تفاوت

has for its verbal noun تَفَاوُتٌ and تَفَاوَتٌ and تَفَاوِتٌ, (S, M, O, K,) the second and third of which are mentioned by AZ; the second is said by ISk (who mentions this and the third, M) to be of the dialect of the Kilábees, and the third is mentioned by El-'Ambaree; both anomalous, for the verbal noun of a verb of the measure تَفَاعَلَ is تَفَاعُلٌ. [in the copies of the S يتفاعل, and said to be so in J's handwriting,] with damm to the ع except in this instance (S. O:) but Sb said that there is not among inf. ns. an instance of تَفَاعَلٌ nor of تَفَاعِلٌ. (M.) مَا تَرَى فِى خَلْقِ الرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْ تَفَاوُتٍ, (T, M, O, K,) or ↓ تَفَوُّتٍ, (T, O, K.) [the former in the CK and the latter in other copies of the K,] the latter being the reading of Hamzeh and Ks, in the Qur'an, 67:3, (O,) means Thou seest not in the creation of the Compassionate, (M, O,) i. e. in his creation of the heaven, (M,) any incongruity, or discordance; (T, M, O;) or any fault, defect, or imperfection, so that the beholder might say, “ If it were thus, it were better; ” (T, O, K;) thus the latter reading is explained by Es-Suddee; (T, O, TA;) and Fr says that both readings have one meaning: (T, TA:) you say of a thing ↓ تفوّت and تفاوت. (M.)

And one says, تفاوت الشَّيْانِ The two things were far apart, one from the other; or widely distinct or separated; (S, O, K;) or differed, or were different. (Msb.) And تَفَاوَتَا فِى الفَضْلِ They two were distinct, or dissimilar, in respect of excellence, (Msb,) or فِى الشَّرَفِ [in eminence, or nobility]. (A.)