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هفت

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root هفت (haft) primarily relates to things falling, scattering, or becoming light and insignificant. It also extends to meanings of excessive or thoughtless speech, humility, and foolishness.

Derived headwords

هَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to scatter, fall apartboth

    Something scatters or falls apart due to its lightness.

  2. 2.
    to speak excessivelyboth

    To speak a lot without careful thought or consideration.

  3. 3.
    to be low, humbleboth

    Something becomes low, humble, or insignificant.

  4. 4.
    to be fine, smallboth

    Something is fine, small, or delicate.

هَفْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    scattering, falling apartboth

    The act of scattering or falling apart due to lightness.

  2. 2.
    excessive speechboth

    Speaking a lot without thought.

  3. 3.
    lowliness, humilityboth

    The state of being low, humble, or insignificant.

  4. 4.
    fineness, smallnessboth

    The quality of being fine, small, or delicate.

هَفَاتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    scattering, falling apartboth

    The act of scattering or falling apart due to lightness.

  2. 2.
    excessive speechboth

    Speaking a lot without thought.

  3. 3.
    lowliness, humilityboth

    The state of being low, humble, or insignificant.

  4. 4.
    fineness, smallnessboth

    The quality of being fine, small, or delicate.

الهَفْتُnoun
  1. 1.
    low, flat groundclassical

    A low, flat, and expansive area of land.

  2. 2.
    fast-falling rainclassical

    Rain that falls quickly and heavily.

  3. 3.
    abundant foolishnessclassical

    A great or abundant amount of foolishness.

تَهَافَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall apart, crumbleboth

    To fall apart or crumble piece by piece, often used for things that are light or decaying.

  2. 2.
    to fall into (hell)both

    To fall into something, especially used in the context of falling into hell.

  3. 3.
    to fall deadboth

    To fall down dead, often in large numbers.

  4. 4.
    to follow in successionboth

    To follow one after another in a continuous sequence.

التَّهَافُتُnoun
  1. 1.
    falling apartboth

    The act of falling apart or crumbling piece by piece.

  2. 2.
    successionboth

    The act of following one after another.

الهَفَاتُadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    A foolish person, characterized by abundant foolishness.

المَهْفُوتُadjective
  1. 1.
    bewildered, confusedboth

    Someone who is bewildered, confused, or lost.

انهَفَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to decrease, diminishclassical

    Something decreases or diminishes in quantity or value.

تَهَافُتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    falling apartboth

    The act of falling apart or crumbling piece by piece.

  2. 2.
    successionboth

    The act of following one after another.

تَهَافُتَافَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall deadclassical

    To fall down dead, often used for a group of people.

الهَفِيتَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A group of people who are driven into hardship by a drought or famine.

Parallel reading

تطاير لخفته
it scattered due to its lightness
تكلم كثيرا بلا روية
he spoke a lot without careful consideration
كلام هفت، إذا كثر بلا روية فيه
speech is 'haft' if it is abundant without thought
الشيء انخفض واتضع
the thing became low and humble
دق
it is fine/small
المطمئن من الأرض في سعة
the low and flat area of land in expanse
رأيت جمالا يتهادرن في ذلك الهفت
I saw camels walking in that low, flat expanse
مطر يسرع انهلاله
rain whose falling is rapid
هفت الثلج والرذاذ ونحوهما
snow, drizzle, and the like scattered
كأن هفت القطقط المنثور بعد رذاذ الديمة الممطور
as if the scattered fine rain after the drops of the rained-upon cloud
الحمق الوافر
abundant foolishness
المتحير
bewildered
تساقط الشيء قطعة بعد قطعة
the thing falls apart piece by piece
يتهافتون في النار
they fall into the Fire
التساقط قطعة قطعة
falling apart piece by piece
تهافت الفراش على النار: تساقط
moths fall onto the fire: they fall apart
تهافت القوم تهافتاف، إذا تساقطوا موتا
the people fell dead, if they fell dead
تهافتوا عليه، التهافت: التتابع
they followed him in succession, the succession: following one after another
الهفات كسحاب: الأحمق
Al-Hafat (like Sahab): the foolish one
تهافت الثوب تهافتا، إذا تساقط وبلي
the garment fell apart, if it fell apart and wore out
حب هفوت، إذا صار إلى أسفل القدر، وانتفخ سريعا
a grain of 'hafwat', if it sank to the bottom of the pot and swelled quickly
وردت هفيتة من الناس، للذين أقحمتهم السنة
a group of people arrived, those whom the drought drove into hardship