رَقْرَقَهُ

Root: رق

Form: R. Q. 1

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رَقْرَقَهُ

R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun رَقْرَقَةٌ, He poured it forth in small quantity; namely, water &c.: or he made it to come and go; namely, water.
2 رقرق الثَّرِيدَ بِالسَّمْنِ He poured a little clarified butter upon the broken bread; i. e. made it savoury therewith: or, as some say, poured much thereof upon it.
3 رقرق الثَّوْبَ بِالطِّيبِ He made the perfume to run [to and fro ] upon the garment: [or he poured and rubbed the perfume upon the garment.] El-Aashà says, وَتَبْرُدُ بَرْدَ رِدَآءِ العَرُوسِ فِى الصَّيْفِ رَقْرَقْتَ فِيهِ العَبِيرَا [And she is cool, with the coolness of the وِشَاح (see رِدَآء) of the bride, in summer, upon which thou hast poured and rubbed perfume mixed with saffron &c.]. (S, TA: in the latter, بِالصَّيْفِ.)
4 رقرق الخَمْرَ He mixed the wine.
5 رقرق عَيْنَهُ He made his eye to shed tears.
6 It is said in a trad., تَجِىْءُ فِتْنَةٌ فَتُرَقْرِقُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا, meaning [Sedition, or the like, will come, and] one act thereof will cause desire for another by its embellishment thereof, or investing it with charms.
7 [See also رَقْرَقَةٌ, below.]

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