رسوا ruswā P 1. adj. Infamous, ignominious, dis- honoured, disgraced. 2. s. m. Opprobrium, disgrace. رسواي عالم ruswā-e-āﻌlam, Infamous throughout the world.

روشناٴي roshnāʼī P s. f. 1. Light, splendour. 2. Ink.

رواج rawāj A (corrupt. riwāj, from روج) 1. s. m. Usage, custom, fashion, currency, vent, sale. 2. adj. Customary, current, vendible. رواج دينا rawāj-denā, To publish, to make current or customary.

رشته rishta P s. m. 1. A string, thread, line. 2. Series. 3. Relationship, connexion, kin. رشته دار rishta-dār, s. m. A relation, kinsman. رشته داري rishta-dār-ī, s. f. Relationship.

روڙا roṛā S̱. (or ṛoṛā) (रोड) s. m. A stone, a fragment of stone or brick, a brickbat.

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

رکنا ruknā S̱. (r. रुध Confine) v. n. To stop, to be hindered, to be enclosed, to be prohibited.

رساله risāla A s. m. 1. Mission, sending a letter, &c. 2. A book, a treatise, an essay, a small tract. 3. A troop of horse. رساله دار risāla-dār, The commander of a troop of horse. رساله داري risāla-dār-ī, s. f. The command of a troop of horse.

راري rār-ī H or rāṛ-ī, adj. Quarrelsome, conten- tious.

رال rāl S s. f. 1. (राल) Resin, rosin, pitch. 2. (from लाला) Saliva.