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রহমান [ rahamāna ] a (Mus.) merciful, graceful, kind, benignant.

রহস্য [ rahasya ] n a mystery; a secret; a riddle; pleasantry, a joke; fun. রহস্য করা v. to make fun; to joke; to poke fun at, to crack a joke at. রহস্য করে, রহস্যচ্ছলে adv. by way of joke; jokingly. রহস্যভেদ করা v. to discover or solve a mystery, to puzzle out a mystery; to probe; to find out or expose a secret. ̃ভেদী a. (capable of or engaged in) discovering or solving a mystery; (loos.) capable of discovering the mysteries of crimes and detecting criminals. ̃ময় a. mys terious; occult; secret; hard to com prehend. রহস্যাবৃত a. veiled or shrouded in mystery; mysterious; oc cult; secret. রহস্যালাপ n. confidential talk; secret conference; humorous or witty or amorous conversation; a joke. রহস্যালাপ করা v. to talk confidentially; to confer secretly; to be engaged in a humorous or witty or amorous con versation; to joke. রহস্যোদ্ঘাটন same as ̃ভেদ ।

রহিত [ rahita ] a lacking in, devoid of, destitute of (কান্ডজ্ঞানরহিত); repealed, with drawn, abolished; stayed, held over, postponed; stopped, discontinued. রহিত করা v. to repeal, to withdraw, to abol ish, to annul, to abrogate, to revoke (আইন রহিত করা); to stay, to hold over, to postpone (নিলাম রহিত করা); to stop, to discontinue (প্রথা রহিত করা).

-রা1 [ -rā1 ] sfx indicating plurality, -s or -es (ছেলেরা).

রা2 [ rā2 ] n a word or sound of the mouth, an utterance. রা করা, রা কাড়া, রা সরা v. to make a (or any) sound by the mouth; to utter a (or any) word; to respond. সাত চড়ে রা না করা not to utter a word or complain or protest even when repeat edly slapped or hit.

রাই1 [ rāi1 ] n mustard.

রাইকিশোরী [ rāikiśōrī ] n young Radhika (রাধিকা).

রাইসরিষা [ rāisariṣā ] n rapeseed; mustard.

রাইফেল [ rāiphēla ] n a rifle.

রাং1 [ 1 ] n a shank of any animal taken as food; the hough, the ham.

রাং2 [ 2 ] n tin.

রাংচিতা [ rāñcitā ] n lead-wort.

রাংঝাল [ rāñjhāla ] n soldering with tin and lead, sol der. রাংঝাল করা v. to solder with tin and lead, to solder.

রাংতা [ rāntā ] n tinsel, tinfoil.

রাংমিস্ত্রি [ rāmmistri ] n a tinker.

রাঁড় [ rān̐ḍ় ] a a widow; a prostitute; a concu bine. রাঁড়ের বাড়ি a brothel.

রাঁড়া [ rān̐ḍ়ā ] n an unproductive or barren tree.

রাঁড়ি [ rān̐ḍ়i ] n (vulg.) a widow.

রাঁধনি1 [ rān̐dhani1 ] n a variety of parsley.

রাঁধনি2, রাঁধুনি [ rān̐dhani2, rān̐dhuni ] n. fem (also masc.) a (pro fessional) cook. রাঁধুনি বামুন a Brahmin cook.

রাঁধা [ rān̐dhā ] v to cook. ☐ a. cooked. ☐ n. cook ing. রাঁধানো v. to cause to cook or be cooked. রাঁধাবাড়া n. cooking and serving at table.

রাকা [ rākā ] n the full moon setting in the small hours of the morning (usu. রাকাশশী); the night of such a full moon.

