رِكَازٌ

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رِكَازٌ Metal, or other mineral; what God has caused to exist (رَكَزَهُ, i. e. أَحْدَثَهُ,) in the mines; meaning تِبْر that is created in the earth; as also رَكِيزَةٌ : the former is pl. of رِكْزَةٌ : or it is pl. of رَكِيزَةٌ : and pieces of large size, like [stones such as are called] جَلَامِيد, of silver and of gold, that are extracted from the earth, or from the mine: accord. to the people of El- 'Irák, any metals or other minerals: or [so in the A and Mgh, and accord. to the TA, but in the K “ and, ”] buried treasure of the people of the Time of Ignorance: the first of the significations given above is the primary one: and ancient wealth [buried in the earth] is likened to metals or minerals: or, accord. to certain of the people of El- Hijáz, it signifies specially property buried by men before the period of El-Islám; and not metals or other minerals. It is said in a trad., that the fifth part of what is termed رِكَازٌ is for the government-treasury: or, accord. to another relation, of what is termed رَكِيزٌ : as though it [the latter] were pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] of رَكِيزَةٌ , or [the former] of رِكَازَةٌ .

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