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দিনাত্যয়, দিনান্ত, দিনাবসান [ dinātyaẏa, dinānta, dinābasāna ] n close of a day, the evening. দিনান্তে adv. at the end of the day, in the evening.

দিনান্ধ [ dināndha ] a unable to see during daytime or in daylight, day-blind. ☐ n. an owl.

দিনার [ dināra ] n dinar, the ancient Arab gold coin.

দিনেমার [ dinēmāra ] n a Dane. ☐ a. Danish. ̃জাতি n. Danes.

দিনেশ [ dinēśa ] n the sun.

দিবস [ dibasa ] n a day; the time from sunrise to sunset; twenty-four hours from one sunrise to the next; daytime. দিবসাত্যয়, দিবসাবসান n. close or end of the day; the evening. দিবসালোক n. daylight.

দিবা [ dibā ] n daytime. ☐ a & adv. of or in day time. ˜কর n. the sun. ̃চর a. active during daytime. ̃নিদ্রা n. sleep during daytime. ̃নিশি (poet.) ̃নিশ, ̃রাত্রি adv. day and night, all the time, al ways. ̃ন্ধ a. day-blind. ☐ n. the owl. ̃বসান n. close of the day, the evening. ̃বসু n. the sun. ̃বিহার n. noon-time rest or sleep; sexual enjoyment in day time. ̃ভাগ n. daytime. ̃লোক n. day light. ̃স্পষ্ট বা প্রকাশ্য দিবালোক broad day light. ̃স্বপ্ন n. a day-dream; a brown study; a reverie; (fig.) a false fancy, a waking dream.

দিব্যাঙ্গনা [ dibyāṅganā ] n a courtesan of heaven; a nymph.

দিব্যাস্ত্র [ dibyāstra ] n a god's weapon; a divine weapon.

দিব্যোদক [ dibyōdaka ] n celestial water; holy water.

দিয়া2 [ diẏā2 ] n lamp, light (দিয়া জ্বালাও).

দিয়াশলাই [ diẏāśalāi ] n a match, matches; safety matches; a match-box. দিয়াশলাইকাঠি n. a match-stick. দিয়াশলাই বাক্স a match-box.

দিল [ dila ] n mind, heart; heartiness or magna nimity, benevolence, charitableness, generosity, kind-heartedness. ̃খুশ ̃খোশ a. happy at heart, light-hearted, merry, cheerful; pleasant, delightful. ̃খোলসা a. open-hearted, frank, candid; unburdening one's heart. ̃দরিয়া a. open-hearted, frank; high-minded, large-souled, magnanimous; large-handed. ̃দার a. hearty; open-hearted; high-minded, magnanimous.

দিল্লিকা লাড্ডু [ dillikā lāḍḍu ] n (lit.) a ball-shaped sweet meat manufactured in Delhi; (fig. & pop.) a thing that causes dejection when not obtained and causes repentance or regret when obtained, (cp.) Hobson's choice.

দিশ [ diśa ] n (obs. & poet.) a point of the compass. ˜পাশ n. reckoning, estimate, limit. (কাজের দিশপাশ নেই).

দিশা [ diśā ] n a point of the compass; a quarter of the globe; trace (পথের দিশা); collectedness of one's mind for ascertaining what one should do (দিশাহারা). দিশা না পাওয়া v. to fail to find out; to be at a loss (to determine, ascertain, de vise or find out); to be nonplussed or bewildered. ̃হারা a. failing to ascertain the points of the compass; failing to as certain the right way; (fig.) confused, nonplussed, bewildered, confounded, perplexed to the extreme.

দিশি1 [ diśi1 ] adv (ori.) to or towards a point of the compass. ☐ n. a point of the com pass, a quarter or side. দিশি দিশি n. all quarters or sides. ☐ adv. to or towards or in all quarters or sides, everywhere.