রাক্ষস [ rākṣasa ] n (myth.) one of a non-Aryan an thropophagous race of India, a rakshas(a); a cannibal; (facet.) a glut ton. রাক্ষস-বিবাহ n. a system of marriage in which the bridegroom abducts the bride or marries her by force. রাক্ষসী n. fem. of রাক্ষস ।a. relating to rakshasas (রাক্ষসী মায়া). রাক্ষসী বেলা. the terminal ⅕th part of the daytime. রাক্ষুসে a. of or like a rakshas; mon strously severe or great (রাক্ষুসে খিদে); huge, gigantic, monstrous (রাক্ষুসে মুলো).

রাখা [ rākhā ] v to place, to lay, to keep; to shel ter; to protect, to guard; to preserve; to save; to rescue; to put into; to deposit; to keep for sale (এ দোকানে খারাপ মাল রাখে না); to maintain or grow on one's person (টিকি রাখা); to keep up, to maintain (ঠাট রাখা); to pawn or receive as a pawn (গয়না রেখে টাকা নেওয়া বা দেওয়া); to engage, to employ (চাকর রাখা); to rear or tame (গরু রাখা, কুকুর রাখা); to look after, to tend, to herd (দুজন রাখাল ঘোষেদের গোরু রাখে); to adopt (বন্ধ্যা নারীটি একটি ছেলে রেখেছে); to maintain for one's enjoyment, to keep (বেশ্যা রাখা); to set apart (অতিথির জন্য খাবার রাখা); to store (বছরের খোরাক রাখা); to put by, to set by, to lay by (টাকা রাখা); to refrain from mentioning or uttering (তার কথা রাখো-ঢের শুনেছি); to heed, to pay heed to, to obey, to comply with (অনুরোধ রাখা); to fulfil, to observe (প্রতিশ্রুতি রাখা); to leave (বউ রেখে কোথায় যাবে); to leave behind (কলমটা ঘরে রেখে এসেছি); to stop, to pull up, to park (গাড়ি এখানে রাখো); to cherish (মনে আশা রাখা); to bear (মনে রাখা); to buy (বাটিটা ফেরিওয়ালার কাছ থেকে রেখেছি); to take settlement of (জমি রাখা); to give (নাম রাখা); to gratify, to please (মন রাখা). আটকে রাখা same as আটকানো (v.). কথা রাখা v. to comply with or obey or accede to another's re quest; to keep one's promise or word. করে রাখা v. to have done or completed something beforehand. চোখ রাখা v. to keep an eye over, to watch. জমিয়ে রাখা v. to lay by, to save up; to store up; to accumulate, to pile up. ধরে রাখা v. to shut up; to detain; to hold back; to store up. ফেলে রাখা v. to put off. মান রাখা v. to show due respect to. সাজিয়ে রাখা v. to keep in order; to arrange in order; to display in order. রেখে যাওয়া n. to leave behind.

রাখাল [ rākhāla ] n a cowherd; a herdsman. রাখাল বালক n. a cowboy. রাখালি n. the profes sion or wages of a cowherd or herds man. রাখালি গান a pastoral song, a pas toral, a bucolic. রাখালিয়া a. of cowherds or herdsmen; pastoral.

রাখি [ rākhi ] n a piece of thread which one ties round the wrist of another in order to safeguard the latter from all evils. ̃পূর্ণিমা n. the full moon day of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when a rakhi is tied round the wrist of another. ̃বন্ধন n. act or the festival of tying a rakhi (রাখি) round the wrist of another.

রাগ1 [ rāga1 ] n a dye, a paint, a colour, a hue; a red hue or colour or tinge; love, affec tion (পূর্ব রাগ); attachment, inclination; anger, passion, rage. রাগ করা same as রাগা । রাগ দেখানো v. to show temper. রাগ হওয়া v. to be angry. ̃ত a. angry, an gered. ̃তভাবে adv. angrily; with a show of rage. রাগা v. to get or grow an gry. রাগানো v. to anger; to irritate. রাগান্ধ a. blinded with rage. রাগান্বিত a. an gered, angry. রাগী a. easily angered, quick-tempered, short-tempered, sulky, wrathful.

