رمال rammāl A (adj. sup. from رمل) s. m. A soothsayer, a fortuneteller, prophet, conjurer.

رکابي rikāb-ī P s. f. 1. A dish, a plate. 2. A

رکهواٴي rakhwā-ī S̱. (from رکهوانا) s. f. The price paid for keeping, &c.

راني rān-ī P s. f. in compos. Driving.

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.

ردي radd-ī A. adj. Rejected. s. m. Rejected things, refuse.

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

رسمسا rasmasā S̱. (see رسمسانا) adj. or part. Wet with perfumed essences or perspiration.

رفتار raftār P (from رفتن) s. f. Gait, pace, walk, going, motion, procedure.

رکهنا rakhnā S̱. or rakkhnā (रक्षण r. रक्ष Guard, keep) v. a. To keep, put, place, have, hold, possess, preserve, reserve, save, lay, set, sta- tion, apply, ascribe, impute, esteem, consider, leave, own, stop. رکهـ چهوڙنا rakh chhoṛnā, 1. To place. 2. To keep. 3. To have. 4. To give in charge. رکهـ دينا rakh denā, 1. To put down, to place. 2. To keep, to put by. رکهـ لينا rakh lenā, To take in charge, to take into keeping or service, to engage.