فءو ند فءى

1 فَأَوْتُ رَأْسَهُ ذ , inf. n. فَأْوٌ; and فَأَيْتُهُ, inf. n. فَأْىٌ; I split, or clave, his head, i. e. a man's, with the sword: (AZ, T, S, M:) or I struck, or smote, the upper part of his skull so that it opened from over his brain. (Lth, T.) ― -b2- And فَأَيْتُ القَدَحَ I split, or clave, or cracked, the bowl. (M.) And فَأَوْتُهُ بِالعَصَا I smote, or struck, him with the staff, or stick. (IAar, M.) فَأْوٌ and فَأْىٌ both signify The act of smiting, or striking: and the act of splitting, or cleaving. (K.)