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

دهاري dhārī S̱. (from धारा) s. f. 1. A line, li- neament. 2. A small buttress. دهاري دار dhārī-dār, adj. Lined, striped, streaked. 3. (Sans. धातकी) Name of a plant used in dying. (Lythrum fruticosum: Linn. Grislea tomentosa: Roxb. Pl. Cor.). 4. (from धृ Hold, bear) used in compos. Bearing, holding, having, wearing.

دراٴي darāʼī P s. f. 1. A bell. 2. (in compos. from درامدن To enter, or from دراييدن To talk, to vociferate) Entering, conversation, talking, beginning of a discourse. هرزه دراٴي harza- darāʼī, s. f. Talking nonsense, chattering. ديده دراٴي dīda-darāʼī, s. f. Intercourse or conversa- tion with the eyes. 3. Contradiction. 4. A blacksmithʼs hammer.

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

دفتر daftar P s. m. A book, volume, journal, re- cord, register, account-book, archives, roll. دفترخانه daftar-ḵẖāna, s. m. An office, counting- house, archives. (Arab. Plur. دفاتر).

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.

داج dāj A (from دجا) s. m. 1. Darkness, obscu- rity. 2. A dark night.

دلوانا dilwānā S̱. (causal of دينا) v. a. To cause to give or to pay.

دبور dabūr A (from دبر) s. f. Zephyr, west wind. P. A. دبوس dabūs, s. m. A club.

دهنک dhanuk धनुष् S̱. s. f. A bow. دهنک دهاري