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تهافت

Root: هفت

Form: 6

Full Definition

تهافتVI It fell in pieces, piece after piece falling off, and became worn out.
2 تهافت It was continuous, or successive; syn. تَتَابَعَ.

def.2 See also 1.
2 تهافت النَّاسُ عَلَى المَاءِ The people pressed, or crowded, to the water, [one after another, or party after party].
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