دشور dushwar P adj. for دشوار dushwār, q. v.

دونا daunā S̱. or donā (दमन) s. m. The name of a flower. (A species of Artemisia).

دوکان dūkān P s. f. (in dakh. s. m.) A shop, a work-shop. دوکان دار dūkān-dār, A shopkeeper. دوکانداري dūkān-dār-ī, s. f. Shopkeeping.

دفعتا dafʼaﻌtaṉ A or dafʼaﻌtā, adv. Often, all at once, at one time.

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

دگپال dig-pāl S s. m. See دکپال dik-pāl.

درود durūd P s. f. m. Congratulation, benedic- tion, salutation, blessing. درود بهيجنا durūd bhejnā, To bless.

دهندهلاٴي dhundh-lāʼī S̱. s. f. Dimness, cloudiness, mistiness.

دوهرا dohrā S̱. (from द्वौ Two) s. m. A distich. adj. Double.

ديبرا debrā H adj. Left, opposite of right.