حتك

1 حَتَكَ حت حتك , aor. حَتِكَ , inf. n. حَتْكٌ and حَتَكَانٌ, He walked with short steps, and quickly; (S, K;) said of a man (T, S) &c.; like رَتَكَ, except that this is said peculiarly of the camel: (T, TA:) and ↓ تحتّك signifies the same; (ISd, K;) or he walked with a moving, or shaking, of his limbs, and with short steps. (TA.) ― -b2- لَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ حَتَكُوا (K,) or عَلَى أَىِّ وَجْهٍ حَتَكُوا, (S,) I know not whither, or in what direction, they went, or have gone. (S, K.) -A2- حَتَكَهُ, (K,) aor. حَتِكَ , inf. n. حَتْكٌ, (TA,) He scraped it up; or searched, or sought, for it, or after it, in the dust, or earth; namely, a thing; syn. بَحَثَهُ. (K, TA. [In the CK, نَحَتَهُ.]) ― -b2- He (an ostrich, K, and any bird, TA) dug it up, or hollowed it out, (K, TA,) with his wings; (TA;) namely, sand, (K, TA,) and pebbles. (TA.)