Core sense — come!, come forward!; also an exclamation of wondergenerated
1[what forbearing mildness, or clemency!]—هَيْتَ لِلْحِلْمِ
An exclamation of wonder; a saying of the Arabs.
1.1come!—هَيْتَ لَكَ
the same—هَيْتِ لك
the same—هَيْتَ لك
The first letter is sometimes with kesreh, as is related on the authority of 'Alee, [so that you say هِيتَ and هِيتِ and هِيتُ; the first of these three forms is mentioned by Fr, Akh and IB, and the third by Fr and IB; but for the second I find no other authority than the one implied above.]
The most common of all these is هَيْتَ لك, with fet-hah to the ه and ت.
هَيْتَ belongs to the dialect of Howrán, from which it was brought into Mekkeh; and هِيتَ to the dialect of El-Medeeneh.
come!—هَلُمَّ
the same—تَعَالَ
the same, or come forward!—أَقْبِلْ
[Imperative verbal nouns.]
It occurs in the Kur 12:23, where it is commonly read هَيْتَ لَكَ, but 'Alee and Ibn-'Abbás are said to have read هِئْتُ لَكَ, with hemzeh. [See the article هيأ.]
هَيْتَ is itself invariable, whether used for the singular or plural, feminine or masculine; but the difference of number is observed in what follows it.
[come, you two!]—هَيْتَ لَكُمَا
[come, you women!]—هَيْتَ لَكُنَّ
[come!]—هَيْتَ
This is also said to mean: hasten! and: set forth journeying through the land.
Authorities differ about this word: whether it is Arabic or arabicized, and whether it is a noun or a verb.
According to AZ, as related by Az, هيت لك in the Kur is arabicized from the Hebrew هيتا كخ [apparently a mistake for هيتا كخ, which I suppose to be meant for עַהׇּה לְבׇה, “Now, come!”, occurring in Genesis 31:44].
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an exclamation denoting wonder: the Arabs say, هَيْتَ لِلْحِلْمِ [What forbearing mildness, or clemency!] (L.) هَيْتَ لَكَ , (Akh, S, K, &c.,) and هَيْتِ لك , (Akh, K,) and هَيْتَ لك , (Akh, IB, K,) and the first letter is sometimes with kesreh; (K;) as is related on the authority of 'Alee, (TA,) [so that you say هِيتَ and هِيتِ and هِيتُ , the first of which three forms is mentioned by Fr, Akh, IB, and the third by Fr, IB; but for the second I find no other authority than that implied above;] of all which, the most common is هَيْتَ لك , with fet-hah to the ه and ت : (Zj:) هَيْتَ is of the dial. of Howrán, whence it became introduced into Mekkeh; and هِيتَ , of the dial. of El-Medeeneh: (Fr:) [imper. verbal ns.] i. q. هَلُمَّ , Come! (Akh, S, L, K,) or تَعَالَ the same, (Fr, Ks,) or أَقْبِلْ , the same, or Come forward! (L.) It occurs in the Kur, xii. 23; where it is commonly read هَيْتَ لَكَ ; (Zj;) but 'Alee and Ibn-'Abbás are said to have read هِئْتُ لَكَ , with hemzeh. [See art. هيأ .] (TA.) هَيْتَ is itself invariable whether used to denote the sing. or pl. or fem. or masc.; but the difference of number is observed in what follows it; for you say هَيْتَ لَكُمَا [Come ye two!] and هَيْتَ لَكُنَّ [Come ye women! &c.]: (S:) you also say simply هَيْتَ [Come!] and this is also said to signify Hasten! and Set forth journeying through the land, or earth. (TA.) Authorities differ respecting this word; whether it be Arabic or arabicized; and whether it be a noun or a verb; &c. Accord. to AZ, as related by Az, هيت لك is arabicized in the Kur, from the Hebrew هيتا كخ [app. a mistake for هيتا كخ , which I suppose to be meant for עַהׇּה לְבׇה “ Now, come! ” occurring in Gen. xxxi. 44]. (TA.)