دايه dāya P s. f. A nurse, a midwife.

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

دوارکا द्वारिका dwārikā S s. f. Name of a Hindū holy place on the shore of the western sea, near the mouth of the gulf of Cutch. دوارکا ناتهـ द्वारिकानाथ dwārikā-nāth, Master of dwā- rikā, i. e. Kr̤ish̤ṇa.

دوادو dau-ā-dau P (from دويدن) s. f. Labour and fatigue, bustle, toil.

دنگئي dangaʼī H (from دنگا) adj. Turbulent, mutinous, mutineer, sedi- tious.

درلبهـ दुर्लभ दुर् Hardly, and r. लभ Ac- quire dur-labh S. adj. Difficult of acquirement, hard to be got or met with; scarce, rare. P. H. درلانا dar lānā, v. a. To comprise.

ديکهانا dekhānā S̱. v. a. See دکهانا dikhānā.

دهوما dhūm-ā धूम्र S̱. s. m. The name of a co- lour (like that of smoke), purple.

دهوا dhoʼā H s. m. A present of fruit.

دوساد dosād H or dusād, s. m. A low cast, whose business it is to remove carcases, and to be executioners.