ḍar·nā vi to fear, to be afraid, to be frightened/terrified: मैं डरता हूँ I fear, I am afraid; डरो मत don't be afraid/ frightened; वह हमारे कुत्ते से डर गया he was frightened by our dog; मुसाफ़िर डरे हुए थे the passengers were terrified (filled with terror); वह मौत से भी नहीं डरता he is not afraid even of death; तुम्हें किसी बात से डरना नहीं चाहिये you have nothing to fear. [vt डरना, n. डर, a डरावना, डरपोक]

ḍaṅkā mc kettledrum: △ ~ पीटना/बजाना to make known publicly, to make public; सारे देश में उसका ~ बज रहा था he was gaining fame throughout the country.

ḍākiyā mc postman: डाकिये से पत्र पैक़ेट मिला the letter and the packet were received from the --; आज ~ नहीं आया the -- has not called today. [syn. पोस्टमैन]

ḍāk-ḵẖarch mu postage: ~ गाहक के ज़िम्मे -- payable by the customer; इस पार्सल पर कितना ~ आएगा/होगा what will be the -- on this parcel. [also डाक-व्यय]

ḍasṭar mc duster (cloth): ~ से मेज़ (ब्लैक बोर्ड, दरवाज़ा) पोंछना to wipe/dust a table (black-board, door).

ḍāk-ḵẖānā mc post-office = डाक-घर q. v.

ḍabal a double [काम work, क़ीमत price, पैसा money]; ~ रोटी loaf of bread; ~ होना to double, to become --; इससे काम ~ हो जायगा it will double our work.

ḍerā mc (a) dwelling, temporary abode: हमारे डेरे पर at our--; कहीं ~ करो put up anywhere. (b) camp: फ़ौजी ~ military --. △ ~ उठ़ा लेना to leave a place; ~ जमाना/लगाना to set up; ~ डालना to encamp, to come to stay.

ḍub·kī fc dip, dive, plunge: ~ मारना/लगाना to dive, to plunge, to take a --; पानी में चार डुबकियाँ लगाईं took four dips in the water. [syn. गोता, v डूबना; डुबाना]

ḍambal, डंबेल ḍumbel mc dumb-bell: डंबलों की जोड़ी a pair of --s; डंबलों से कसरत करना to take exercise with --s.