رَكَّ

, (S, K,) aorist يَرِكُّ, (K, JM, TA, in the CK يَرَكُّ,) verbal noun رَكَاكَةٌ (K, JM) [and apparently رُكُوكَةٌ, q. v. infrà,] and رَكٌّ, (CK, [but not in the TA nor in my MS. copy of the K,]) or ركّة [i. e. رِكَّةٌ, like رِقَّةٌ and دِقَّةٌ, with both of which it is synonym], (JM,) It (a thing, S) was, or became, weak, or feeble; synonym ضَعُفَ: and thin, or of little thickness or depth; synonym رَقَّ: (S, K:) [and little, or small, in quantity; and slender: and (assumed tropical:) feeble, or weak, and incorrect; said of a word or an expression: (see the particle n. رَكِيكٌ:) and (assumed tropical:) unsound, invalid, or incorrect; said of information, an announcement, &c.; as is shown by what follows.] Hence the saying, اِقْطَعْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ رَكَّ [Cut thou it off from where it is weak, or thin]: for which the vulgar say, من حيث رَقَّ. (S.) [And hence also the saying,] فِى هٰذَا الخَبَرِ رَكَاكَةٌ (assumed tropical:) In this information, announcement, piece of news, or narration, is unsoundness, invalidity, or incorrectness; and so, فِيهِ رَثَاثَةٌ. (A and TA in article رث.)

-A2- رَكَّ الشَّىْءَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ, (S,) or simply رَكَّهُ, aorist رَكُ3َ , (K,) verbal noun رَكٌّ, (TA,) He threw one part of the thing upon another. (S, K.)

رَكَكْتُ الغُلَّ فِى عُنُقِهِ, aorist رَكُ3َ , verbal noun رَكٌّ, [I put the غُلّ (or iron collar) upon his neck, and inserted his hand in it; or] I confined his hand to his neck by means of the غُلّ. (S.)

[Hence,] رَكَكْتُ الذَّنْبَ فِى عُنُقِهِ i. q. أَلْزَمْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ (assumed tropical:) [I attached to him responsibility for the sin, crime, or misdeed]. (S, K. *) And رَكَكْتُ هٰذَا الحَقَّ فِى عُنُقِهِ [in like manner] means أَلْزَمْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ (assumed tropical:) [I attached to him responsibility for the rendering of this right, or due]. (Lth, TA.)

And رَكَّ الأَمْرَ, aorist رَكُ3َ , verbal noun رَكٌّ, i. q. رَدَّ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ (assumed tropical:) [He reversed the order of parts, or of the parts, of the affair, or case]. (TA.)

-A3- رَكَّ الشَّىْءَ بِيَدِهِ, (IDrd, K,) [aorist رَكُ3َ ,] verbal noun رَكٌّ, (IDrd, TA,) He felt the thing, or pressed it lightly, with his hand, in order that he might know its bulk. (IDrd, K, * TA.)

And رَكَّ المَرْأَةَ, (IDrd, K,) verbal noun as above, (IDrd, TA,) He compressed the woman, and distressed her, or fatigued her, in so doing; (IDrd, K, * TA:) and so بَكَّهَا, verbal noun بَكٌّ; and دَكَّهَا, verbal noun دَكٌّ. (IDrd, TA.)

-A4- رَكَّ اللّٰهُ نَمَاءَهُ God lessened, or diminished, or may God lessen, or diminish, his, or its, increase. (Ibn-'Abbád, TA.)