درهمي darham-ī P s. f. Confusion, disorder.

داستان dāstān P s. f. A story, fable, tale.

دکهيارا dukh-iyārā S̱. or dukh-yārā, adj. Afflicted, sorrowful, grieved, sad, wretched.

ديو dew P s. m. A demon.

دٴي daʼī S̱. (in Braj) part. Given; gift.

دراوژ द्राविड़ drāviṛ S s. m. The name of the country which terminates the peninsula of India: its northern limits appear to lie between the twelfth and thirteenth degrees of north latitude. S. دراوک द्रावक (r. द्रु Run, melt) drāvak, adj. 1. Diuretick. 2. Solvent, discutient.

دهيز dihez A. or dahez (corrupt. of جـﮩ‍از) s. m. A dowry, a portion, every thing a wife carries with her to her husband, paraphernalia.

دستي dast-ī P s. f. A torch or link that is carried in the hands. adj. Of or from the hand, manual.

دوادسي द्वादशी dwādas-ī S s. f. The twelfth day of the lunar fortnight.

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.