روب rob P part. act. (of رفتن ruftan) in compos. Sweeping.

رکمني रुक्मिणी rukmiṇī S s. f. The name of one of Kr̤ish̤ṇaʼs wives, and sister of Rukma.

ريحان rīhān A s. m. An odoriferous plant, sweet basil. (Plur. رياحين). تخم ريحان tuḵẖm-i-rīḥān, s. m. The seed of Ocymum pilosum.

رو ro P (for روي) part. act. in compos. (from رستن) Growing, germinating.

ربيع rabīﻌ A (from ربع) s. f. 1. The spring. 2. The spring harvest or grain cut in the spring (as peas, wheat, &c.).

رستم rustam P n. prop. One of the twelve cham- pions of Persia. His combat with Isfandyār is famous in the east; it lasted two days: and, as the brazen body of his enemy was proof against his arrows, he at last killed him with his mace. He was son of Zāl, who was son of Sām, son of Narīmān. He was general to Kaikāʼūs, and considered by the Persians des- cended from Māmūn, son of Benjamin, son of Jacob. He overcame Afrāsiyāb, king of Tur- kistān, who was joined by the Indians and Tartars: nevertheless, he fell into disgrace with his master, principally on account of his rejecting the religion of Zoroaster; and, it was upon this occasion that he killed Kaikāʼūsʼs son Isfandyār above mentioned. He was killed by the wound of an arrow in an engagement with Bahman (or Artaxerxes Longimanus) son of Isfandyār. Hence a hero is called Rustam.

راج دهاني राजधानी rāj-dhānī S s. f. The me- tropolis, seat of empire, royal residence.

ريتاٴي retāʼī S̱. (from ريتنا) s. f. Price paid for filing or polishing.

رانده rānda P part. pass. (of راندن) Driven, driven out, rejected, expelled.

روکن rokan S̱. (from روکنا) s. f. An obstacle.