رقد

رَقْدَةٌ ذ A sleep. (S.) One says, مَا أَطْيَبَ رَقْدَةَ السَّحَرِ [ How sweet is the sleep of the time a little before daybreak! ]. (A.) ― -b2- A state of extinction of vitality (هَمْدَةٌ) between the present life and the life to come. (JK, A. *) ― -b3- 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.)