رهگرا rah-girā P (from رهگير rah-gīr) adj. Tending towards, taking the way (of).

راهنا rāhnā H v. a. To roughen a millstone (by digging little pits in its surface with a small pickaxe).

رنده randa P (from رنديدن To polish) s. m. A plane (for smoothing wood).

رعونت ruʼūﻌnat A (from رعن) s. f. Pride, haugh- tiness.

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

راجي rājī A (part. act. of رجا) adj. Hoping, hopeful.

رحل raḥl A s. m. Departing, travelling, a man- sion, a resting-place. ¶ riḥl, s. f. A support for a book.

رک ruk S̱. (from رکنا ruknā) s. m. Stoppage.

رقم raḳam A (a. raḳm, from رقم Heb. To mark, to embroider) 1. s. f. A mark, sign, writing, hand-writing, character. 2. A mode of arith- metical notation, chiefly taken from the initials of the Arabic words denoting the numbers. 3. One character in the notation above described. 4. Arithmetick. 5. Manner, kind, method, sort, article (of goods). 6. A royal edict. 7. An embroidered ornamented garment. رقم کرنا ra- ḳam karnā, To mark down, to write. رقم هونا raḳam honā, To be written.

رفاهيت rafāhiyat A (from رفه To live com- fortably and at ease. Heb. To be at rest, to desist) s. f. Con- tent, affluence, enjoyment of life, repose, quiet, tranquillity.