روي rūʼe P s. Face, &c. see رو rū. ¶ roʼī, part. act. (of رستن rustan) Growing, vegetating.

رسولي rasūl-ī A. s. f. Mission.

رکهن rakhan रक्षण S̱. s. m. Keeping, charge, protection.

رفضي rafẓ-i A s. m. A heretick. See رافضي rāfiẓī or شيعه shīʼaﻌ.

ران rān P 1. s. f. m. The thigh. ران تلي دبانا rān tale dabānā, (i. q. عاجزکرنا) To subdue, humiliate, make weak (?). ران سي ران باندهنا rān se rān bāndhnā, v. a. To guard or watch diligently. 2. part. in compos. (from راندن) Driving.

رهزني rah-zan-ī H s. f. Highway-robbery.

روٿها روٿهي rūṭhā-rūṭhī रुष्टारुष्टि S̱. s. f. Mu- tual coolness, misunderstanding.

رابطه rābit̤a A (part. act. from ربط rabt̤, q. v.) s. m. Whatever serves to bind one thing to another, bond, connexion.

روپنا ropnā S̱. (रोधन r. रुध Shut up, confine) v. a. To defend. See روکنا roknā. P. H. روپوش هونا rū-posh-honā, v. n. To be concealed, to hide oneʼs face. See under رو rū.

روبرو rū-ba-rū P 1. s. m. Presence. 2. adv. Face to face, before, over against.