s. m, purge, a stool, a loose stool; hand:—dast áuṉe, v. n. To have diarrhœa:—dastáwar, a. Purgative, cathartic:—dastgír, s. m. Patron; an epithet of Muhammad:—dast kár, s. m. A handicraftsman, a manufacturer, a craftsman, an artizan:—dast kárí, s. f. Handwork, handicraft:—dastkhat, s. m. Hand writing, signature, initials, an endorsement:—dastkhatí, a. Signed, bearing signature:—dast laggṉe, v. a. To have loose stools—dast nikal jáṉe, v. n. lit. To have diarrhœa; met. to be very timid, to be very afraid.