রাগ2 [ rāga2 ] n any one of the six principal modes of Indian classical music; raga, a mode of Indian classical music. রাগিণী n. (mus.) any one of the thirty-six modes of Indian music secondary to the six ragas (রাগ); a musical mode or tune; a song. ̃প্রধান a. (of modes in In dian music) based on classical modes.

রাঘব [ rāghaba ] n a descendant of King Raghu (রঘু); Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana. ̃প্রিয়া, ̃বাঞ্ছা n. Sita (সীতা) the wife of Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana. ̃বোয়াল a mon strously large sheatfish; a man of high social standing who is a virulent extor tioner of people; a leading criminal (who generally manages to escape pun ishment). রাঘবারি n. Ravana (রাবণ) the enemy of Rama (রাম) of the Ramayana.

রাঙা [ rāṅā ] a red, scarlet, crimson; fair-com plexioned; flushed (লজ্জায় রাঙা); an el der, but (generally) lower in the scale of seniority (রাঙাদিদি). ☐ v. to become red or crimson, to redden; to become bright, to brighten; to flush. ̃নো v. to redden; to dye; to brighten; to cause to flush. ̃বাস n. a cloth dyed in red ochre; a scarlet cloth. ̃মূলো n. the red radish; (fig.) a handsome but worthless man.

রাজ2 [ rāja2 ] n a state or government.

-রাজ3 [ -rāja3 ] sfx denoting: a king (গ্রিকরাজ); an excellent specimen (গজরাজ).

