (dāl) stands for four; hence, in al- manacks, it represents the fourth day of the week, Wednesday: it is, moreover, used in astronomy to denote the planet Mercury, or the sign Leo of the Zodiack. This letter, in Persian, may be changed to ت (te); as, in بتر for بدتر Worse: or, when the next preceding letter is ,و,ا, or ي, or is moveable by a short vowel, it may be converted to ذ (ẕāl); as استاذ for استاد A master, گنبذ for گنبد A dome: (see Lumsdenʼs Persian Gram. p. 24). And, in Arabic words of the measure افتعال, when ,ذ,د or ز is the first letter of the root, د (dāl) is substituted for the servile ت (te); as, in ازدحام from زحم.

دهوليانا dhauliyānā H (from دهول dhaul) v. a. To thump, to box, to slap, to cuff.

دهونور dhūnwar S̱. (from धूम) adj. (dakh.) Blue, or (perhaps) of the colour of smoke.

دت dut S̱. 1. (दूर) interj. Away! begone! avaunt! 2. or duti (द्युति) s. f. Splendour, light, beauty. 3. Spite, malice. دت دبک dut dabak, Reproof, reprimand.

درج durj A s. m. f. A little casket in which they deposit gems.

درک dark A s. m. Comprehending, understanding, perception, knowledge.

دهينو dhenū धेनु S̱. s. f. A milch cow.

دهمدهمانا dhamdhamānā H (from دهمادهم) v. n. To make a noise (with the feet, by running about over-head).

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

ديوالا dewālā H s. m. Bankruptcy.