رايج rāʼịj A (part. act. of رواج) adj. Customary, current, usual, fashionable, common رايج الوقت rāʼịju-l-waḳt, The fashion or custom of the time.

روشن roshan P or raushan, adj. Light, splendid, bright, shining, luminous, manifest, conspicuous. روشن چوکي roshan chaukī, s. f. 1. A kind of serenade, with pipes and small tabours, round the apartment of a great man when he retires to rest. 2. The same kind of musick used on other occasions. روشن دان roshan-dān, s. m. A small hole for admitting light. روشن دل roshan-dil, adj. Enlightened in mind. روشن دماغ roshan-damāg̠ẖ, Snuff. روشن راي roshan- rāʼe, adj. Of enlightened understanding. روشن ضمير roshan-ẓamīr, adj. Enlightened in mind.

راغ rāg̠ẖ P s. m. 1. A meadow. 2. A desert. 3. The skirt of a mountain on the side of a desert.

رعايت riʼāﻌyat A (from رعي Heb. To lead to pasture, to feed, to protect, to observe) s. f. 1. Observance, respect, regard, attention, ho- nour. 2. Kindness, favour. 3. Guarding, pro- tecting, taking care (of), paying attention. 4. Remission, indulgence, favour. رعايت کرنا

ريش rīsh P s. f. Beard. ريش بنانا rīsh banānā, To shave. ريش خند rīsh-ḵẖand, Laughing, risible, ridiculous. ريش خندي rīsh-ḵẖand-ī, s. f. 1. Risibility. 2. A laughingstock, a pro- verbial saying when a man does any thing un- worthy of his beard.

رنگاوٿ rangāwaṭ P. S̱. (from رنگ) s. f. Colour, colouring.

رونا ronā H s. m. See h. روا rawā.

روزينه roz-īna P s. m. Daily pay. روزينه دار rozīna-dār, s. m. One who receives daily wages.

رانڐا rānḍā रंडा S̱. adj. Barren. (The mangoe fish without roes are so called: and, the word is particularly applied to unproductive trees, such as the male palm, &c.).

رگيدنا ragednā H v. a. To pursue, chase, hunt.