رسل rasl A s. m. Sending news. ¶ rusul or rusl, plur. (of رسول) Prophets, messengers. رسل رسايل rasl-rasāʼịl, Epistolary correspondence.

رأي rāʼe A s. f. Wisdom, opinion, thought, no- tion, counsel.

رايا rāʼiyā राजिका S̱. s. m. A species of mustard with large seeds.

رونا ronā H s. m. See h. روا rawā.

راس rās A (Chald. ) s. m. The head; a head of cattle (i. e. one ox, or one horse). راس السرطان rāsu-s-sarat̤ān, The summer solstice. راس الجدي rāsu-l-jadī, The winter solstice. راس فقط rās faḳat̤, A horse of middling breed. راس کلان rās kalān, A horse of high cast.

راه rāh P s. f. 1. Road, way. 2. Manner. راه آورد rāh-āward, s. f. A present brought from on a journey. راه باندهنا rāh bāndhnā, To re- fuse admittance, to stop oneʼs progress. راه بتانا rāh batānā, 1. To discharge, to dismiss. 2. To guide. راهبر rāh-bar, s. m. A guide, conductor. راهبري rāh-bar-ī, s. f. Conducting, guidance. راه پرآنا rāh par ānā, To find the road which had been lost, to mend oneʼs manners. راه پڙنا rāh paṛnā, To establish mutual confidence. راه چهوڙنا rāh chhoṛnā, To give way. راه خرچ rāh ḵẖarch, Way-charges, travelling expenses. راه دار rāh-dār, s. m. A collector of duties (on the road). راهداري rāh-dār-ī, s. f. Collection of duties (on roads). راه دکهانا rāh dikhānā, To make one wait for. راه ديکهنا يا تکنا rāh-dekhnā, or -taknā, To expect, to await, to look for or wait for. راه دينا rāh denā, To grant access, to admit. راه ڐالنا rāh ḍālnā, To establish a cus- tom. راه راه چلنا rāh rāh chalnā, To continue in oneʼs usual practice or mode of conduct. راه رکهنا rāh rakhnā, To keep up an intercourse. راه رو rāh-rau, A traveller. راه روش rāh rawish, s. f. Manners, habits, customs. راه زن rāh-zan, s. m. A highwayman, footpad, robber. راه زني rāh-zan-ī, s. f. Highway-robbery. راه سر rāh sir, adj. Just. right. راه کاٿنا rāh kāṭnā, 1. To travel a road. 2. To quit a path, or take a short cut. راه کرنا rāh karnā, To contract friendship. راه کهوٿي کرني rāh khoṭī karnī, To linger on the road. راه گذر rāh-guẕar, s. m. 1. Road, way. 2. A traveller. راه گير rāh-gīr, s. m. A travel- ler, wayfarer. راه لگنا rāh lagnā, To follow oneʼs own devices. راه لينا rāh lenā, To go, to depart. راه مارنا rāh mārnā, 1. To waylay, to rob. 2. To lay one under restraint, to ruin oneʼs pros- pects in life. راه مرنا rāh marnā, The trace of a path being effaced. راه ناپنا rāh nāpnā, To walk about idly, to employ oneʼs self unprofit- ably. راه نامه rāh-nāma, A book or map of

ربابيا rabāb-iyā P. s. m. A player on the rabāb.

رتي ratī S̱. 1. (रति) n. prop. The Venus of the Hindūs, and the wife of Kāmadeva (Cupid), who was consumed by the fiery rage of Ma- hādeva for interrupting him in his devotions; and, Rati, being disconsolate for the loss of her husband, was informed by Pārvatī that he would be born in the house of Kr̤ish̤ṇa, and would have the name of Pradyumna; but, that Rājā Sambara would steal him away and cast him into the sea; that, thence, he would be taken in the belly of a fish to the kitchen of Sambara; and, that she must go and wait for him there. Following this advice, she remained in the kitchen of that Rājā, till it happened that a large fish, which had been presented to him, on being opened by the cook, was found to contain another fish; and, when this was opened, a child issued from its belly. This child the cook gave to Rati: and the matter being reported to the Rājā, he directed her to take care of the child and to rear it. When Kāmadeva was grown up, she made him ac- quainted with what Pārvatī had told her; and advised him to kill Sambara, and to return with her to the house of Kr̤ish̤ṇa and Rukmiṇī, where he was born. This was accomplished: and, Rati was married to him on his return to his parents. Hence Rati is considered as both mother and wife of Kāmadeva. 2. also rattī, s. f. Fortune. رتي چمکني ratī (or rattī) cha- maknī, To begin to prosper, to flourish. 3.

راوچاو rāʼo-chāʼo H or rāwchāw, s. m. 1. Gayety, amusement, dalliance, merriment, mirth. 2. Affection, endearment.

رير rīr S̱. s. m. Noise. See رور ror.