দীক্ষক [ dīkṣaka ] a one who initiates esp. to a reli gious practice. ☐ n. an initiator, a pre ceptor, a guru, a teacher.

দীক্ষণীয় [ dīkṣaṇīẏa ] a worthy of being initiated, fit for initiation.

দীক্ষা [ dīkṣā ] n admission with rite (as to a reli gious practice or order, a secret society etc.), initiation; employment in service of some sacred cause (স্বাধীনতার মন্ত্রে দীক্ষা); an instruction or teaching; a sacrament; an inspiration; (dero.) an instigation. দীক্ষা দেওয়া v. to initiate; to convert (মুসলমানধর্মে দীক্ষা দেওয়া); to baptize (খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষা নেওয়া); to teach, to indoctrinate (into a subject); to em ploy. দীক্ষা পাওয়া, দীক্ষা নেওয়া v. to be initiated; to be converted; to be bap tized; to be taught or indoctrinated, to learn; to be employed. ̃গুরু n. an ini tiator; a guru or preceptor who has ini tiated. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of receiving initia tion. দীক্ষা গ্রহণ করা v. to be initiated. ̃মন্ত্র n. a mysterious formula that a person is taught at initiation.

দীক্ষিত [ dīkṣita ] a initiated; converted (মুসলমানধর্মে দীক্ষিত); baptized (খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত); in doctrinated (বদমাশিতে দীক্ষিত). দীক্ষিত করা v. to initiate; to convert; to baptize; to indoctrinate.

দীধিতি [ dīdhiti ] n a ray, light; the name of a trea tise on logic. ̃মান n. the sun.

দীন2 [ dīna2 ] a extremely poor or needy, indi gent; afflicted, distressed; humble; wretched, miserable. ̃চিত্ত a. having a mind stricken with melancholia or sor row or with a sense of humiliation; humble in attitude. ̃চিত্তে adv. with a melancholy or sorrowful or humiliated mind; humbly. ̃তা n. extreme poverty or need; indigence; affliction, distress; humbleness; wretchedness. ̃দয়াময় a. kind to the poor. ̃দরিদ্র a. extremely humble and poor, downtrodden. ̃দুঃখী a. indigent and distressed. ̃নাথ n. a refuge or helper or supporter of the poor; God. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend of the poor, God. ̃ভাবাপন্ন a. humble, modest; af fecting humility or poverty. ̃শরণ n. a refuge of the poor; God. ̃হীন a. poor and lowly.

দীনা [ dīnā ] fem of দীন2

দীপ [ dīpa ] n a lamp. ̃গৃহ n. the light-house. ̃নির্বাণ n. extinguishment of a lamp; lights out; (loos.) a black-out. দীপ নির্বাণ করা v. to put out a lamp; to extinguish lights. ̃পুঞ়্জ n. a multitude of lamps (usu. lighted ones). ̃প্রজ্বালন n. act of lighting a lamp. ̃দীপপ্রজ্বালন করা v. to light a lamp. ̃বর্তিকা n. wick (of a lamp). ̃বৃক্ষ n. a lampstand, a candle stick. ̃মালা n. a row or set of lamps (usu. lighted ones). ̃শক্তি n. candle power. ̃শলাকা n. a match-stick; a match. ̃শিখা n. the flame of a lamp.

দীপক [ dīpaka ] a radiating; illuminating, illumina tive; inflaming; enkindling; enlighten ing; inspiring, rousing, exciting, exci tant; revealing, displaying, exhibiting; beautifying, embellishing. ☐ n. a lamp ('রঘুকুল দীপক'); a musical mode (দীপক রাগিণী).

দীপন [ dīpana ] n radiation; illumination; act of in flaming; act of enkindling or lighting; enlightenment; act of inspiring or rousing, excitation; revelation, display, exhibition; effulgence; beautification, embellishment. ☐ a. same as দীপক । ̃মাত্রা n. (phys.) intensity of illumina tion. ̃শক্তি n. (phys.) illuminating power.