রাজ4 [ rāja4 ] pfx denoting: a king; government; excellent, best. ̃কন্যা n. a princess. ̃কবি n. a court-poet; a poet-laureate. ̃কর same as রাজস্ব । ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. the office and duties of a king; a royal duty; a state affair; government ser vice, public service. ̃কর্মচারী n. an of ficer or servant of the state, a govern ment officer; a public servant. ̃কীয় a. royal, regal; kingly, princely; (fig.) magnificent. ̃কুমার n. a king's son, a prince. fem. ̃কুমারী a princess. ̃কুল n. a royal line or family, a dynasty. ̃কুলদ্ভব a. born of a royal family, princely-born. ̃কোষ n. a royal or gov ernment treasury, a treasury. ̃ক্ষমা n. amnesty. ̃গুরু n. a spiritual guide of a king or of a royal family. ̃গৃহ n. a king's palace or city. ̃চক্রবর্তী n. a sov ereign king, a suzerain; a king of kings, an emperor. ̃চিহ্ন n. a mark on one's person indicating that one is a king or will become a king; royal in signia. ̃চ্ছত্র, (pop.) ̃ছত্র n. an um brella which is officially held over the head of a king. ̃টিকা n. a holy mark painted on the forehead of a king at coronation. ̃তক্ত same as রাজাসন । ̃তন্ত্র n. monarchy; state administrative policy. ̃ত্ব n. a kingdom, a realm; a state; a domain; reign, rule; predomi nance. রাজত্ব করা v. to reign, to rule, to govern; (fig.) to domineer, to domi nate. রাজত্বকাল n. the time of one's reign, reign. দন্ড n. a sceptre; a pun ishment inflicted by a king or by a law-court; (astrol.) a visible vertical line on one's forehead indicating the possibility of one's becoming a king. ̃দত্ত a. given or conferred by a king or government. রাজদত্ত সম্মান a royal honour, a government honour, an offi cial honour. ̃দম্পতি, ̃দম্পতী n. a royal couple. ̃দরবার same as ̃সভা । ̃দর্শন n. an interview with a king; a visit to a king, seeing or meeting a king. ̃দূত n. an ambassador (fem: an ambassadress); an envoy; a royal cou rier. ̃দ্বারে adv. before a king; in a royal court; in a court of justice. ̃দ্রোহ, ̃দ্রোহিতা n. a revolt against the king or established authority, insurrection, in surgence, high treason; sedition. ̃দ্রোহী a. insurgent; treasonous; seditious. ☐ n. an insurgent; a rebel against the king or established authority. fem. ̃দ্রোহিণী । ̃ধর্ম n. duties of a king, royal office. ̃ধানী n. the capital of a country or state; a metropolis. ̃নন্দন same as ̃কুমার fem. ̃নন্দিনী । ̃নামা n. the ge nealogical tree or chronology or a chronicle of a royal line or dynasty. ̃নীতি n. politics; statecraft; (loos.) di plomacy. ̃নীতিক a. political; (rare) diplomatic. ☐ n. a politician. ̃নীতিজ্ঞ a. versed in politics; (loos.) versed in statesmanship or diplomacy. রাজনীতিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি a politician; a statesman; a diplo mat. ̃নৈতিক pop. var. রাজনীতিক । ̃পট্ট n. the seat of a king, a throne; king ship; a royal or government charter; a kind of black jewel. ̃পথ n. a public thoroughfare, a highway; a main road (of a city). ̃পদ n. the office of a king, kingship. ̃পরিচ্ছদ n. royal robes. ̃পাট same as ̃পট্ট । ̃পুত্র same as ̃কুমার । fem. ̃পুত্রী । ̃পুরী n. the residence or palace of a king; the capital city of a king; (fig.) a magnificent building or city or residence. ̃পুরুষ n. a king's of ficer; a government officer. ̃প্রমুখ n. a government title given to the leading feudal chief of India, vested with pow ers similar to that of a governor. ̃প্রসাদ n. royal favour or grace; government favour. ̃প্রসাদ n. a royal residence, a palace. ̃বংশ same as ̃কুল । ̃বংশী n. a lowly Hindu caste chiefly of North Bengal; a member of this caste. ̃বংশীয় a. dynastic; born of a royal family, of royal blood. fem. ̃বংশীয়া । ̃বন্দি n. a political prisoner. ̃বাড়ি same as ̃প্রাসাদ । ̃বিধি n. a royal statute; a law. ̃বিপ্লব n. a political revolution; a coup d'état. ̃বেশ n. royal robes or attire. ̃বৈদ্য n. physician to a king or queen; a prince of physicians. ̃ভক্ত a. devoted to one's sovereign or state government, loyal. রাজভক্ত ব্যক্তি a loyalist. ̃তন্ত্রবাদী n. a royalist. ̃ভক্তি n. loyalty. ̃ভবন n. a king's residence or palace; a govern ment house. ̃ভয় n. fear of being pun ished by a king or a court of justice. ̃ভাষা n. the king's language; the state language. ̃ভৃত্য n. a king's servant; a servant of a royal household; a king's officer or man. ̃ভোগ n. an article of food or a thing fit for a king; a sweet and juicy drop made of posset bigger than a রসগোল্লা । ̃ভোগ্য a. fit to be eaten or used or enjoyed by a king or a prince. ̃মজুর n. a mason's labourer, a hodman: (loos.) a mason. ̃মন্ত্রী n. a king's counsellor, a minister of state, a cabinet member. ̃মহিষী n. the chief queen of a king; queen-consort. ̃মাতা n. a king's mother; a queen-mother. ̃মার্গ same as ̃পথ । ̃মিস্ত্রি same as ̃মজুর । ̃মুকুট n. a royal crown or dia dem; (fig.) kingship. ̃যোগ n. a system of yoga in which action predominates. ̃যোগ্য a. fit for a king, princely. ̃যোটক n. (astrol.) the most auspicious union of planets (as found in the horoscopes of the bride and the bridegroom); (fig.) the most suitable union; the most ad vantageous coincidence. ̃রক্ত n. royal blood. ̃রাজ n. a king of kings. ̃রাজড়া n. princes and princelings or princely persons; (usu. dero.) very important or wealthy or affluent persons. ̃রাজেশ্বর n. a king of kings, an emperor. fem. ̃রাজেশ্বরী an empress. ̃রানি same as ̃মহিষী । ̃র্ষি n. a king who leads an ascetical life, a royal ascetic or sage. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. the female deity safeguarding a kingdom and looking after its wel fare. ̃শক্তি n. the administrative power of a king or government. ̃শয্যা, ̃শয়ন n. a king's bed, a royal bed; a princely bed; a magnificent bed. ̃শাসন n. a king's rule; punishment inflicted by a king. ̃শ্রী same as ̃লক্ষ্মী । ̃সংস্করণ n. a deluxe edition (of a book). ̃সদন same as ̃প্রাসাদ । ̃সন্নিধান n. royal presence; a royal court. ̃সভা n. a royal court, a court, a durbar. ̃সম্পদ n. royal trea sure or riches, princely treasure or riches. ̃সরকার n. a monarch's govern ment or court. ̃সাক্ষী n. (law) an approver. ̃সিংহাসন n. a throne; (fig.) kingship. ̃সূয় (যজ্ঞ) n. a sacrifice per formed by a monarch in order to estab lish his suzerainty or supremacy over other kings. ̃সেবা n. attendance on a monarch; king's or queen's service; (rare) government service, public ser vice. ̃স্ব n. tax or rent or revenue pay able to a monarch or to the govern ment, revenue. রাজস্বঘটিত, রাজস্ব-সংক্রান্ত a. fiscal, financial. রাজস্ব-পর্ষত্ n. the Board of Revenue. রাজস্বসচিব n. a fi nance minister, a finance member, a fi nance secretary. ̃হংস n. the gander; the swan. fem. ̃হংসী n. the goose (pl. geese). ̃হত্যা n. regicide. ̃হন্তা n. a regicide. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হস্তী n. an el ephant on which a monarch rides; an elephant fit to carry a monarch; an ex cellent elephant. fem. ̃হস্তিনী । ̃হাঁস coll. corrup. of রাজহংস । রাজহাঁসের বাচ্চা a gosling.

