رتنار ratnār S̱. (रक्त Red) s. m. Red colour.

ريتوا retūʼā S̱. (from ريتنا To file) s. m. A file- man, a filer, polisher.

رندهنا rundhnā H v. n. See رندنا rundnā.

رام राम rām S s. m. The seventh Hindū incar- nation (see رام چندر Rāma-chandra); God. رام رام rām rām, A Hindū form of salutation. رام کـﮩ‍اني rām kahānī, 1. The rāmāyaṇ. 2. A long story. رام نامي کپڙي rām-nāmī kapṛe, s. m. plur. Garments worn by the Vaish̤ṇavas or sectaries of Vish̤ṇu, imprinted all over with the name of Rāma.

رخش raḵẖsh P s. m. 1. A horse, a famous horse of Rustam. 2. Splendour, the rays or reflec- tion of light.

روٴين roʼeṅ S̱. (plur. of روان roʼāṅ, q. v.) s. f. The hair on the arms, &c. bristle, pile, nap, down. روٴين بدلنا roʼeṅ-badalnā, To become sleek and fat (a horse), to change his coat.

روزه roza P s. m. Fast, lent. روزه دار roza-dār, s. m. One who fasts or keeps lent. روزه رکهنا roza rakhnā, To keep a fast, to fast. روزه کهولنا roza kholnā, v. a. To break a fast.

رجهواڙ rijhwāṛ S̱. (from رجهانا) adj. Having the quality of being pleased.

رت rat S̱. s. f. Contract. of رات q. v. رت جگا rat-jagā (perhaps, for रात्रियज्ञ) Watching all night on religious occasions (a female cere- mony), vigil. رتوندها rat-aundhā, Blindness at night, Nyctalopia. رتوندهيا rataundhiyā, adj.

رب rub P s. m. Juice, rob, sirup, jelly. (Adopt- ed in Arab. rubb, of which the plur. is ربوب rubūb or رباب ribāb). رب السوس rubbu-s-sūs, Extract of liquorice.