هَفَتَ
Root: هفت
Form: 1
Full Definition
هَفَتَI
, Present.T
ـِ Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ; and
تهافت ; It fell continuously, or successively, part by part, or part after part, like as snow, or fine rain, falls.
تهافت is mostly used with reference to something evil; [as] يَتَهَافَتُونَ فِى النَّارِ [They shall fall successively into the fire of hell]; [and] تَهَافَتَ الفَرَاشُ فِى النَّارِ
The moths fell successively into the fire; [and] تَهَافَبَ القَوْمُ
The people fell down successively dead; [and] تَهَافَتُوا عَلَيْهِ
They fell upon him successively.
2 هَفَتَ and It fell quickly.
3 هَفَتَ, [Present.T ـِ] Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down.
4 هَفَتَ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; and ; It was, or became, depressed, or lowered; syn. إِنْخَفَضَ and إِتَّضَعَ.
5 هَفَتَ and It was, or became, lessened, or diminished.
6 هَفَتَ, (Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ, TA,) It became minute, fine, or slender; syn. دَقَّ.
7 هَفَتَ, (Present.T ـِ K,) Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ, It flew about, or became dispersed, by reason of its lightness.
8 هَفَتَ, Present.T ـِ He talked much, without consideration.
2 هَفَتَ and It fell quickly.
3 هَفَتَ, [Present.T ـِ] Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down.
4 هَفَتَ, Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; and ; It was, or became, depressed, or lowered; syn. إِنْخَفَضَ and إِتَّضَعَ.
5 هَفَتَ and It was, or became, lessened, or diminished.
6 هَفَتَ, (Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ, TA,) It became minute, fine, or slender; syn. دَقَّ.
7 هَفَتَ, (Present.T ـِ K,) Verbal.Noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ, It flew about, or became dispersed, by reason of its lightness.
8 هَفَتَ, Present.T ـِ He talked much, without consideration.
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