دامن dāman =S. दामन् 'a girdle,' c., rt. dā, 'to bind'
P دامن dāman (=S. दामन् 'a girdle,' &c., rt. dā, 'to bind'), s.m. Skirt (of a garment), petticoat; sheet (of a sail); foot, or declivity (of a mountain):—dāman-afshān, adj. Spreading or expanding the skirts (of the robe); walking proudly, or gracefully:—dāman pakaṛnā (-kā), To seize or to cling to the skirt (of); to come under the protection (of), to take refuge; to become an adherent or follower (of);—to surrender at discretion, to cry for mercy (from);—to detain (one) by holding the skirt (of his garment), to stop; to prevent; to oppose;—to be the accuser (of), seek redress (from), to be or become a claimant or plaintiff:—dāman phailānā, 'To spread out the skirt' (of one's garment); to beg, supplicate, petition; to desire:—dāman-tale ćhipānā, v.t. To cover, screen, shield, protect; to conceal or hide (a fault), to commit crimes secretly:—dāman jhāṛ-kar uṭhnā, v.n. 'To shake the skirt on rising'; to go away without taking anything (from a house); to rise quickly in displeasure, to shake off all connection (with a person or place):—dāman jhaṭak-lenā (-se), 'To snatch the skirt (from)'; to refuse decidedly or rudely, to decline clownishly:—dāman ćhuṛānā (-se), To get (one's) skirt away (from), to shake off, get rid (of), escape, or get away (from):—dāman-dār, adj. Wide (as cloth):—dāman dabā baiṭhnā (-kā), To intrude (upon):—dāman-se lagnā (-ke), To cling, or hang on to the skirt (of); to come under the protection (of), to depend (upon), claim protection (from):—dāman-kashān, adj. 'Dragging or trailing the skirt'; walking with dignity and grace;—turning away (from), shunning, abandoning:—dāman-gīr, adj. & s.m. Seizing the skirts (of), depending (on), attached (to); demanding justice, or seeking redress (from);—an adherent, a dependant; an accuser, prosecutor, plaintiff, claimant;—dāman-gīr honā (-kā), To seize the skirts (of), to attach (oneself or itself, to), cling (to), depend (on);—to seek justice or redress (from), to accuse, to prosecute; to persecute, to pursue:—dāman-gīrī, s.f. Attachment; dependence; friendship;—applying for justice, accusation, arraignment:—dar-dāman, s.m. The hem or embroidery of a skirt.
