رياضتي riyāẓat-ī A. s. m. A practiser of auste- rities, a devotee.

رونگٿي rongṭī H s. f. Wrangling, subterfuge, trick, cheat. See رومٿي rūmṭī and رونٿي ronṭī.

رون rawan रमण S̱. s. m. A husband, lover, a gallant. ¶ rūṅ (रोम) s. f. (dakh.) Down, small hair of the body: see روم rom.

رانجهنا rānjhnā S̱. (रंजन) s. m. A sweet- heart: Leander, the lover of Hero (who is called in Hindī Hīr). H. S̱. راندپڙوس rānd-paṛos, s. m. Neighbourhood. P. H. راندنا rāndnā (Pers. راندن) v. a. To expel.

راوي rāwī A (part. act. of روي) s. m. An historian, the author of a fable, romance, fiction, &c. nar- rator, relater. (Plur. راويين).

رات rāt रात्रि S̱. s. f. Night. رات تهوڙي اورسانگ بـﮩت rāt thoṛī aur sāng bahut, is applied to express a hurry of business with little time to perform it in; also great expense with a small income. Mīr says:-- بن جو کچهـ بن سکي جواني مين رات تهوڙي هي اوربـﮩت هي سانگ Ban jo kuchh ban sake jawānī meṇ; rāt thoṛī hai aur bahut hai sāng, Acquire whatever you can in the season of youth: the task is arduous and the time short. (Ars longa vita brevis. Hippoc.). آدهي رات ādhī rāt, Midnight. راتون رات rātoṅ rāt, In the middle of the night.

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

رعيتي raʼaﻌiyat-ī A. s. f. Subjection, tenancy.

رزاله rizāla A. (for رذاله ruẕāla) adj. Worst, after the best has been picked out; mean, vile, base.

رجا rajā A s. f. Hope, prayer, supplication, in- tercession.