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رقم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

رَقِمٌ ذ A calamity, or misfortune; (JK, S, K;) as also ↓ رَقَمٌ and ↓ رَقْمٌ; (K;) all mean thus, and a thing that one cannot accomplish, or manage; (TA;) and ↓ رُقْمَةٌ signifies the same as رَقِمٌ. (JK.) One says, وَقَعَ فِى الرَّقِمِ, (TA,) and وَقَعَ فِى الرَّقِمِ ↓ الرَّقْمَاآءِ, (S,) meaning He fell [ into calamity or misfortune, and he fell into great calamity or misfortune, or] into that which he could not accomplish, or manage. (S, TA.) And جَاآءَ فُلَانٌ ↓ بِالرَّقِمِ الرَّقْمَاآءِ Such a one brought to pass that which was a great calamity or misfortune. (As, TA.) And بنْتُ الرَّقِمِ signifies the same as الرَّقِمُ, That which is a calamity or misfortune. (S, TA.) ― -b2- One says also, جَاآءَ بِالرَّقِمِ and ↓ بِالرَّقْمِ meaning [ He brought, or did, ] much. (K.)

Derived headwords

رَقِمٌ
  1. 1.
وَقَعَ فِى الرَّقِمِ
جَاآءَ فُلَانٌ
بنْتُ الرَّقِمِ
جَاآءَ بِالرَّقِمِ