দীপনীয় [ dīpanīẏa ] a that which is to be illuminated or excited; illuminable; excitable.

দীপাগার [ dīpāgāra ] n the lighthouse.

দীপাধার [ dīpādhāra ] n a lampstand, a lampad.

দীপান্বিতা [ dīpānbitā ] n. fem the day of the new moon in the month of Kartik (কার্তিক) when Goddess Kali (কালী) is worshipped and the dwelling-houses of Hindus are illu minated with rows of lighted lamps. ☐ a. fem. furnished with a (lighted) lamp, lamped; illuminated, radiating. a. masc. দীপান্বিত ।

দীপাবলি, দীপালি [ dīpābali, dīpāli ] n a collection of (lighted) lamps; the festival of দীপান্বিতা ।

দীপালোক [ dīpālōka ] n lamplight. দীপালোকিত a. illu minated with lamplight.

দীপিকা [ dīpikā ] n. fem moonlight; a lamp; a glos sary or commentary (of a text). ☐ a. fem. of দীপক ।

দীপিত [ dīpita ] a lighted; lamped; illuminated; enkindled; exhibited, displayed, re vealed, brought to light; excited, roused. fem. দীপিতা ।

দীপ্ত [ dīpta ] a burning; shining; lighted; illumi nated; radiant, luminous; blazing; bright; lustrous; revealed, brought to light, exhibited; dazzling, glaring (দীপ্ত তেজ). ̃কীর্তি a. one whose fame has spread far and wide, widely famous or renowned. দীপ্ত হুতাশন blazing fire.

দীপ্তি [ dīpti ] n light; shine, radiance, glow, lus tre; splendour; brilliance; brightness; high spirit; beauty. দীপ্তি পাওয়া v. to shine, to glow, to radiate. ̃মান a. shin ing, glowing; radiant, luminous; bright, lustrous; brilliantly revealed; beautify ing, embellishing; glowing with high spirit. fem. দীপ্তিমতী । ̃মাপক n. (phys.) a photometer. ̃মিতি n. (phys.) photom etry.

দীপ্য [ dīpya ] a worthy of being lighted or en kindled; illuminable; worthy of being revealed. ̃মান a. shining, glowing; ra diant, luminous; bright, lustrous, spar kling, resplendent; in the state of being revealed; revealed.

দীপ্র [ dīpra ] a shining, luminous, radiant, glow ing; bright.

দীয়মান [ dīẏamāna ] a in the state of being given or distributed.

