رقص

1 رَقَصَ ذ , (S, M, A, Msb, K,) aor. رَقُصَ , (S, M, Msb,) inf. n. رَقْصٌ, (S, M, Msb, CK,) or رَقَصٌ, of the measure فَعَلٌ, like طَرَدٌ and حَلَبٌ, inf. ns. of طَرَدَ and حَلَبَ, (IDrd, IB, TA,) [ He danced; this is what is meant by the explanation] he played, or sported; syn. لَعِبَ: (A, K:) said of a رَقَّاص [or dancer], (A, K,) or of a لَعَّاب [or player or sporter], (M,) and of a مُخَنَّث [or effeminate man, or one who affects the manners &c. of women], and of a صُوفِىّ [or mystic, in a choral celebration of the praises of God, which is termed a ذِكْر, performed by certain orders of darweeshes, all of whom, more or less, pretend to be mystics]. (TA.) ― -b2- Also رَقَصَ, (Lth, A,) aor. رَقُصَ , (Lth,) inf. n. رَقْصٌ (Lth, M, A, K) and رَقَصٌ, (Lth, M, K,) or the latter only, (IDrd, Ibn-Málik, TA,) and رَقَصَانٌ, (Lth, M, A, K,) (tropical:) He (a camel, A, TA) went the pace, or in the manner, termed خَبَبٌ; [i. e. ambled; ] (Lth, M, A, K, TA;) or went in a manner which was a kind of خَبَب: or went quickly. (TA.) One does not say يَرْقُصُ [in speaking of any animate being] except of a player or sporter and of a camel (Lth, K, * TA) and the like: (Lth, TA:) in relation to others, one uses the terms قَقْزٌ and نَقْزٌ: (Lth, K, TA:) or sometimes, (Lth, TA,) ― -b3- it is also said of an ass, meaning (tropical:) He played with his she-ass. (Lth, A, TA.) ― -b4- You say also, رَقَصَ فُؤَادُهُ بَيْنَ جَنَاحَيْهِ مِنَ الفَزَعِ (tropical:) [ His heart throbbed, or leapt, between his two sides, by reason of fright ]. (A.) ― -b5- رَقَصَ also signifies (tropical:) It (wine, S, K, and the beverage called نَبِيذ, A) estuated: (A, K:) or began to do so. (S, A.) ― -b6- And (tropical:) It (the mirage) was, or became, in a state of commotion; [ it danced; ] (S, M, A, K;) and so it signifies when said of bubbles (حَبَاب). (M.) You say, أَنَيْتُهُ حِينَ رَقَصَ السَّرَابُ (A) or الاآلُ (TA) (tropical:) [ I came to him when the mirage danced; in the heat of the day]. ― -b7- And (tropical:) He hasted, or was quick, فِى كَلَامِهِ in his speech. (A, TA.) You say also, لَهُ رَقْصٌ فِى القَوْلِ (tropical:) He has a haste in speech. (A, TA.) ― -b8- [And (tropical:) He spoke evil against another.] You say, سَمِعْتُ رَقْصَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْنَا (tropical:) I heard the evil speaking of the people against us. (A, TA.)