Urdu Dictionary

دستك dastak

P دستك dastak, s.f. 'A little hand'; a handle; a knock or rap (at a door, &c.); clapping of the hands (com. with a view of drawing a person's attention);—a pass, passport; permit, license; a summons, citation, warrant, judicial writ, process; fee for serving a summons, &c.; commission; tax:—dastak bāṅdhnā, To incur needless expenses:—dastak ćiṭṭhī, s.f. Pass, passport, &c. (=dastak):—dastak denā (-par), To knock (at a door, &c.); to clap the hands:—dastak lagānā (-par), To fix or attach a summons, &c. (to a door, wall, &c.); to impose or levy a tax (on).