দীর্ঘ [ dīrgha ] a long (দীর্ঘ কেশ, দীর্ঘ পথ); tall (দীর্ঘ দেহ); much (দীর্ঘ সময়); prolonged, long-continuing (দীর্ঘ নিদ্রা, দীর্ঘায়ু); lengthy (দীর্ঘ কাহিনি); large; deep (দীর্ঘশ্বাস); (gr.) aspirate; (mus.) slow, protracted, sustained. দীর্ঘ করা v. to lengthen; to elongate. ̃কায় a. tall-bod ied, tall. fem. দীর্ঘকায়া । ̃কাল n. a long time. ̃কাল ব্যাপী a. continuing for a long time. ̃কেশ a. long-haired. fem. দীর্ঘকেশা, দীর্ঘকেশী । ̃গ্রীব a. long-necked. ☐ n. the crane; the heron; the giraffe; the camel. ̃চ্ছেদ n. (geom.) a longitu dinal section. ̃জিহ্ব a. long-tongued. ☐ n. the snake. ̃জীবন n. long life. ̃জীবিতা n. longevity. ̃জীবী a. long-lived. fem. দীর্ঘজীবিনী । ̃তপা a. one who has practised religious austerities for a long time. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. length; lengthi ness. ̃দর্শী, ̃দৃষ্টি a. far-sighted, pru dent, wise, sagacious. fem. দীর্ঘদর্শিনী । ̃দিন n. a long day; a long time. দেহী a. (usu. of a man) tall (দীর্ঘদেহী পুরুষ). ̃নাশ a. long-nosed. ̃নিদ্রা n. a long or long-continuing sleep. ̃নিঃশ্বাস, ̃নিশ্বাস,, same as দীর্ঘশ্বাস । ̃পথ n. a long way. ̃পদ n. a lengthy word. ̃পাদ a. long-legged. ☐ n. the crane; the heron; the camel. ̃বাহু, ̃ভুজ a. long-armed. ̃মাত্রা n. (pros.) a long metre; (mus.) a slow or protracted measure; a large amount or dose, a great deal (দীর্ঘমাত্রায় ঘুম). ̃মেয়াদি a. long-term (দীর্ঘমেয়াদি পরিকল্পনা, দীর্ঘমেয়াদি ঋণ); on a long-term basis. ̃রাত্রি n. a long night. ̃রোমা a. long-haired; shaggy. ☐ n. the bear. ̃শ্বাস n. a long and deep respiration, a sigh. দীর্ঘশ্বাস ফেলা v. to heave a sigh, to sigh. দীর্ঘশ্বাস নেওয়া v. to take a deep breath. ̃সূত্র, ̃সূত্রী a. dilatory, procras tinating; slothful; sluggish. ̃সূত্রতা n. dilatoriness, procrastination; sloth; sluggishness. দীর্ঘসূত্রতা করা v. to pro crastinate. ̃স্হায়ী a. long-standing; long-drawn; existing for a long time. ̃স্বর n. (gr.) a long or aspirate vowel; a long note. ☐ a. having a long note.

দীর্ঘাকৃতি, দীর্ঘাকার [ dīrghākṛti, dīrghākāra ] a tall; large.

দীর্ঘাগ্র [ dīrghāgra ] a acuminate.

দীর্ঘায়ত [ dīrghāẏata ] a large; wide.

দীর্ঘায়ু [ dīrghāẏu ] a long-lived.

দীর্ঘিকা [ dīrghikā ] n a large and deep pond or tank.

দীর্ণ [ dīrṇa ] a split, cleft, rent, broken, torn; (fig.) afflicted.

