هَفَتَ, aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ}, inf. n. هَفْتٌ; (TA;) andتهافت↓; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) It fell continuously, or successively, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) part by part, (Ṣ,) 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 trad.;) [and] تَهَافَتَ الفَرَاشُ فِى النَّارِ The moths fell successively into the fire; (Ṣ;) [and] تَهَافَبَ القَوْمُ The people fell down successively dead; (TA;) [and] تَهَافَتُوا عَلَيْهِ They fell upon him successively. (TA.)

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

هَفَتَ, [aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ},] inf. n. هَفْتٌ, He, or it, fell; fell down. (TA.)

هَفَتَ, aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ}, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) inf. n. هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ; (TA;) andانهفت↓; (Ṣ;) It was, or became, depressed, or lowered; syn. إِنْخَفَضَ and إِتَّضَعَ. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

هَفَتَ andانهفت↓ It was, or became, lessened, or diminished. (IḲṭṭ.)

هَفَتَ, (aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ}, inf. n. هَفْتٌ, TA,) It became minute, fine, or slender; syn. دَقَّ. (Ḳ.)

هَفَتَ, (aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ} K,) inf. n. هَفْتٌ and هُفَاتٌ, It flew about, or became dispersed, by reason of its lightness. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

هَفَتَ, aor. ـِ {يَهْفِتُ}, He talked much, without consideration. (Ḳ, TA.)

تهافت It (a garment) fell in pieces, piece after piece falling off, and became worn out. (TA.)

تهافت It was continuous, or successive; syn. تَتَابَعَ. (Ḳ.)

See also 1.

تهافت النَّاسُ عَلَى المَاءِ The people pressed, or crowded, to the water, [one after another, or party after party]. (Mṣb.)

هَفْتٌ Rain falling quickly. (Ḳ.)

A depressed, or low, piece of ground: (Ḳ:) like هَجْلٌ. (Az.)

كَلَامٌ هَفْتٌ Inconsiderate loquacity. (TA.)

هَفْتٌ Abundant stupidity: (Ḳ:) surpassing stupidity. (IAạr.)

هَفَاتٌ Stupid; foolish; of little sense. (Ṣ, Ḳ.) [But see its syn. لَفَاتٌ, voce أَلْفَتُ.] Authorities differ respecting this word and لَفَاتٌ, whether they should be written with ت or with ة or with both. (TA.)

حَبٌّ هَفُوتٌ Grain that falls to the bottom of the cooking-pot, and swells out quickly. (Lth.)

وَرَدَتْ هَفِيتَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ There came a party of men whom a year of drought had compelled to emigrate. (Ṣ.)

مَهْفُوتٌ Confounded; perplexed; amazed: (Ḳ:) like مَهْبُوتٌ. (TA.)