دلدل duldul A s. m. 1. A hedge-hog. 2. The name of Muhammadʼs mule or of the mule (or horse) of علي aﻌlī, son-in-law of Muhammad. 3. (met.) Fat.

دهني धनी dhan-ī S 1. adj. Rich, wealthy, for- tunate. 2. An epithet of the deity. 3. s. m. Owner, proprietor.

دهاگا dhāgā H s. m. A thread. دهاگا ڐالنا dhāgā ḍālnā, v. a. To quilt. S. دهام धाम (r. धा Hold) dhām, s. m. A dwel- ling, a house, a place.

ده dih P 1. s. m. A village. 2. (in compos. from دادن) part. act. Giving, giver. 3. ¶ dah, adj. Ten. ده چند dah-chand, adj. Tenfold, ten times. ده چندگي dah-chanda-gī, s. f. Tenfold (a word with which they return a salutation). ده در دنيا ستردرآخرت dah dar dunyā sattar dar āḵẖirat, A benediction of faḳīrs, meaning, charity will be returned sevenfold in the next world. (It is probably a corrupt. of Pers. phrase, Dah dar dunyā ṣad dar āḵẖirat, Ten in this world, a hundred in the next). ده دله dah-dil-a, adj. 1. Faithless, inconstant. 2. Brave, bold. ده روزه dah-roz-a, A ten days, a decade. ده مني dah-mann-ī, adj. Holding ten mann. ده يک dah-yak or ده يکي dah-yakī, Tenth part.

دهاندهنا dhāndhnā H v. a. To gormandize.

دلار dulār H s. m. Love, affection.

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

دايره dāʼịra A (from دور) s. m. 1. A circle, a ring, circumference, orbit. 2. A tambourin. 3. A monastery. دايره دار dāʼịra-dār, Chief of a monastery, an abbot, prior, &c.

دفتين daftīn A. s. f. The boards of the binding of a book, pasteboard.

دهن کٿي dhan-kaṭī S̱. (from धान्य Rice, and r. कृत् Cut) s. f. The season for cutting rice.