দু [ du ] pfx contr. of দুই । দু-আনি alt. spell. of দুয়ানি । দু-এক alt. spell. of দুয়েক । দুকথা n. a few words; rough or harsh words, re buke (দুকথা শুনিয়ে দেওয়া). দুকান করা v. to give out (a secret). দুকান-কাটা a. (fig.) bare-faced, brazen-faced, shameless. দুকুল n. the father's family and the in law's family (of a woman); the paternal and the maternal lines (of any person); (fig.) both alternatives. দুকুল খাওয়া (fig.) to lose all means of aid or sup port. দুকূল n. both banks of a river; (fig.) earthly life and life after death; (fig.) both alternatives. দুখানা, দুখানি, (dial.) দুখান n. two pieces, two. ☐ a. two pieces of, two; split or torn or bro ken into two. দুগুণ a. twice, double. দুচার a. a few; only a few, very few (দুচার দিন, দুচার কথা). দুচারটি, দুচারটে, দুচারখানা n &. a. a few or a few things (দুচারটি বই). দুচালা a. having two thatched roofs. □ n. such a hut. দু-চোখের বিষ (fig.) an eyesore. দু-চোখ যেদিকে যায় wherever (my) eyes lead (me) to. দুজন pro. two (per sons). ☐ a. two. দুজনই pro. & a. both. দুটি, দুটো1 pro. two (objects or things). □ a. two. দুটো2 n. & a. two o'clock. দুটানা n. simultaneous pulls in two op posite directions; oscillation; a di lemma. দুটানায় পড়া to be in a dilemma or quandary, to be in a state of indeci sion. দুটোচারটে n. & a. a few things or a few; only a few things or only a few. দু-তরফা a. pertaining to or contested by both the opposite sides, bipartite. দুতলা, দুতালা a. two-storied; double-decked. ☐ n. the first floor; the upper deck. দুতারা a. two-stringed. ☐ n. a double-stringed musical instrument. দুধার n. both sides; two sides. দুধারী a. pertaining to or in clined to both the sides; two-sided; double-handed. দুনম্বরি n. dishonesty; doing things in a dishonest manner, the habit or practice of doing dishonest things. ☐ a. dishonest, unfair; unlaw ful, illegal (দুনম্বরি ব্যাবসা); gained by evil or illegal means (দুনম্বরি পয়সা). দুনলা a. double-barrelled. ☐ n. a double barrelled gun. দু-নৌকোয় পা দেওয়া (fig.) to fall between two stools, to serve God and Mammon simultaneously. দু পাক n. act or an instance of enfolding or taking round twice; two coils; a short stroll, a short leisurely walk. দু-পেয়ে a. two-legged; biped. দু-ফলা a. (of a knife) having two blades; (of a tree) bearing fruit twice a year. দুফাঁক a. split asunder into two. দু-ফালি, (dial.) দু-ফাল n. two slices. ☐ a. sliced or parted into two. দুবার n. two times. ☐ adv. twice. দুভাষী a. speaking two languages (esp. as one's mother-tongue); bilingual. ☐ n. an interpreter; a bilingual man. দু-মনা a. of two minds, hesitating, vacillating, wavering. দু-মুখো a. two-faced; double-faced; two-way (দু-মুখো গলি). দু-মুখো আচরণ double-dealing, double-cross ing. দু-মুখো লোক a double-dealer. দু-মুঠা, দু-মুঠো a. two handfuls of. দু-মেটে a. (of clay images etc.) doubly plastered. দুয়ানি n. a two-anna bit or piece. দুয়েক a. one or two; a few. দু-রঙা a. bi-coloured. দু-সন্ধ্যা adv. & a. both in the daytime and evening (or at night). দু সুতি n. a coarse cloth woven in double thread. দু-হাত এক করা v. to unite (a bride and a bridegroom) in marriage; to cup one's palms. দু-হাতি a. measuring two cubits. দুহাতিয়া a. (of a stroke) dealt with both hands. ☐ adv. with both hands.

দুই [ dui ] n. & a two. ☐ a. & pro. both (দুই-ই খারাপ). দুই-এক a. one or two; a few.

দুঃ [ duḥ ] pfx signifying: vile, wicked, bad, prohibited, inauspicious, distressing, sorrowful etc. (দুঃশীল, দুঃসময়, দুঃসংবাদ).

দুঃখ [ duḥkha ] n sorrow; affliction; grief; distress, suffering, misery (দুঃখে পড়া); pain, in flammation; regret (দুঃখ প্রকাশ করা). দুঃখ করা v. to regret; to rue, to grieve; to suffer pain, to take trouble; to be in distress, to undergo misery. দুঃখ দেওয়া v. to cause sorrow or regret, to grieve; to afflict; to distress; to pain; to give trouble. দুঃখ পাওয়া বা ভোগ করা v. to be stricken with sorrow or grief or misery (জীবনে অনেক দুঃখ পেয়েছে); to be af flicted or distressed or pained; to be in trouble, to suffer. দুঃখে পড়া v. to run into distress or trouble. দুঃখের কাহিনি a woeful or pathetic tale. দুঃখের বিষয় a matter of regret; a pity; a painful affair. ̃কর, ̃জনক, ̃দ, ̃দায়ক, ̃দায়ী, ̃প্রদ a. painful; troublesome; woeful, distress ing, agonizing; sorrowful. fem. দুঃখদায়িনী । ̃দারিদ্র n. distress and pov erty, want and suffering or misery. ̃প্রদ same as দুঃখকর । ̃বাদ n. (phil.) pessimism. ̃বাদী a. pessimistic. ☐ n. a pessimist. ̃ভাগী a. sharing the sorrow of another. fem. দুঃখভাগিনী । ̃ভোগ n. act of suffering pain or undergoing dis tress. ̃ময় a. full of or abounding in sorrow or suffering. ̃মোচন n. act of relieving pain or distress; allaying or alleviation or mitigation of sorrow. ̃সহিষ্ণু a. one who patiently endures sorrow or suffering. ̃সাগর n. an ocean of sorrow, a sea of distress; endless sorrow or suffering. ̃হর, ̃হারী a. one who or that which relieves pain or sor row or suffering. fem. দুঃখহরা, দুঃখহারিণী ।

