, (S, K,) aorist
عَثُ3َ, (S, Msb,) verbal noun عَثٌّ, said of the عُثَّة [or moth-worm], It ate it, or fretted it, namely, wool, (S, Msb, K, TA,) and a garment [&c.]. (TA.) And عُثَّ, said of wool [&c.], It was eaten, or fretted, by theعُثّ [or moth-worm, or moth-worms]. (TA.)
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Also, (O, TA,) aorist as above, (TA,) and so the verbal noun, (K, TA,) said of a serpent (حَيَّة), It bit him. (O, K, TA.) And It (a serpent) blew upon him, without biting him, and his hair in consequence fell off. (TA.)
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And عَثَّنِى, (O,) verbal noun as above, (K,) He importuned me (O, K *) by asking. (TA.) [And عَتَّنِى signifies the same.]