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

رز raz P s. f. A vineyard, a vine, a grape. 2. A battle. 3. A castle in Medina.

رنگيني rangīn-ī P s. f. The being coloured or of various colours, figurativeness, variety, variableness, gaudiness, showiness.

رايت rāyat A (from رأي Heb. To see; be- cause it is seen by all or is conspicuous) s. f. A standard.

رکن rukan S̱. (see رکنا) s. f. Stopping.

رباط ribāt̤ A s. An inn, a caravansary.

رزاق razzāḳ A adj. (superl. of رزق) An epithet of the deity, provider of daily bread, supporter of all, providence.

ر re called راي مـﮩمله and راي غيرمنقوطه is the tenth letter in the Arabic and twelfth in the Per- sian alphabet, corresponding to र in Sanskrit. Its pronunciation is that of the English r when fully sounded. In denoting numbers by the letters of the Arabic alphabet, it stands for 200. It is interchangeable with ل and د; as, يدسل for يرسل he will send; دجره for دجله the river Tigris; اروند for الوند the name of a mountain. Sometimes ي is used for it; as, قيراط for قرّاط the name of a weight. In Hindī, besides ल it is also interchanged with ड. In almanacks, it is the astronomical character for the moon: and, in dates, it denotes the month ربيع الاوّل.

رياست riyāsat A (from رأس) s. f. Government, command, dominion, sway.

روندن raundan H s. m. Trampling, treading under foot.