دليري diler-ī P s. f. Intrepidity, boldness, cou- rage, valour, bravery, daringness, venturesomeness, hardihood, hardiness, assurance, insolence, presumption.

ديوگيري dew-gīrī देवगिरी S̱. s. f. Name of a musical mode, or rāginī.

دامان dāmān P s. m. 1. Skirt. 2. Sheet (of a sail on shipboard). 3. The

دکهلانا dikhlānā S̱. (caus. of ديکهنا) v. a. To show, exhibit, denote, direct. دکهلاٴي دينا dikhlāʼī denā, To appear, be apparent, seem.

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

دارن दारुण dāruṇ S adj. Austere, terrifick, un- feeling.

دينگي dengī H s. f. (dakh.) Favour: see عنايت.

دهمک dhamak H (from دهمکنا) s. f. (dakh. s. m.) 1. Noise of footsteps over-head, thumping, &c. 2. Threat, threatening, awe.

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.

دفله dafla P s. m. A smaller tambourin.