فَتْفَتَةٌ

[verbal noun of فَتْفَتَ] The drinking, of camels, less than satisfies thirst. (O, K.)

[And it is also transitive:] one says of a pastor, فَتْفَتَ إِبِلَهُ He drove back his camels from the water when they had not satisfied their thirst. (IAar, T, O.)

And فَتْفَتَ إِلَيْهِ, verbal noun فَتْفَتَةٌ, He spoke secretly to him: one says, مَا هٰذِهِ الدَّنْدَنَةُ وَالفَتْفَتَةُ [What is this whispering, and secret speaking?]. (A, TA.)