A sleep. (S.) One says, مَا أَطْيَبَ رَقْدَةَالسَّحَرِ [How sweet is the sleep of the time a little before daybreak!]. (A.)
2.
A state of extinction of vitality (هَمْدَةٌ) between the present life and the life to come. (JK, A. *)
3.
أَصَابَتْنَا رَقْدَةٌ مَنَ الحَرِّ (JK, A, K) (tropical:) A period of heat befell us lasting half a month, or less, (A,) or ten days: (JK, K:) or رَقْدَةٌ signifies a heat that befalls one after days of wind and an abatement of violent heat. (L.)