هَبِيتٌ

One in whom is sudden fright, or terror. and a shrinking (تَلَبُّذ) [by reason of fear]. (L.)

هَبِيتٌ and ↓ مَهْبُوتٌ A cowardly man, whose intellect is quitting him: (S, K:) a man without intellect. (TA.)

In the saying of a poet, نَشْوَتُهَا هَبِيتُ, quoted, limit not explained, by Th, هبيت is thought by ISd to be of the measure فَعِيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ. and to signify, شَىْءٌ يَهْبِتُ, i. e. A thing that stupefies, or renders foolish, and confounds, perplexes, or amazes, and thus stills, or quiets and causes to sleep. The poet says,

تُرِيكَ قَذًى بِهَا إِنْ كَانَ فِيهَا

بُعَيْدَ النَّوْمِ نَشْوتُهَا هَبِيتُ

[he is apparently describing clear and strong wine, and says, It will show thee a mote in it, if it be therein: a little after sleep, (even,) the intoxication (which is the result) thereof is a thing that stupefies, &c.]. (TA.)