روايات riwāyāt A s. plur. (of روايت) Histories, narrations.

رپـﮩرا rupahrā S̱. adj. Of silver. See روپـﮩ‍لا rūpahlā.

راس rās A (Chald. ) s. m. The head; a head of cattle (i. e. one ox, or one horse). راس السرطان rāsu-s-sarat̤ān, The summer solstice. راس الجدي rāsu-l-jadī, The winter solstice. راس فقط rās faḳat̤, A horse of middling breed. راس کلان rās kalān, A horse of high cast.

رهلا rahlā H s. m. A kind of pulse (chanā. Cicer arietinum). P. S̱. رهمار rah-mār, s. m. Robber, highwayman.

رس रस ras S s. m. 1. Juice, humour, essence. 2. Flavour, taste, of which are reckoned six kinds, viz. sweet, sour, salt, bitter, acrid, astrin- gent. 3. Taste, sentiment or emotion, as an object of poetry or other composition: eight sentiments are usually enumerated, viz. (1.) शृंगार sr̤ingāra, Love; (2.) हास्य hāsya, Mirth; (3.) करुणा karuṇā, Tenderness; (4.) रौद्र raudra, Anger; (5.) वीर vīra, He-

رکيب rakīb A (part. from رکب) s. Any thing ridden upon, placed upon: fellow-rider.

راتنا rātnā S̱. (from راتا) 1. v. a. To die (with co- lour), to stain. 2. v. n. To be strongly attached or in love (lit. stained with the die of love).

ريگستان reg-istān P (ريگ Sand, and ستان or استان Place) s. m. A sandy place, a strand.

رتيوت ratī-wat S̱. adj. Fortunate, prosper- ous, flourishing.

رانجهن rānjhan S̱. (रंजन) s. m. A sweet- heart: Leander, the lover of Hero (who is called in Hindī Hīr).