رق

10 اـِسْتَرْقَ3َ see 1, first sentence. ― -b2- [Hence,] استرقّ المَاآءُ The water [ became shallow: and hence,] (tropical:) sank into, or disappeared in, the earth, except a little. (K, TA.) ― -b3- And استرقّ اللَّيْلُ (assumed tropical:) The night for the most part passed. (TA.) -A2- استرقّهُ: see 1, last sentence, in three places.