درسي dars-ī A. adj. Relating to reading or study.

درامد dar-āmad P s. f. In-coming, ingress, en- trance, access, arrival, receipt. part. pass. (for درامده) Come in.

دهمار dhamār H s. m. 1. Name of a chime or time in musick. 2. The same as دهمال dhammāl.

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

دربسته dar-basta P (part. pass.) adj. Bound, fastened.

ديباجه dībāja A s. m. Preface, exordium, intro- duction, preamble.

دوڙها dauṛahā S̱. (from دوڙنا) s. m. A harbinger, a guide, a messenger. See دوڙاها dauṛāhā.

دهلي dihlī देहली S̱. s. f. A threshold.

دهنتر dhanattar S̱. 1. adj. (धनवत्तर) Opulent, powerful. 2. s. m. (धन्वंतरि) Name of a physician in the court of Indra.

دتيا ditiyā द्वितीया S̱. s. f. The second lunar day. See دوج dūj.