رك

1 رَكَّ ذ , (S, K,) aor. يَرِكُّ, (K, JM, TA, in the CK يَرَكُّ,) inf. n. رَكَاكَةٌ (K, JM) [and app. رُكُوكَةٌ, q. v. infrà,] and رَكٌّ, (CK, [but not in the TA nor in my MS. copy of the K,]) or ركّة [i. e. رِكَّةٌ, like رِقَّةٌ and دِقَّةٌ, with both of which it is syn.], (JM,) It (a thing, S) was, or became, weak, or feeble; syn. ضَعُفَ: and thin, or of little thickness or depth; syn. رَقَّ: (S, K:) [and little, or small, in quantity; and slender: and (assumed tropical:) feeble, or weak, and incorrect; said of a word or an expression: (see the part. n. رَكِيكٌ:) and (assumed tropical:) unsound, invalid, or incorrect; said of information, an announcement, &c.; as is shown by what follows.] Hence the saying, اِقْطَعْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ رَكَّ [ Cut thou it off from where it is weak, or thin ]: for which the vulgar say, من حيث رَقَّ. (S.) [And hence also the saying,] فِى هٰذَا الخَبَرِ رَكَاكَةٌ (assumed tropical:) In this information, announcement, piece of news, or narration, is unsoundness, invalidity, or incorrectness; and so, فِيهِ رَثَاثَةٌ. (A and TA in art. رث.) -A2- رَكَّ الشَّىْءَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ, (S,) or simply رَكَّهُ, aor. رَكُ3َ , (K,) inf. n. رَكٌّ, (TA,) He threw one part of the thing upon another. (S, K.) ― -b2- رَكَكْتُ الغُلَّ فِى عُنُقِهِ, aor. رَكُ3َ , inf. n. رَكٌّ, [ I put the غُلّ (or iron collar ) upon his neck, and inserted his hand in it; or] I confined his hand to his neck by means of the غُلّ. (S.) ― -b3- [Hence,] رَكَكْتُ الذَّنْبَ فِى عُنُقِهِ i. q. أَلْزَمْتُهُ اـِيَّاهُ (assumed tropical:) [ I attached to him responsibility for the sin, crime, or misdeed ]. (S, K. *) And رَكَكْتُ هٰذَا الحَقَّ فِى عُنُقِهِ [in like manner] means أَلْزَمْتُهُ اـِيَّاهُ (assumed tropical:) [ I attached to him responsibility for the rendering of this right, or due ]. (Lth, TA.) ― -b4- And رَكَّ الأَمْرَ, aor. رَكُ3َ , inf. n. رَكٌّ, i. q. رَدَّ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ (assumed tropical:) [ He reversed the order of parts, or of the parts, of the affair, or case ]. (TA.) -A3- رَكَّ الشَّىْءَ بِيَدِهِ, (IDrd, K,) [aor. رَكُ3َ ,] inf. n. رَكٌّ, (IDrd, TA,) He felt the thing, or pressed it lightly, with his hand, in order that he might know its bulk. (IDrd, K, * TA.) ― -b2- And رَكَّ المَرْأَةَ, (IDrd, K,) inf. n. as above, (IDrd, TA,) He compressed the woman, and distressed her, or fatigued her, in so doing; (IDrd, K, * TA:) and so بَكَّهَا, inf. n. بَكٌّ; and دَكَّهَا, inf. n. دَكٌّ. (IDrd, TA.) -A4- رَكَّ ا@للّٰهُ نَمَاآءَهُ God lessened, or diminished, or may God lessen, or diminish, his, or its, increase. (Ibn-'Abbád, TA.)