ترقّص

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ترقّصV [lit., He, or it, became danced or dandled.
2 And hence,] He, or it, became raised and lowered; or rose and sank; or went up and down. You say, ترقّصوا فِى مَسِيرِهِمْ They went up and down in their journeying; as also . And Er-Rá'ee uses the phrase تَرَقَّصَتِ المَفَازَةُ, meaning, The desert [in appearance] went up and down; the mirage, only, making it [seem] to rise and sink.

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