هَفَتَ

, aorist هَفِتَ , verbal noun هَفْتٌ; (TA;) and ↓ تهافت; (S, K;) It fell continuously, or successively, (S, K,) part by part, (S,) or part after part, like as snow, or fine rain, falls. (TA.) ↓ تهافت is mostly used with reference to something evil; (TA;) [as] يَتَهَافَتُونَ فِى النَّارِ [They shall fall successively into the fire of hell]; (TA, from a tradition;) [and] تَهَافَتَ الفَرَاشُ فِى النَّارِ The moths fell successively into the fire; (S;) [and] تَهَافَبَ القَوْمُ The people fell down successively dead; (TA;) [and] تَهَافَتُوا عَلَيْهِ They fell upon him successively. (TA.)

هَفَتَ and ↓ تَهَافَتَ It (snow, and fine rain,) fell quickly. (TA.)

هَفَتَ, [aorist هَفِتَ ,] verbal noun هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down. (TA.)

هَفَتَ, aorist هَفِتَ , (S, K,) verbal noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; (TA;) and ↓ انهفت; (S;) It was, or became, depressed, or lowered; synonym إِنْخَفَضَ and إِتَّضَعَ. (S, K.)

هَفَتَ and ↓ انهفت It was, or became, lessened, or diminished. (IKtt.)

هَفَتَ, (aorist هَفِتَ , verbal noun هَفْتٌ, TA,) It became minute, fine, or slender; synonym دَقَّ. (K.)

هَفَتَ, (aorist هَفِتَ , K,) verbal noun هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ, It flew about, or became dispersed, by reason of its lightness. (S, K.)

هَفَتَ, aorist هَفِتَ , He talked much, without consideration. (K, TA.)