رَمَقٌ

The remains of life, (Lth, K,) or of the spirit, (S, Mgh, Msb,) or of the soul; (IDrd, TA;) or the last breath: (TA:) and applied also to strength: (Msb:) plural أَرْمَاقٌ. (K.) It is said that a man in a case of necessity may eat of that which has died a natural death مَايَسُدُّ الرَّمَقَ, i. e. [What will stay, or arrest, the remains of life; or] what will maintain, and preserve, the strength. (Msb.) [In like manner, also,] one says, of sustenance, يُمْسِكُ الرَّمَقَ [It stays, or arrests, the remains of life; or maintains the strength]. (S, Msb, K.)

See also رُمْقَةٌ.

-A2- Also A flock of sheep, or herd of goats: (S, K:) a Pers. word, (S,) arabicized, (S, K,) from رَمَهْ. (K.)