দুঃখাতীত [ duḥkhātīta ] a past all sorrow or suffering; immune to sorrow or suffering.

দুঃখার্ত, দুঃখান্বিত । [ duḥkhārta, duḥkhānbita . ] a stricken with sorrow, rueful; afflicted; distressed; suffering. fem. দুখার্তা, দুঃখান্বিতা ।

দুঃখিত [ duḥkhita ] a stricken with sorrow; rueful, sorrowful, woeful, grieved; sad; af flicted, suffering; distressed; pained; regretful, sorry. fem. দুঃখিতা । ̃চিত্ত, ̃হৃদয় a. having a sorrowing or regret ful mind or heart; pained at heart.

দুঃখী [ duḥkhī ] a stricken with sorrow or misery; woe-stricken, afflicted, distressed, mis erable, suffering; sad; poor; destitute. fem. দুঃখিনী । দুঃখের দুঃখী a sympathizer.

দুঃখোক্তি [ duḥkhōkti ] n sad or sorrowful utterance.

দুঃশাসন [ duḥśāsana ] a ungovernable, indomitable; unruly, intractable or refractory; (loos.) misgoverning, tyrannous. ☐ n. misgov ernment; tyranny.

দুঃশীল [ duḥśīla ] a misbehaved; ill-natured; wicked; depraved or vicious. fem. দুঃশীলা । ̃তা n. misbehaviour; bad na ture; wickedness; depravity; vicious ness.

দুঃসংবাদ [ duḥsambāda ] n a bad or evil news.

দুঃসময় [ duḥsamaẏa ] n evil days; hard times.

দুঃসহ [ duḥsaha ] a hard to bear or endure or suffer, severe; unbearable, insufferable, intol erable. দুঃসহ যন্ত্রণা unbearable or severe pain.

দুঃসাধ্য [ duḥsādhya ] a hard to accomplish, difficult, arduous; hard to cure, incurable. দুঃসাধ্য কার্জ an arduous or uphill task. ̃তা n. state of being hard to accomplish; incurability.

দুঃসাহস [ duḥsāhasa ] n improper or overmuch daring or boldness, overboldness. দুঃসাহসিক, দুঃসাহসী a. improperly or excessively bold or daring; warranting overboldness; overbold; overdaring, dare-devil. দুঃসাহসিকতা same as দুঃসাহস ।

দুঃস্হ [ duḥsha ] a poor, needy, indigent; wretched, miserable; distressed, afflicted, woebe gone.

দুঃস্হিত [ duḥshita ] a distressed, afflicted, woebe gone; (phys.) instability; unstable equi librium.

দুঃস্পর্শ [ duḥsparśa ] a difficult to touch.

দুঃস্বপ্ন [ duḥsbapna ] n a bad or distressing dream; an inauspicious dream; an awful or terri fying or oppressive dream; (loos.) a nightmare.

দুঁদে [ dun̐dē ] a militant; difficult to cope or con tend with, unyielding; litigious; ter rible; experienced and tough; roguish.

দুঁহ, দুঁহা, দুঁহু [ dum̐ha, dum̐hā, dum̐hu ] pro (poet.) both.