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.

دبوسا dabūsā P. (دبوسه) s. m. The cabin of a ship, stern.

دي dai P The tenth month of the solar year, when the sun is in the sign Capricorn, Decem- ber, beginning of winter.

دهساو dhasāʼo H (from دهسنا) s. m. A slough, bog, quagmire, a swamp.

دهاين دهاين dhāʼeṅ dhāʼeṅ H s. f. 1. The report of cannon heard at a distance. 2. A sound made by burning any thing. P.T. دهباشي dah-bāsh-ī (Pers. ده Ten, and Turk. باش Head) s. m. A commander of ten men, a person having a place of trust, a valet.

دلن दलन dalan S s. m. Dividing, tearing asun- der, splitting.

دبر dubur A (from دبر Heb. To lead: also, to follow, to be behind) s. f. The backside, pos- teriors, podex.

دبلاٴي dublā-ī S̱. (दुर्बलता or दौर्बल्य) s. f. Thinness, leanness, meagreness.

دوا diwā S̱. s. (dakh.) Lamp: see ديپ dīp.

داسي दासी dāsī S s. f. A maidservant.