ريق

رِيقٌ ذ Saliva; syn. رُضَابٌ; (S, K, TA;) i. e. (TA) the water of the mouth; (JK, Msb, K, TA;) its لُعَاب: (TA:) or the water of the mouth in the early morning, or first part of the day; (Lth, TA: [but this rendering is often inapplicable:]) or the water of the mouth while it is therein; for when it has gone forth from the mouth it is termed بُصَاقٌ and بُزَاقٌ and بُسَاقٌ: (K in art. بصق:) and ↓ رِيقَةٌ signifies the same, in poetry: (Msb, TA:) or this has a more particular meaning; (S, Msb, * K;) [i. e. it means somewhat of saliva; or a little saliva: ] the pl. is أَرْيَاقٌ [a pl. of pauc.] (S, K, TA) and رِيَاقٌ [a pl. of mult.]. (TA.) [Hence,] one says, أَبْلِعْنِى رِيقِى [ Suffer thou me to swallow my saliva; ] give thou me time to swallow my saliva: (K and TA in art. بلع:) or (assumed tropical:) grant thou me some delay, or let me alone for a while, that I may say, or do, such a thing. (Har p. 164.) [And اِبْتَلَعَ رِيقَه He swallowed his saliva: meaning (assumed tropical:) he restrained his anger: see 1 in art. بلع.] And شُرِبَ عَلَى الرِّيقِ [ It was drunk in the state of fasting; before breakfast ]: (S, K:) and in like manner أُكِلَ [ It was so eaten ]. (K.) And هُوَ عَلَى الرِّيقِ, (AO, S, K,) or عَلَى رِيقِهِ, (TA,) and ↓ هُوَ رَيِّقٌ, (AO, S, K,) of the measure فَيْعِلٌ, (S,) and ↓ رَائِقٌ, (K,) i. e. [ He is fasting; ] he has not breakfasted. (TA.) And أَتَيْتُهُ عَلَى رِيقٍ (ISk, S) and عَلَى رِيقِ نَفْسِى, (S, TA,) and ↓ أَتَيْتُهُ رَيِّقًا and ↓ رَائِقًا, I came to him [ fasting, ] not having eaten anything. (ISk, S, TA.) [Hence also رِيقُ الشَّمْسِ, likewise called لُعَابُ الشَّمْسِ and مُخَاطُ الشَّمْسِ and رِيقُ الشَّيَاطِينِ and مُخَاطُ الشَّيْطَانِ, (tropical:) The fine filmy cobwebs termed gossamer: see arts. لعب and مخط.] ― -b2- Also Strength: and the remains of life, or of the spirit, or of the soul: syns. قُوَّةٌ and رَمَقٌ [which latter, it should be observed, has both of these meanings, so that possibly only the former meaning may be here intended]. (K.) You say, كَانَ هٰذَا الأَمْرُ وَبِنَا رِيقٌ This event happened when there was in us strength. (TA.)