رَقّ

1 raq~a * , aor. raqi3a , (S, Mgh, * Msb, K,) inf. n. riq~apN , (JK, S, Mgh, K, * TA,) It (a thing, JK, S, Mgh, Msb, TA) had the quality termed diq~apN ; (K, TA; [in the CK, Alr~aq~apu is erroneously put for Ald~iq~apu ;]) [i. e.] it was, or became, the contr. of galiyZN , (S, Msb, TA,) and of vaxiynN : (S, TA:) [or rather, properly, it is the contr. of vaxuna ; i. e. it was, or became, thin as meaning of little thickness in comparison with its breadth and length together; little in extent, or depth, between its two opposite surfaces: thin, fine, delicate, flimsy, unsubstantial, or uncompact, in texture &c.; said of a garment and the like: shallow, or of little depth; said of water, and of sand, &c.: thin as meaning wanting in spissitude; said of mud &c.: attenuated: see riq~apN , below; and raqiyqN :] and ↓ Astrq [in like manner] signifies the contr. of AstglZ [and therefore contr. of galuZu ; for these last two verbs are syn.]. (S, K.) ― -b2- [Hence,] raq~ato EiZaAmuhu , [inf. n. riq~apN , or raqaqN , or both, (and if so, the second pers. may be raqaqota and raqiqota , and the aor. yariq~u and yaraq~u ,) (assumed tropical:) His bones became weak; or became thin, and consequently (assumed tropical:) weak; meaning] (assumed tropical:) he became aged: (JK:) or it is said of one who has become aged. (TA. [See riq~apN and raqaqN below; and see also raqiyqN .]) ― -b3- And raq~a , [inf. n. riq~apN , (assumed tropical:) He was, or became, weak: and abject, mean, paltry, or contemptible: see raqiyqN : and see also 4:] his patience, or endurance, became weak, or weakened: (TA:) he was, or became, weak-hearted, and fearful; as also raq~a qalobuhu : (Mgh:) and affected with shame, shyness, or bashfulness. (K, TA.) ― -b4- And raq~a lahu , (Mgh, K, *) first pers. raqaqotu , aor. raqi3a , inf. n. riq~apN , (K,) (assumed tropical:) He was, or became, [ tender-hearted, (see raqiyqN and A^araq~u ,)] merciful, compassionate, or pitiful, to him; (Mgh, K;) as also raq~a lahu qalobuhu : (TA:) and lahu ↓ trq~q signifies the same as raq~ lahu qalobuhu . (S, K.) ― -b5- [And raq~a kalaAmuhu (assumed tropical:) His speech was, or became, soft or tender, or easy and sweet, or elegant, graceful, or ornate: see raqiyqN , and see also 2. ― -b6- And raq~ Sawotuhu (assumed tropical:) His voice was, or became, slender, or soft, or gentle. ― -b7- And raq~ato HaAluhu (assumed tropical:) His state, or condition, was, or became, narrow in its circumstances, or evil: see riq~apN , below, and 4; and see also 4 in art. xf . ― -b8- And raq~a Eayo$uhu (assumed tropical:) His living, or sustenance, was, or became, scanty. ] ― -b9- And raq~a Eadaduhu (tropical:) His years that he numbered were for the most part passed, so that the remainder was little ( raqiyq ) in his estimation. (IAar, TA.) -A2- raq~a , (Mgh, Msb,) aor. raqi3a , (Msb,) inf. n. riq~N , (S, * Mgh, Msb, K,) He was, or became, a slave; (S, * Mgh, Msb, K; *) or he remained a slave. (Mgh.) -A3- raq~ahu and ↓ Arq~hu He made him a slave: (Msb:) or ↓ the latter signifies he kept him as a slave; (Mgh;) contr. of A^aEotaqapu ; (S, Mgh;) as also ↓ Astrq~hu : (S:) or ↓ the second and ↓ third, he possessed him as a slave; (K;) and so raq~ahu ; accord. to ISk and Az and others: (TA:) or ↓ Astrq~hu signifies he made him, or took him as, a slave; (Mgh;) or he brought him into a state of slavery. (TA.)

raq~N * : see raqiyqN ; and ruq~N . -A2- Also, (JK, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and ↓ riq~N , (Msb, K,) but the latter is a rare dial. var. though some read thus in the Kur lii. 3, (Msb,) [ Parchment; and vellum; so in the present day; or] skin, (Mgh, Msb,) or thin skin, (S, K,) upon which one writes: (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) or (so accord. to the Mgh, but in the K “ and ”) a white [i. e. blank ] SaHiyfap [which means a paper and a piece of skin, but generally such as is written upon]: (JK, Mgh, K:) or metaphorically applied to (tropical:) a skin written upon: properly one upon which one writes: (Bd in lii. 3:) accord. to Fr, (assumed tropical:) the SaHaAy^if [i. e. papers, or pieces of skin, meaning records, ] that will be produced to the sons of Adam on the day of resurrection; which indicates that such as is written is also thus termed: (Az, TA:) in the Kur lii. 3, [accord. to some,] applied to (assumed tropical:) the Book of the Law revealed to Moses: or the Kur-án. (Jel.) -A3- Also, (K,) or the former word [only], (JK, S, Msb,) The tortoise: (JK:) or a great tortoise: (S, K:) or the male tortoise: (Msb:) and the crocodile: (JK:) or, (K,) accord. to Ibráheem El-Harbee, (TA,) a certain aquatic reptile, (K, TA,) [app. the turtle, or sea-tortoise, ] having four legs, and claws, or nails, and teeth in a head which it exposes and conceals, and which is killed for food: (TA:) pl. ruquwqN . (A'Obeyd, JK, S, Msb, K.)

riq~N * : see raq~N . [It is indicated in the K that it is syn. with the latter word in all of its (the latter's) senses: but I do not find it to be so in any other lexicon.] ― -b2- A thin thing. (S. [There expl. as signifying $aYo'N raqiyqN ; but perhaps by this may be meant that it is an epithet syn. with raqiyqN , as it is said to be in the K.]) See raqiyqN . ― -b3- The leaves of trees: or the branches that are easy for the cattle [ to eat ]. (K.) ― -b4- And A certain thorny plant. (K.) ― -b5- See also raqaAqN . -A2- Also The state, or condition, of a slave; slavery; servitude; (JK, S, Msb, K;) and so ↓ riq~iy~apN . (KL.)