ابرق abraḳ A (from ابرک Heb. and Ch. To lighten, to shine or sparkle. Sans. अभ्रक abhrak) s. m. Talk, mica.

ازرق azraḳ A adj. Cerulean, blue, azure.

استبرق istabraḳ A s. m. Silk cloth or satin, the colour of which seems to change agreeably to the light it is seen in (particularly, green silk).

بورق būraḳ A or bauraḳ, s. m. Borax.

بيرق bairaḳ P s. m. Banner, ensign, colours.

ترقب taraḳḳub A (inf. v. of رقب) s. m. Con- templating, expectation, hoping.

ترقي taraḳḳī A (inf. v. of رقي) s. f. 1. Promo- tion, preferment, advancement, elevation. 2. Increase, improvement. 3. Making progress in learning, proficiency. (Plur. ترقيات Prefer- ments, advances).

رق raḳḳ A (from رقّ Heb. To be thin) s. m. Parchment, vellum.

رقاص raḳḳāṣ H (from رقص) s. A dancer.

رقبه raḳaba A (from رقب) s. m. 1. Neck; slave. 2. Enclosure, esplanade, environs.

رقص raḳṣ A (Heb. ) s. m. 1. A dance, a ball. 2. Dancing. رقص کنان raḳṣ-kunān, part. Dancing.

رقصان raḳaṣān A s. Dancing, skipping about.

رقم raḳam A (a. raḳm, from رقم Heb. To mark, to embroider) 1. s. f. A mark, sign, writing, hand-writing, character. 2. A mode of arith- metical notation, chiefly taken from the initials of the Arabic words denoting the numbers. 3. One character in the notation above described. 4. Arithmetick. 5. Manner, kind, method, sort, article (of goods). 6. A royal edict. 7. An embroidered ornamented garment. رقم کرنا ra- ḳam karnā, To mark down, to write. رقم هونا raḳam honā, To be written.

رقمي raḳam-ī A. adj. Written, marked.

رقو raḳū A s. m. An application to stop bleeding.