'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎386v] (777/1826)

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To betray.
A |♦L^J disam } A spigot, a plug, a cork, or any thing by which
orifices are stopped up (of bottles, pipes, wounds, or ears).
A dussat) A game among the Arabians (something is hid
in a heap of earth, which being then divided into smaller heaps,
he who discovers that which contains it, gains).
r e—; J dost, (s ^FrT) The hand. The hand including the
arm to the elbow. A cubit, an ell. The fore-feet (of any ani
mal). A handle. A term applied to hawks or falcons, as
ras, Head, is to horses; and zanjir, Chain, to elephants.
The chief seat of precedency given to the most honoured guest.
A cushion upon which they sit. A prime-minister. Power,
strength. Pre-excellence, superiority, victory. Advantage,
emolument, profit. Rule, method, manner. Time, turn. An
occasion. The end, termination, limit, boundary. Trade, art,
profession, labour. A game at dice. Equal. Any thing com
plete (as a suit of clothes, or armour; a house and its offices),
i •• j! az dost) Immediately. ba dast uzoard(in y
To gain, to acquire, to obtain. dar dast dddan,
v-sJ ji j zir dast budan, To be in subjection.
dast azjdn shustan, To wash one’s hands
of life; to despair. dast az sar giriftan, To
shew no mercy. To pay no respect to. dast iiftddan,
To obtain, learn, find ; find out. dost afshdndan,
To dance. To display, to publish. To abandon.
dast dmadan^To be fluxed. dast-i amr (also
rcisdra/), The function of a prime-minister. dust
andakhtan, Toswim. dast ba bard. He prevailed, he
excelled, or conquered, dast bar dzcardan. To
supplicate, to entreat for. To pretend to. To bring up.
dastbarddr shudan, To refrain, desist, remit.
lj ji dast bar ddsht shudan. To be dismissed.
dast bar dast nishastan^ To sit down helpless.
dast bar dil shudan, To pine or consume away
with envy. J dast bar dil nihddqit) To give
a flat denial to one’s inclinations, j] dast bar
dahdn bur dan ^ To sigh, grieve, repent, j~> ji dast
bar sar shudan. To make obeisance, dast
bar kafsh nihddan. To worship, to do homage.
dast bay^shudan, To resign one’s self. dast-i pa-
sin, The last throw at dice. dast-i pirdhan, A
threshold. m-O dast pesh ddshtan, To stand with
the hands crossed before another. To supplicate, to beg. To
hinder, dast-i chap, The left hand,
dast-i khun or dast-khun, The last move at chess. A irame in
which the vanquished party stakes his limbs. A throne for which
the possessor has waded through seas of blood.
dast dddan, To give the hand. To assist. To humour, to favour
one’s wishes. To strike a bargain. To rest. To happen. To
succeed, dast ddshtan, To delay, to defer. To
execrate, to curse, ^d-***5J dast-i rust, The right hand.
dast salib kardan, To stand wuth the arms
crossed upon the breast. dast kashidan, To touch,
to stroke with the hand. To stretch forth the hand. To with
hold, to hinder. To leave off* working. dast
kafchah kardan, To beg. d-wO dast kandan, To grieve
to be sorry for. d^-sj dast gazidan, To regret, sorrow
for. Dast guzidan, To choose, or aspire after the highest place.
..d-wJ dast-i musa y , The sun. Ij ^ d-^J dast opd
bastah, Bound hand and foot, d-w-jJ dast o pd zadan,
To beg with importunity. To give up the ghost. idwJ
dast y aft an, To take occasion, to find an opportunity. To get
possession of, to conquer, to subject. Dist, A span. A trident,
a harpoon, a fishing-spear, a fizgig.
a d^v-.J dast (equivalent to d^-lJ dasht), A plain, a desert.
The chief seat of precedency given to the most honoured guest,
r IdsJ dastd, A barber. A sash wrapped round the turban,
p d-v-J dast-abranjan, A bracelet,
p jL-jJ dastud, Many, much. Very.
p d-wsJvx-sJ dast adust, A ready-money bargain. From hand
to hand. The two wings of an army. A struggle.
pjli-,0 dastdr, The sash or fine muslin cloth wrapt round the
turban. A handkerchief. A towel.
p J dastdrdn, A valuable present, given to obtain an
important favour. Drink-money.
p d-wJjli—O dastdr-bust, A fine linen turban,
p Jcj jls—O dastdr-band, A servant who makes up the turban.
r dastdr-banddn, (Wearers of turbans) Chiefs,
nobles, learned men, doctors, judges, lawyers. Dervishes.
p dastdrchah, A small turban or sash. A handker
chief. A towel. A pennant, a bandrol. das
tdrchah sdkhtan, To present an offering. Studying to conciliate.
p jls—sJ dastdr-kh'dn, A table-cloth. A long table. Vic
tuals carried home by the guests from an entertainment,
p dastdr-sar, A turban. A winding-sheet.
Pj»^ld:t> dastdru (or dast-dranjan), A bracelet.
p dastdrah, A hand-saw.
p ^*>1 id-wJ dast-ds (or L-^l d~v-:J dast-dsiyd), A hand-mill.
A large mortar in which they bruise grain,
p dastd-sang, A sling,
p dastdsh, A faggot, a bundle.
pjl f\ d-wJ dast-afrdz (j^ d—:J dast-afzdr, orjV-’' d-^-
dast-abrdz), Any tool or manual instrument. A glove,
p d-v dast-afshan, Dancing; a dancer.
-sJ dast-afkan, Occupied. Weak. A servant,
p dast-dgard, The handle of a saw.
pjy^cl d-wJ dast-dmdz, Accustomed to the hand, tame, gen
tle, tractable. A bird trained to hunt. Skilful, dexterous.
dastdn, History, romance, fable. Song, melody, trill?