subsiding, abatement, lying down

, (S, Msb,) aor. , inf.n. رُقَادٌ and رُقُودٌ (JK, S, A, Msb, K) and رَقْدٌ (S, Msb, K) and perhaps also مَرْقَدٌ [q. v.], (TA,) He slept, (JK, S, A, Msb, K,) accord. to some, specially, (Msb, K,) by night; (JK, Msb, K) but it correctly means, whether by night or by day; as is shown by verse 17 of ch. xviii. of the Kur-án: (Msb:) the assertion that it means, specially, by night, is weak: (TA:) accord. to Lth, رُقُودٌ is by night; and رُقَادٌ, by day: but the Arabs used both of these words as meaning the sleeping by night and by day. (T, TA.) You say, مَابِى رُقُودٌ and رُقادٌ [There is not in me any sleep]. (A.) ― -b2- [Hence,] رَقَدَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ (tropical:) He abstained, or held back, from the affair. (Msb, TA.) And رَقَدَ عَنْ ضَيْفِهِ (tropical:) [He neglected his guest;] he did not pay attention, or frequent attention, to his guest. (A, TA.) And رَقَدَ الثَّوْبُ, inf. n. رَقْدٌ and رُقَادٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) The garment became old and worn out, and no longer of use; (A, * TA;) like نَامَ. (A.) And رَقَدَتِ السُّوقُ (tropical:) The market became stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic; like نَامَت. (Th, TA.) And رَقَدَ الحَرُّ (tropical:) The heat remitted, or subsided. (TA. [See also رَكَدَ.])

A certain manner of going on foot, (JK, K,) with quickness: (JK:) perhaps a mistranscription for تَرْفِيدٌ. (TA.)

He, or it, caused him to sleep; put him to sleep. (S, K.) It is said of a medicine. (S, A, K.) And you say, ارقدت المَرْأَةُ وَلَدَهَا The woman put her child to sleep. (A.) -A2- ارقد المَكَانَ, (K,) or بِالمَكَانِ, (S,) or بِالبَلَدِ, (A,) or بِأَرْضِ كَذَا, (IAar, JK, TA,) (tropical:) He resided, stayed, dwelt, or abode, in the place, or town or country, or in such a land. (IAar, JK, S, A, K.)

He feigned himself asleep. (A.)

, (JK, S, A,) inf. n. اِرْقِدَادٌ, (JK, S, K,) He hastened; or was quick, or swift; (JK, S, M, A, K;) in his pace, or going: (M, A:) or he ran vehemently; as also ارمدّ; said of a camel: (AA, T in art. رمد:) or he ran with leaps, or bounds, as though leaping, or bounding, from a thing: (As, L in art. رمد:) or he went at random, heedlessly, headlong, or in a headlong course; and quickly; (As, JK, L in art. رمد;) as also ارمدّ. (As, T in that art.)

He became overpowered by sleep [or drowsiness; and therefore desired to sleep]. (A, TA.)

Mill-stones of Rakd; (S) which is the name of a mountain whence mill-stones are hewn; (S, A, K;) or, as some say, a valley in the district of Keys. (TA.) You say also رَحًى ↓ رَقْدِيَّةٌ A mill-stone of the mountain [or valley] called رَقْد. (A.)

A sleep. (S.) One says, مَا أَطْيَبَ رَقْدَةَ السَّحَرِ [How sweet is the sleep of the time a little before daybreak!]. (A.) ― -b2- A state of extinction of vitality (هَمْدَةٌ) between the present life and the life to come. (JK, A. *) ― -b3- أَصَابَتْنَا رَقْدَةٌ مَنَ الحَرِّ (JK, A, K) (tropical:) A period of heat befell us lasting half a month, or less, (A,) or ten days: (JK, K:) or رَقْدَةٌ signifies a heat that befalls one after days of wind and an abatement of violent heat. (L.)

: see رَقُودٌ.

[an inf. n. of which the verb is not mentioned,] The act of leaping, or leaping up, by reason of briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, (S, K,) like the lamb and the kid. (S.)

: see أَرْحَآءُ رَقْدٍ, above.

and ↓ رَقَّادٌ (A) and ↓ يَرْقُودٌ (K) [all signify the same; i. e. A man who sleeps much; as the last is expl. in the K and so ↓ رُقَدَةٌ; as Golius says on the authority of a gloss. in the KL: or] رَقُودٌ signifies a man always sleeping; as also ↓ مِرْقِدَّى. (TA.) [Hence,] اِمْرَأَةٌ رَقُودُ الضُّحَى [A woman who sleeps much in the morning after sunrise; meaning] (tropical:) a woman that leads an easy, and a soft, or delicate, life; and so نَوأُومُ الضُّحَى. (A.)