حَتَفَ
1.
, aorist
حَتِفَ
, is a verb mentioned by IKoot and IKtt and others, as derived from حَتْفٌ signifying “ death, ” though J says that no verb is formed from this word; as IF and Meyd and Az also assert: (MF, TA:) and حُتُوفٌ is its verbal noun, as well as plural of حَتْفٌ: [according to SM, it is intrans., signifying He died; for he says,] hence the saying in the A, المَرْءُ يَسْعَى وَيَطُوفُ
وَعَاقِبَتُهُ الحُتُوفُ [Man labours, and goes about: and his end is dying]. (TA.) [But see what follows.]
2.
IF says that no verb is formed from حَتْفٌ signifying “ death; ” and so, after him, J; and Az says that he had heard no such verb: but IKoot mentions حَتَفَهُ, aorist
حَتِفَ
, verbal noun حَتْفٌ, as signifying He, or it, killed him; or caused him to die. (Msb.)