هفت
1 هَفَتَ,
aor. ـِ
inf. n. هَفْتٌ; (
TA;) and ↓ تهافت; (
S,
K;) It fell continuously, or successively, (
S,
K,) part by part, (
S,) or part after part, like as snow, or fine rain, falls. (
TA.) ↓ تهافت is mostly used with reference to something evil; (
TA;) [as] يَتَهَافَتُونَ فِى النَّارِ [They shall fall successively into the fire of hell]; (
TA, from a
trad.;) [and] تَهَافَتَ الفَرَاشُ فِى النَّارِ The moths fell successively into the fire; (
S;) [and] تَهَافَبَ القَوْمُ The people fell down successively dead; (
TA;) [and] تَهَافَتُوا عَلَيْهِ They fell upon him successively. (
TA.)
b2: هَفَتَ and ↓ تَهَافَتَ It (snow, and fine rain,) fell quickly. (
TA.)
b3: هَفَتَ, [
aor. ـِ
inf. n. هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down. (
TA.)
b4: هَفَتَ,
aor. ـِ (
S,
K,)
inf. n. هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; (
TA;) and ↓ انهفت; (
S;) It was, or became, depressed, or lowered;
syn. إِنْخَفَضَ and إِتَّضَعَ. (
S,
K.)
b5: هَفَتَ and ↓ انهفت It was, or became, lessened, or diminished. (
IKtt.)
b6: هَفَتَ, (aor.
هَفِتَ,
inf. n. هَفْتٌ,
TA,) It became minute, fine, or slender;
syn. دَقَّ. (
K.)
b7: هَفَتَ, (aor.
هَفِتَ,
K,)
inf. n. هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ, It flew about, or became dispersed, by reason of its lightness. (
S,
K.)
b8: هَفَتَ,
aor. ـِ He talked much, without consideration. (
K,
TA.) 6 تهافت It (a garment) fell in pieces, piece after piece falling off, and became worn out. (
TA.)
b2: تهافت It was continuous, or successive;
syn. تَتَابَعَ. (
K.)
A2: See also 1.
b2: تهافت النَّاسُ عَلَى المَاءِ The people pressed, or crowded, to the water, [one after another, or party after party]. (
Msb.) 7 إِنْهَفَتَ see 1.
هَفْتٌ Rain falling quickly. (
K.)
b2: A depressed, or low, piece of ground: (
K:) like هَجْلٌ. (
Az.)
A2: كَلَامٌ هَفْتٌ Inconsiderate loquacity. (
TA.)
b2: هَفْتٌ Abundant stupidity: (
K:) surpassing stupidity. (
IAar.) هَفَاتٌ Stupid; foolish; of little sense. (
S,
K.) [But see its
syn. لَفَاتٌ,
voce أَلْفَتُ.] Authorities differ respecting this word and لَفَاتٌ, whether they should be written with ت or with ة or with both. (
TA.) حَبٌّ هَفُوتٌ Grain that falls to the bottom of the cooking-pot, and swells out quickly. (
Lth.) وَرَدَتْ هَفِيتَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ There came a party of men whom a year of drought had compelled to emigrate. (
S.) مَهْفُوتٌ Confounded; perplexed; amazed: (
K:) like مَهْبُوتٌ. (
TA.)
