خفت

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Form 1خَفَتَ5 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarخُفُوتٌ خُفَاتٌ مُخَافَتَةٌ

Core sense — it (the voice) became still, or low; he ceased speaking; he diedgenerated

1.1

It (the voice) became still, or silent; became low, or soft, or gentle, or slender; and became weak from violent hunger.

maṣdar خُفُوتٌ, خَفْتٌ, and خُفَاتٌ.

1.1.1

Hence, said of a dying man: he ceased speaking; he became silent; he did not speak.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe died—خَفَتَ

he died suddenly—خَفَتَ

also مَاتَ خُفَاتًا.

he became weak, and abject, or abased—خَفَتَ

According to AM.

1.1.3speaking with a suppressed voice—خَفْتٌ

تَخَافُتٌ and مُخَافَتَةٌ mean the same.

he lowered his voice; he spoke with a low voice—خَفَتَ بِصَوْتِهِ

he lowered his voice; he spoke with a low voice—خافت بِهِ

he lowered his voice in his reading or reciting—خَفَتَ بِقِرَآءَتِهِ

Maṣdars: مُخَافَتَةٌ and قَرَأَمُخَافَتَةً.

he lowered his voice in his reading or reciting—خافت بِهَا

Or: he read, or recited, indistinctly, not with a raised voice.

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredit was, or became, such as is termed خَافِتٌ [explained below]—خَفَتَ

Said of seed-produce.

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, (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. خَفِتَ , (Msb,) inf. n. خُفُوتٌ (S, A, K) and خَفْتٌ (Msb, TA) and خُفَاتٌ , (TA,) It (the voice, S, A, Msb) was, or became, still, (S, K,) or silent; (A;) was, or became, low, (Msb,) or soft, or gentle, or slender; and became weak, by reason of vehement hunger. (TA.) Hence, said of a dying man, He ceased speaking; (S;) he was, or became, silent; (S, A, K;) he spoke not. (A.) And [hence,] خَفَتَ , (A, TA,) inf. n. خُفُوتٌ . He died: (A, TA:) and خَفَتَ , inf. n. خُفَاتٌ , he died suddenly; (AA, S, K, TA;) as also مَاتَ خُفَاتًا . (A.) And the latter, i. e. خَفَتَ inf. n. خُفَاتٌ , accord. to AM, He was, or became, weak, and abject, or abased. (TA.) خَفْتٌ also signifies The speaking with a suppressed voice; and so تَخَافُتٌ , (S, K, TA,) and مُخَافَتَةٌ . (K, TA.) And you say, خَفَتَ بِصَوْتِهِ , (Msb,) and خافت بِهِ , (TA,) He lowered his voice; spoke with a low voice. (Msb, TA.) And خَفَتَ بِقِرَآءَتِهِ ; (TA;) and خافت بِهَا , (A, Msb,) inf. n. مُخَافَتَةٌ ; (Msb;) and قَرَأَمُخَافَتَةً ; (TA;) He lowered his voice in his reading or reciting; read, or recited, with a low voice: (A, Msb, TA:) or the second of these signifies he read, or recited, indistinctly, not with raised voice. (Lth, TA.) خَفَتَ , said of seed-produce, It was, or became, such as is termed خَافِتٌ [explained below]. (Msb.)

Form 2خفّت1 sense

Core sense — it silenced, or killed, himgenerated

2.1

[Apparently it silenced, or killed: said of a striking with a sword or the like: see فَوَّارٌ.]

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[app. It silenced, or killed: said of a smiting with a sword or the like: see فَوَّارٌ ]. (TA.)

Form 3خافت2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمُخَافَتَةٌ

Core sense — he lowered his voice; the camels ruminategenerated

3.1

see form 1, in four places.

3.1.1the camels ruminate—الإِبِلُ تُخَافِتُ المَضْغَ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 3

17:110

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا

Say: "Call upon Allah, or call upon Rahman: by whatever name ye call upon Him, (it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Neither speak thy Prayer aloud, nor speak it in a low tone, but seek a middle course between."

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, inf. n. مُخَافَتَةٌ : see 1, in four places. [Hence,] الإِبِلُ تُخَافِتُ المَضْغَ The camels ruminate. (TA.)

Form 4اخفتت1 sense

Core sense — she (a camel) brought forth just a year after being coveredgenerated

4.1

She (a camel) brought forth on the day [of the year] in which she was impregnated [or just a year after she was covered].

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She (a camel) brought forth on the day [of the year] in which she was impregnated [or just a year after she was covered]. (K.)

Form 6تخافتوا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they consulted together secretly; he made a false show of weaknessgenerated

6.1

They consulted together secretly. See also form 1.

6.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe made a false show of weakness and stillness—تخافت

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 6

20:103

يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا

In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days);

68:23

فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمْ يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ

So they departed, conversing in secret low tones, (saying)-

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They consulted together secretly. (TA.) See also 1. And تخافت He feigned, or made a false show of, weakness and stillness. (TA.)

Derived nouns 6

Nounخَفْتٌ2 senses

Core sense — uttered with a low, or suppressed, voice; a low tract of groundgenerated

1uttered with a low, or suppressed, voice—خُفَاتٌ

Said of speech; the headword has the same meaning.

[See also خَافِتٌ.]

2a low, or depressed, tract of ground, and the like—خَبْتٌ

The headword is also a synonym of this.

So in my manuscript copy of the K, and in the TA; but in the CK this meaning is left out, for instead of والخَبْتُ وَبِالضَّمِّ السَّذَابُ we find وَالخَفْتُ بِالفَتْحِ وَبِالضَّمِّ السَّذَابُ, meaning that حَفْتٌ and خُفْتٌ mean the same as سَذَابٌ.

