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

راس rās H s. f. 1. Reins of a bridle. 2. See اگاهي ugāhī. 3. Adoption. راس بٿهانا يا لينا rās-biṭhānā or -lenā, v. a. To adopt a son. راس آنا rās-ānā (perhaps, for راست آنا rāst ānā, see under راست) To be agreeable.

رب rabi S (रवि r. रु Go) s. m. The sun.

رصاص raṣāṣ A (from رصّ raṣṣa, He joined or united firmly. Heb. To beat, to impinge; which may produce either consolidation or fracture) s. m. 1. Tin. 2. Lead. ¶ raṣṣāṣ, A tinman.

روکنا roknā S̱. (रोधन r. रुध Shut up, confine) v. a. To enclose, surround, stop, block, fend, prevent, restrain, hinder, coerce, detain, inter- rupt, prohibit.

راجپوت rāj-pūt राजपुत्र S̱. s. m. 1. A de- scendant of a rājā. 2. The name of a tribe. S̱. P. راجپوتانه rājpūt-āna, adj. Like or belonging to the rājpūts. The province of Ajmeer is so termed.

روش ravish P (from رفتن) s. f. 1. Custom, fa- shion, institution, law, rule. 2. Avenue, walk, passage, way.

روکهي rūkh-ī S̱. (from روکهـ) s. f. A squirrel.

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.).

رانا rānā राजन् S̱. s. m. A Hindū title of a prince or rājā.