রাজগি [ rājagi ] n kingship; a kingdom.

রাজন্য [ rājanya ] n a feudal or tributary prince; member of a royal family.

রাজপুত [ rājaputa ] n a Rajput. fem. রাজপুতানি a Rajput woman.

রাজসিক [ rājasika ] a endowed with রজোগুণ; majes tic; princely; magnificent.

রাজা1 [ rājā1 ] v (poet.) to exist or be present esp. gracefully (রাজে, রজো).

রাজা2 [ rājā2 ] n a king, a monarch, a prince; a ruler; (in British India) a government title of honour; (chess) the king; (fig.) a man of a magnificent and towering personality. রাজা করা v. to make one king; (often sarcas.) to make one very wealthy or great. রাজা-উজির n. (lit.) a king and his prime minister; (fig.) very wealthy and influential men. রাজা-উজির মারা v. (fig. & dero.) to tell cock-and-bull stories about one's own capabili ties and importance. রাজাজ্ঞা, রাজাদেশ n. a royal command or decree or man date. রাজাধিকার n. a royal prerogative; a monarch's territory. রাজাধিরাজ n. a king of kings, a suzerain, an emperor. রাজানুকম্পা, রাজানুগ্রহ n. royal favour or grace or mercy; favour or grace or mercy shown by the government. রাজানুচর n. a monarch's servant or fol lower or attendant. রাজান্তঃপুর n. the in ner apartments of a monarch's resi dence; a royal gynaeceum. রাজাবলি n. a genealogical tree of a dynasty. রাজাভরণ n. royal ornament or emblem, regalia. রাজাসন n. royal seat, a throne; (fig.) kingship.

রাজি1 [ rāji1 ] a agreed, consenting; agreeing, ready. রাজি করা v. to make one agree. রাজি হওয়া v. to agree, to consent.

