دوت दूत dūt S s. m. An ambassadour, mes- senger, a go-between, an angel who passes be- tween God and man.

دها dah-ā P (from ده Ten) s. m. 1. The first ten days of the Muḥarram: called also عشره and عاشورا 2. The models of the tombs of Ḥasan and Ḥusain, or the model of a building containing the tombs, which are carried about in procession during those ten days. On the tenth day the tombs are buried, or in some places thrown into water: the building, if made of cheap materials, shares the same fate: if costly, it is carried back and deposited in the dargāh or Karbalā.

دهرا dihrā S. or dihurā, s. m. An idol temple. See ديـﮩرا.

درمياني darmiyān-ī P 1. adj. Midmost. 2. s. m. A mediator.

دکال dukāl A (from दुर् Bad, and काल Season) s. m. (dakh.) Famine: see قحط ḳaḥt̤.

دهونکنا dhaunknā S̱. (r. ध्मा Blow) v. a. To blow with bellows, &c.

ديجو dejū S̱. s. m. Part of a portion or dowry.

دستگاه dast-gāh P s. f. Power, ability, means. A. P. دستور dastūr, s. m. 1. Custom, fashion, usage, mode, manner. 2. A minister, senator. 3. Model, regulation. دستورالعمل dastūru-l-aﻌmal, s. m. A rule, regulation, model.

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.

دروش darosh P s. m. 1. An awl. 2. A lancet.