رَقَدَ

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

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