রাজি2 [ rāji2 ] n (used as a sfx.) a row, a line, a range (তরুরাজি, রোমরাজি, গিরিরাজি); a collection (পত্ররাজি).

রাজিনামা [ rājināmā ] n a letter or deed of consent; (in law) a joint petition of rival parties consenting to compromise.

রাজীব [ rājība ] n the lotus. ̃লোচন a. lotus-eyed; beautifully blue-eyed.

রাজেন্দ্র [ rājēndra ] n a great king; a suzerain; an em peror. fem. রাজেন্দ্রাণী the chief queen of a great king or suzerain; an empress.

রাজ্ঞী [ rājñī ] n a queen; a queen-consort.

রাজ্য [ rājya ] n a state; a kingdom, a realm, a do main, a territory; reign, rule; (fig.)— (in the sense of immensity) a country, the earth, the universe (তার বুকে রাজ্যের ব্যথা). ̃খন্ড. n. a portion of a state or kingdom or country; a state; a king dom, a country. ̃চ্যুত a. dispossessed of or driven from one's kingdom; de throned, deposed. ̃চ্যুত করা v. to de prive of or remove from one's king dom; to dethrone, to depose. ̃চ্যুতি n. dispossession of or removal from one's kingdom; dethronement. ̃পাল n. (in free India) the title of the governor of a state. ̃পালন same as ̃শাসন । ̃ভার n. the burden of governing a state. রাজ্য ভোগ করা v. to enjoy sovereignty. ̃ভ্রংশ same as ̃চ্যুতি । ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as ̃চ্যুত । ̃রক্ষা করা v. to defend or protect a state. ̃লাভ n. getting or acquiring a kingdom or becoming a king; getting the throne. ̃লোভ n. greed for the throne; greed for expansion of one's territory. ̃লোভী a. greedy of the throne; greedy of expanding one's ter ritory. ̃শাসন n. administration of a state or kingdom. ̃শাসন করা v. to gov ern or rule a state or kingdom. ̃সরকার n. a state government (in free India). ̃সীমা n. the boundary or extent of a kingdom. ̃হারা same as ̃চ্যুত । রাজ্যাধিকারী, রাজ্যাধিপতি n. the lord or ruler of a state. রাজ্যাপহরণ করা v. to usurp a throne; to capture or acquire or take possession of another realm or country unlawfully. রাজ্যাপহারক, রাজ্যাপহারী n. & a. one who usurps a throne; one who captures or acquires or takes possession of another's realm or country unlawfully. রাজ্যাভিলাষ n. de sire for a kingdom; ambition to rule; desire for expanding one's territory. রাজ্যাভিলাষী a. desirous of a kingdom; having ambition to rule; desirous of expanding one's territory. রাজ্যাভিষিক্ত করা v. to invest one with kingship, to crown one king, to enthrone. রাজ্যাভিষেক n. coronation of a monarch. রাজ্যেশ্বর n. a king. fem. রাজ্যেশ্বরী a queen.

রাঢ় [ rāḍh় ] n the ancient name of the part of Bengal lying on the western bank of the Ganges. রাঢ়ী, রাঢ়ীয় a. of Rarha (রাঢ়).

রাত [ rāta ] n (coll.) night. রাত কাটানো v. to spend or pass a night. রাত জাগা v. to stay up far into the night, to sit up late, to take late hours. রাত জেগে কাজ করা to sit up and work late at night, to burn the midnight oil. ̃কানা same as রাত্র্যন্ধ । ̃দিন adv. day and night; always; ceaselessly. ̃ভর, ̃ভোর adv. all night long, nightlong. রাতের অন্ধকারে adv. in the darkness of night, under cover of the dark night. রাতের বেলায় adv. at night.

রাতারাতি [ rātārāti ] adv overnight; whilst there is still night; (fig.) within a very short time (রাতারাতি ধনী হওয়া).