رَاكِعٌ
1.
particle n. of 1, Bowing, or bending himself; or becoming bowed or bent: [&c.:] (Mgh:) anything, or anybody or any person, (according to different copies of the K,) lowering its, or his, head: (K:) or falling upon its, or his, face, so that the knees touch the ground, or do not touch it, after lowering the head: (TA:)
2.
prostrating himself in thanksgiving; used in this sense in the Qur'an, 38:23: (Mgh:)
3.
praying: (Mgh:)
4.
and applied by the Arabs in the Time of Igno- rance to a follower of the true religion, not worshipping idols: (TA:)
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إِبِلٌ رَوَاكِعُ, [plural of رَاكِعَةٌ,] (tropical:) Camels lowering their heads, and falling upon their faces, in consequence of fatigue, or the utmost fatigue, or languor arising from fatigue. (TA.)