هيط
1 مَا زَالَ يَهِيطُ,
inf. n. هَيْطٌ; and مَا زَالَ فِى
هَيْطٍ وَمَيْطٍ; He ceased not to be engaged in crying out, or vociferating, or calling for aid or succour; and in evil, or mischief; and raising a clamour, or confused noise. (
K.)
IKtt says, that يهيط has no
pret. (
TA.) [See also 3.]
3 هِيَاطٌ [in the senses assigned to it in what here follows] is an
inf. n. of which the verb [هَايَطَ] is obsolete. (
L.) You say, مَا زَالَ فِى
هِيَاطٍ وَمِيَاطٍ He ceased not to be in a state of approaching, or drawing near, and retiring to a distance: (
K:) or هِيَاطٌ signifies the act of advancing: (
Lh:) or هِيَاطٌ and مِيَاطٌ respectively signify the most vehement driving in coming to water, and the most vehement driving in returning from water; and the meaning is, going and coming: (Aboo-
Tálib:) or both signify the being in a state of commotion, tumult, or disturbance; as some say, arising from their saying “ No, by God,” and “ Yes, by God: ” (
TA:) [it is also said that] مُهَايَطَةٌ [which is likewise an
inf. n. of مَايَطَ] signifies the act of crying out, or vociferating; and raising a clamour, or confused noise; [(see also 1;) and so,
app., هِيَاطٌ; for it is immediately added,] one says, وَقَعَ القَوْمُ فِى
هِيَاطٍ وَمِيَاطٍ [as though meaning the people, or company of men, fell into vociferating, &c.]. (
S.) بَيْنَهُمَا مُهَايَطَةٌ is also said to signify Between them two is low, faint, or gentle, speaking. (
TA.) [See مِيَاطٌ.]
b2: Accord. to
IAar, هايطهُ signifies He esteemed him weak. (
TA.) 6 تهايطوا They came together, or coalesced, and arranged, or adjusted, their affairs; (
Fr.,
S,
K;)
contr. of تمايطوا. (
Fr,
S.) هَائِط and مَائِطٌ are explained by
IAar as signifying Going and coming. (
TA.)
