رکاب rikāb P s. f. A dish, a plate. رکاب دار rikāb-dār, Keeper of the dishes.

رمال rumāl P contract. of رومال rū-māl, q. v.

راسو rāsū P s. m. A mongoose (Viverra mungo), a weasel.

رکوب rukūb A s. m. 1. The act of riding on a horse, carriage, &c. 2. Commission of a crime. ¶ rakūb, adj. Riding, ridden on (an animal).

رات rāt रात्रि S̱. s. f. Night. رات تهوڙي اورسانگ بـﮩت rāt thoṛī aur sāng bahut, is applied to express a hurry of business with little time to perform it in; also great expense with a small income. Mīr says:-- بن جو کچهـ بن سکي جواني مين رات تهوڙي هي اوربـﮩت هي سانگ Ban jo kuchh ban sake jawānī meṇ; rāt thoṛī hai aur bahut hai sāng, Acquire whatever you can in the season of youth: the task is arduous and the time short. (Ars longa vita brevis. Hippoc.). آدهي رات ādhī rāt, Midnight. راتون رات rātoṅ rāt, In the middle of the night.

رهنمون rah-namūn P part. Guiding; guide, conductor.

روا rawā H s. m. 1. Gold or silver filings. 2. A grain or particle of sand, dust, gunpowder, &c.

راچهـ rāchh H s. m. Apparatus.

رايات rāyāt A s. plur. (of رايت) 1. Standards, banners (especially of an army in motion). 2. (met.) A camp.

رياٴي riyā-ī A. (from ريا q. v.) s. m. f. A hypo- crite, a sophist.