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(S) and خُفَاتٌ , (A,) applied to speech, (S, A,) Uttered with a low, or suppressed, voice. (S, * A.) [See also خَافِتٌ .] The former is also syn. with خَبْتٌ [A low, or depressed, tract of ground: &c.]. (K. [So accord. to my MS. copy of the K, and accord. to the TA: but in the CK this signification is omitted; for instead of والخَبْتُ وَبِالضَّمِّ السَّذَابُ , we find وَالخَفْتُ بِالفَتْحِ وَبِالضَّمِّ السَّذَابُ , meaning that حَفْتٌ and خُفْتٌ signify the same as سَذَابٌ .])

Nounخُفْتٌ1 sense

Core sense — rue, the plantgenerated

1rue—سَذَابٌ

According to the CK, خَفْتٌ, but this is apparently a mistake; see what comes just before.

خُتْفٌ has the same meaning.

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[and accord. to the CK خَفْتٌ , but this is app. a mistake, (see what next precedes,)] i. q. سَذَابٌ [i. e. Rue]; (K;) as also خُتْفٌ . (T, TA.)

Nounخُفَاتٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — sudden death; weakness and abasement; weak hearinggenerated

A maṣdar of form 1.

1.1

Also used as an adjective, for ذُو خُفَاتٍ: see خَفْتٌ.

1.2

Also: weak hearing.

1.3[I am not weak, and abject, or abased]—لَسْتُ خُفَاتًا

From the T, from a verse of El-Jaadee.

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[an inf. n. of 1, q. v. And also used as an epithet; for ذُو خُفَاتٍ ]: see خَفْتٌ . Also Weak hearing. (TA, from a trad.) لَسْتُ خُفَاتًا [I am not weak, and abject, or abased]. (T, from a verse of El-Jaadee.)

Nounخَفُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a lean, or emaciated, woman; a woman who looks beautiful only when alonegenerated

1figurative · مجازgiven to slandering, or calumniating—اِمْرَأَةٌ خَفْوتٌ لَفُوتٌ لفوت

A lean, or emaciated, woman: or a woman who is scarcely seen distinctly because of her leanness: or a woman who is deemed goodly, or beautiful, whom the eye regards as worth notice as long as she is alone, but not when she is among other women.

But AM says: I have not heard خفوت applied as an adjective to a woman on any authority but that of Lth.

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A lean, or an emaciated, woman: (Lh, K:) or a woman who is scarcely seen distinctly, by reason of leanness, or emaciation: (TA:) or a woman who is deemed goodly, or beautiful, (K,) whom the eye regards as worthy of notice, (A, TA,) as long as she is alone, not when she is among other women. (A, K, TA.) You say اِمْرَأَةٌ خَفْوتٌ لَفُوتٌ : (Lth, A, TA:) لفوت meaning wont to calumniate, or slander. (A.) But AM says, I have not heard خفوت as an epithet applied to a woman on any authority but that of Lth. (TA.)

Nounخَفِيتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a voice becoming still, or lowgenerated

See the word that follows, in two places.

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: see what follows, in two places.

Nounخَافِتٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a low, or hushed, voice; clouds without water; dying seed-producegenerated

1a low, or hushed, voice—صَوْتٌ خَفِيضٌ خَفِيتٌ

A voice becoming still, or silent; or low, or suppressed. خَفِيتٌ means the same.

1.1

One whose voice is still, or silent, because of his weakness.

Applied to a dying man: ceasing to speak; silent.

1.2clouds in which there is no water—سَحَابٌ خَافِتٌ

Aboo-Saʿeed: a cloud like these does not move from its place; only one that contains water travels along, and one that sends out a slightly flashing lightning scarcely ever, or never, does.

1.3figurative · مجازdying, or dead, seed-produce—زَرْعٌ خَافِتٌ

Or seed-produce that has not grown tall, or that has not reached its full height.

In a tradition the weak believer is likened to خَافِتُ الزَّرْعِ, which at one time leans over and at another stands straight; according to A ʿObeyd, خافت means what is fresh, or juicy, and soft, or tender.

Or, according to one reading, he is likened to خَافِتَةُ الزَّرْعِ, meaning fresh, or juicy, seed-produce that is soft, or tender, and weak; the ة is added in خافته, as though by زرع were meant سُنْبُلَة.

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A voice becoming still, or silent; or low, or suppressed; as also خَفِيتٌ . (A.) You say صَوْتٌ خَفِيضٌ خَفِيتٌ . (TA.) One whose voice is still, or silent, by reason of his weakness. (Har p. 76.) Applied to a dying man, Ceasing to speak; silent. (S.) سَحَابٌ خَافِتٌ Clouds in which is no water. (Aboo-Sa'eed, K.) A cloud like these does not move from its place: only that which contains water travels along: that which sends forth a slightly-flashing lightning scarcely ever, or never, does so. (Aboo-Sa'eed.) زَرْعٌ خَافِتٌ Dying, or dead, seedproduce: (A:) or seed-produce that has not grown tall: (Msb, * K, TA:) or that has not attained the full height. (TA.) The weak believer is likened, in a trad., to خَافِتُ الزَّرْعِ , (A, TA,) which at one time inclines, and at another time stands straight; accord. to A 'Obeyd, خافت meaning what is fresh, or juicy, and soft, or tender: or, accord. to one reading, to خَافِتَةُ الزَّرْعِ , meaning fresh, or juicy, seed-produce, that is soft, or tender, and weak; the ة being added in خافته as though by زرع were meant سُنْبُلَة . (TA.)