dhāt, धातु dhātu fc metal [कच्ची base, क़ीमती precious]; ~ का सामान -- stores; ~ का सिक्का -- currency; ~ की चादर -- sheet; यह खंभा किसी ~ का बना हुआ this pole is made of some --; ~

dhīre adv (a) slowly: ~ चलना (चलाना, बोलना) to go (drive, speak) --; मैं बहुत ~ लिखता हूँ I write very --. (b) mildly, gently: ~ मारना to beat --; ~ धीरे gradually, by slow degrees: वे ~ धारे बदल रहे थे they were gradually changing; वे ~ धीरे चल रहे थे they were walking very slowly. ~ से quietly, gently: वह ~ से खिसक गया he slipped away quietly; दरवाज़ा ~ से बन्द करना close the door gently.

² dhar·nā (a) कुछ करना - ~ to do smth. (b) धर पकड़ा caught suddenly; ~ दबाया apprehended; ~ दबोचा seized by throat.

dhuã̄dhār a (a) fiery, violent [गति speed, घटा clouds, नशा intoxication]. (b) ~ वर्षा/पानी torrential rain; ~ व्याख्यान eloquent speech/lecture.

dhaniyā mu coriander [हरा green, सूखा dry].

dhārī fc stripe [काली black, लाल red, हरे green], कपड़े पर धारियाँ है there are -- s on the cloth; किसी चीज़ पर धारियाँ डालना to mark smth with -- s.

dhan-jan mu men and money: ~ की हानि loss of men and money.

dhanī a rich, wealthy [किसान peasant, ज़मींदार landlord, व्यापारी merchant]; कलम का ~ master of one's pen, one who wields his pen effectively; बात का ~ master of one's word, one who sticks to his word. [syn. दौलतमंद]

dharma-granth mc धर्म-पुस्तक dharma-pustak fc scripture, holy book; वेद, बाइबिल, कुरआन और गुरु ग्रंथ ~ हैं Vedas, Bible, Qoran and Guru Granth are --s.

dhakkā-pel [also धक्कम- धक्का] fu shoving and pushing, jostle: मेले में बड़ी ~ थी there was great -- in the fair; ~ करना to jostle, to push in. [syn. रेलपेल]