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• DONBOLĪ, ʿABD-AL-RAZZĀQ BEG

  Cross-Reference

  See ʿABD-AL-RAZZĀQ BEG.

• DONKEY

  Mahmoud Omidsalar and Teresa P. Omidsalar, Daniel T. Potts

  i. In Persian tradition and folk belief. ii. Domestication in Iran.

• DONKEY i. In Persian tradition and folk belief

  Mahmoud Omidsalar and Teresa P. Omidsalar

  domesticated species descended from the wild ass, probably first bred in captivity in Egypt and western Asia, where by 2500 B.C.E. the domesticated donkey was in use as a beast of burden.

• DONKEY ii. Domestication in Iran

  Daniel T. Potts

  The domestication of the African ass (Equus africanus) and the development of the donkey (Equus asinus) for transport and traction have been discussed in the scholarly literature for many years.

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• DONYĀ

  Nassereddin Parvin

  lit., “The world”; name of several Persian journals and newspapers.

• DONYĀ-YE EMRŪZ

  Nassereddin Parvin

  lit. "Today’s world"; name of a weekly magazine published in Tehran and two weekly newspapers founded in Qazvīn and Isfahan, respectively.

• DOORS AND DOOR FRAMES

  Sheila Blair, Mortażā Momayyez

  in Persian architecture major foci of decoration, varying in size and elaboration with the function and importance of the building and the location of the entrance in relation to the total composition.

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• DŌRĪ

  Daniel Balland

  river in southern Afghanistan, the main tributary of the Arḡandā.

• DORN, JOHANNES ALBRECHT BERNHARD

  N. L. Luzhetskaya

  (1805-1881), pioneer in many areas of Iranian studies in Russia. He was particularly interested in the Pashtuns and published annotated editions and translations of texts on tribal history. Dorn never visited Afghanistan, but he nevertheless established the scientific basis for Afghan studies, particularly the first systematic description of Pashto.

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• DORNĀ

  Cross-Reference

  See CRANE.