دهکڙي dhukaṛī H s. f. A purse.

دهنيا dhuniyā S̱. (from دهننا) s. m. A carder, a comber (of cotton).

دير der P s. f. Delay, tardiness, slowness, a long time. adv. Late, slow. ديرپا der-pā, adj. Durable, lasting. ديرپاي der-pā-ī, s. f. Du- rability. ديرتک der tak or ديرتلک der ta- lak, For a long time, till late. ديرخوابي der- ḵẖẉāb-ī, s. f. Late sleeping. ديرگاه der-gāh, adv. Always.

دهنياني dhan-yānī S̱. (dakh.) 1. s. f. Lady: see بي بي bībī. 2. See مختار muḵẖtār.

دانشمندي dānish-mand-ī P s. f. Learning, wisdom.

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

دعوت daﻌwat A s. f. 1. Invitation, convocation, benediction. 2. Pressing people to become Musalmāns. 3. Pretension. 4. A feast, banquet. دعوت کرني daﻌwat-karnī, To invite.

دسته dasta P s. m. 1. A handle. 2. A pestle. 3. A quire of paper. 4. A bundle consisting of twenty four arrows. 5. A handful. 6. A skein of thread. 7. A division of an army, a brigade, squadron. دسته دار dasta-dār, s. m. Commander of a dasta, a brigadier.

دهاٴي dhāʼe धात्री S̱. s. f. A nurse. H.S̱. دهاٴي ماررونا dhāʼe mār ronā, To cry, to groan, to weep bitterly. See دهاه مارنا dhāh mārnā.

درگاه dargāh P s. f. 1. A palace, a court. 2. Threshold, door. 3. A mosque, a shrine. S. درگت दुर्गति (दुर् Bad, and गति see گت gat) dur-gati, s. f. Meanness, abjectness. P. S̱. درگذرکرنا dar-guẕar karnā, v. a. To pass over, to neglect, to excuse, overlook, forgive. P. H. درگذرنا dar-guẕarnā, v. n. To decline, to leave off, to abstain or refrain (from), to pass by or over. P. H. درگرفت کرنا dar-girift karnā, v. a. To catch, to seize, to captivate.