دهندها dhandhā H s. m. Business, employment, work, avocation, occupation.

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

درکانا darkānā H (causal of درکنا) v. a. To cause to crack or split.

دهانا duhānā S̱. (causal of دوهنا from दोहन) v. a. To cause to milk.

دهروانا dharwānā S̱. (caus. of دهرنا) v. a. To cause to place, &c.

دوارا dwārā S̱. 1. s. m. (द्वार) A door. 2. (द्वारा) By means of.

دنياوي dunyāwī A adj. Belonging to this world, worldly.

داننده dānanda P (from دانستن) part. Knowing, intelligent, skilled.

دهد هچهر dhadhhachchhar S̱. or dadhachchhar, (दग्धाक्षर Burnt letters) s. m. In versifica- tion, certain words or letters, which are reckoned by poets to be unlucky. (The letters ह ग न in the beginning of a verse, र ज स in the

دادو dādū H n. prop. Name of a celebrated faḳīr. دادو پنتهي dādū-panthī, Follower of Dādū.