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الرُّكَّى

Root: رك

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الرُّكَّى , or شَحْمَةُ الرُّكَّى, meaning [His fat is, or a piece of fat of,] such as melts quickly, is a prov., applied to him who does not fatigue, or weary, thee, (لَا يُعَنِّيكَ, so in my copies of the S, or لَا يُعْنِيكَ, so in the O,) or to him who does not aid thee, (لَايُعِينُكَ, so in the TA and CK, [in my MS. copy of the K it reads either لا يُعنيك or لا يُعينك,]) in needful affairs, nor avail thee, or profit thee, or stand thee in any stead. [See also رُقَّى, voce أَرَقُّ.]
2 Accord. to AA, رُكَّى signifies A wide عَفْلَق [or vulva, or flabby vulva].
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