دمنـﮩ‍ا do-muṅh-ā द्विमुख S̱. 1. adj. Having two mouths. 2. s. m. Name of a serpent which has two mouths. (Amphisbæna).

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.

دبکني dabaknī H s. (dakh.) See دبکي dabkī.

دڙکا daṛakkā H s. m. See دهڙکا dhaṛkā.

دهنکنا dhunaknā S̱. (from धनुष् see دهنکي dha- nuk-ī) v. a. To card or comb (cotton).

دپدپانا يا دپدپ کرنا dapdapānā H or dapdap- karnā, v. a. To shine.

دوند dawind P part. act. (from دويدن) A runner, a racer.

داگ dāg P. s. m. For داغ dāg̠ẖ, q. v.

ديپ दीप dīp S s. m. A lamp. See ديا diyā.

ديوراني dewrānī, dyaurānī S̱. or diwrānī (from देवर) s. f. Husbandʼs younger brotherʼs wife.