هفت

1 هَفَتَ ذ , aor. هَفِتَ , 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. هَفِتَ ,] inf. n. هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down. (TA.) ― -b4- هَفَتَ, aor. هَفِتَ , (S, K,) inf. n. هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; (TA;) and ↓ انهفت; (S;) It was, or became, depressed, or lowered; syn. اـِنْخَفَضَ and اـِتَّضَعَ. (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. هَفِتَ , He talked much, without consideration. (K, TA.)