[1]
رَكَضَ , aor.
رَكُضَ , inf. n. رَكْضٌ, He moved,
(S, A, K,) or struck with, (Msb,) his leg, or foot:
(S, A, Msb, K:) or he struck and hit therewith,
like as one strikes and hits therewith a beast.
(IAth.) Hence, (S, A, K,) the phrase in the Kur
[xxxviii. 41], (S,) اُرْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ [Strike thou the
ground with thy foot]: (S, A, K:) or strike thou,
and tread, the ground with thy foot. (Sgh.) You
say also, رَكَضَ الرَّجُلُ (tropical:) The man struck the ground
with his foot: and رَكَضَتِ الخَيْلُ (tropical:) The horses
struck the ground with their hoofs: and جَآءَتِ
الخَيْلُ رَكْضًا (tropical:) [The horses came striking the ground
with their hoofs]: and رَكَضَتِ الجُنْدَبُ الرَّمْضَآءَ
بِكُرَاعَيْهَا (tropical:) [The locusts termed جندب struck the
vehemently-hot ground with their two legs]: and
تَرَكْتُهُ يَرْكُضُ بِرِجْلِهِ لِلْمَوْتِ (tropical:) [I left him striking
the ground with his foot previously to death:
see also 8]. (A.) [The above-mentioned phrases
marked as tropical are so marked on the authority
of the A: but the reason of their being so I do
not see.] ―
2-b2- They also said, sometimes, رَكَضَ
الطَّائِرُ, meaning (assumed tropical:) The bird moved his wings in
flying: (S:) the inf. n., رَكْضٌ, signifying (tropical:) the
act of moving the wing: (K, TA:) and الطَّائرُ
يَرْكُضُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ (tropical:) The bird moves his wings, and
puts them back against his body: (A, TA:) or
the former of these two phrases means (assumed tropical:) the bird
was quick, or swift, in his flying. (TA.) ―
2-b3- رَكْضٌ
also signifies The act of impelling; syn. دَفْعٌ: and
the urging a horse to run, (A, K, TA,) [by striking]
with his foot or leg: (TA:) the striking a beast
with one's feet or legs, to urge him: (Mgh:) or
putting him in motion, whether he go on or not.
(As.) You say, رَكَضْتُ الفَرَسَ بِرِجْلِى I urged
the horse to run, with my foot or leg. (S, O,
Msb. *) And رَكَضَ الدَّابَّةَ, aor.
رَكُضَ , inf. n. رَكْضٌ, He
struck the sides of the beast with his foot or leg.
(TA.) And رَكَضَ الدَّابَّةَ بِرِجْلٍ, and بِرِجْلَيْنِ,
He struck the beast to urge it with a foot or leg,
and with two feet or legs. (A.) ―
2-b4- And from frequency of usage of the phrase رَكَضْتُ الفَرَسَ,
originated the saying رَكَضَ الفَرَسُ, (AZ, * S, Mgh,
Msb,) meaning (tropical:) The horse ran: (S, Mgh: *)
which some disallow; but without reason, since
it has been transmitted by a good authority:
(Msb:) it is disallowed by As: (TA:) [and J
says,] the correct phrase is رُكِضَ الفَرَسُ: (S:) or
you say, رُكِضَ الفَرَسُ فَرَكَضَ هُوَ, meaning [The
horse was urged to run,] (assumed tropical:) and he ran: (K:)
and رَكْضٌ signifies (assumed tropical:) the act of running: (K, in
another place in this art.:) and (assumed tropical:) the act of fleeing:
whence, [in the Kur xxi. 12], إِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
(K) (assumed tropical:) lo, they fled from it, from punishment:
(Zj:) or (assumed tropical:) were routed, and fled from it: (Fr:)
or they ran from it: (Mgh:) [for] رَكَضَ الرَّجُلُ
signifies (assumed tropical:) The man fled, and (assumed tropical:) ran. (ISh.) [Hence,]
رَكَضَتِ النُّجُومُ فِى السَّمَآءِ (tropical:) The stars moved along
in the sky. (A, TA.) [And hence,] رَكْضٌ also
signifies (assumed tropical:) A man's going along by both his legs
together. (TA.) ―
2-b5- You also say, رَكَضَهُ البَعِيرُ
(S, A, Msb) (tropical:) The camel struck him with his kind
leg: (S, Msb:) like as you say, رَمَحَهُ الفَرَسُ:
(A, Msb: *) but you should not say, [when a
camel is the agent,] رَمَحَهُ. (Yaakoob, S.) And
رَكَضَ الأَرْضَ, and الثَّوْبَ, (assumed tropical:) He struck the ground,
and the garment, or piece of cloth, with his foot
or leg. (TA.) And المَرْأَةُ تَرْكُضُ ذُيُولَهَا وَخَلْخَالَهَا
بِرِجْلَيْهَا إِذَا مَشَتْ (tropical:) [The woman kicks her skirts
and her anklets with her feet when she walks].
(A, TA.) ―
2-b6- And رَكَضَتِ القَوْسُ السَّهْمَ (tropical:) The bow
propelled the arrow. (A, TA.) ―
2-b7- And رَكَضْتُ
القَوْسَ (tropical:) I shot with the bow. (A, TA.) ―
2-b8- And
هُوَ لَا يَرْكُضُ المِحْجَنَ (assumed tropical:) He does not defend himself: (K:) or (assumed tropical:) he is not angry and vexed at a
thing, nor does he defend himself. (IAar, L.) ―
2-b9-
And رَكَضَ النَّارَ بَالمِرْكَضِ (tropical:) [He stirred the fire
with the مَركَض]. (A.)