فت1 فَتَّ, (S, M, O, Msb,) aor. ـُ (M, Msb,) inf. n. فَتٌّ, (Lth, T, M, Msb, K,) He crumbled a thing, or broke it into small pieces, with his fingers: (Lth, T, TA:) or he broke (a thing, M) with his fingers: (M, K:) or [simply] he broke a thing: (S, O:) or (M) he bruised, or brayed, (M, K,) a thing: (M:) and ↓ فتّت, (M, TA,) inf. n. تَفْتِيتٌ, (O,) signifies the same; (M, TA;) or [rather] he broke [a thing, or crumbled it with his fingers,] much. (O.) You say of a man, فَتَّ الخُبْزَ, (A, Msb,) aor. and inf. n. as above; (Msb;) and ↓ فتّتهُ; He crumbled the bread with his fingers. (A.) b2: [Hence,] one says, ذَا مِمَّا يَفُتُّ كَبِدِى (assumed tropical:) [lit. This is of what crumbles, or crushes, my liver; like as we say, “of what breaks my heart ”]. (A, TA.) b3: And كَلَّمَهُ بِشَىْءٍ فَفَتَّ فِى سَاعِدِهِ (assumed tropical:) He told him, or spoke to him, of a thing, and it [crushed, or] weakened, or enervated, him. (M, K, * TA.) And فَتَّ فِى

عَضُدِى وَهَدَّ رُكْنِى (O, TA) (assumed tropical:) He broke my strength, and dispersed, or separated, my assistants. (TA.) And فَتَّ فِى عَضُدِ فُلَانٍ i. e. فِى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ (assumed tropical:) He sought to injure such a one by diminishing, or impairing, [in number or power,] the people of his house. (T, O. [See also art. عضد.]) The verb in this phrase is also used in the pass. form. (O.) 2 فَتَّّ see the preceding paragraph, in two places.5 تَفَتَّّ see the paragraph here following.7 انفتّ It became crumbled, or broken into small pieces, with the fingers: (TA:) or it became broken with the fingers: (M, TA:) or [simply] it became broken: (S, O:) or it became bruised, or brayed: and ↓ تفتّت signifies the same; (M, TA;) or [rather] it became broken [or crumbled with the fingers] much. (S, O.) R. Q. 1 فَتْفَتَةٌ [inf. n. of فَتْفَتَ] The drinking, of camels, less than satisfies thirst. (O, K.) b2: [And it is also trans.:] one says of a pastor, فَتْفَتَ إِبِلَهُ He drove back his camels from the water when they had not satisfied their thirst. (IAar, T, O.) A2: And فَتْفَتَ إِلَيْهِ, inf. n. فَتْفَتَةٌ, He spoke secretly to him: one says, مَا هٰذِهِ الدَّنْدَنَةُ وَالفَتْفَتَةُ [What is this whispering, and secret speaking?]. (A, TA.) فَتٌّ A fissure in a rock: (IAar, T, O, K:) as also ثَتٌّ: (IAar, T:) pl. فُتُوتٌ. (IAar, T, O.) A2: مَا فِى يَدِى مِنْكَ حَتٌّ وَلَا فَتٌّ There is not in my hand, from thee, aught. (O.) A3: أُولٰئِكَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ فَتٍّ and ↓ فُتٍّ (Fr, T, O, K *) and ↓ فِتٍّ (Fr, T, K) Those are the people of a house dispersed, or scattered, (Fr, T, O, K. *) فُتٌّ and فِتٌّ: see what next precedes.

فَتَّةٌ, (M, A, and so in some copies of the S,) or ↓ فُتَّةٌ, (so in other copies of the S,) or both, (K,) or the latter and ↓ فِتَّةٌ, (T, O,) The thing, (S, O,) or piece of dung, (T, M, A, K.) [i. e.] of dry dung, (CK,) of the camel, (T, M, A, K,) or of the horse or any solid-hoofed animal, (T,) that is broken, or crumbled, (S, M, A, O, K,) and put beneath the زَنْدَة, (T, S, O,) or put beneath the زَنْد, on the occasion of striking fire, (M,) [i. e.] in which one strikes fire. (K.) [Hence,] one says, فُلَانٌ لَا يُسَاوِى فَتَّةً, meaning [Such a one is not worth] a crumbled piece of dung of the camel. (A.) b2: Also, i. e. فَتَّةٌ and ↓ فُتَّةٌ, (K,) or the latter [only], (AA, T, O,) A كُتْلَة [i. e. lump, or compact portion,] of dates. (AA, T, O, K.) فُتَّةٌ and فِتَّةٌ: see the next preceding paragraph; the former in two places.

فُتَاتٌ Broken bits or particles, (T, S, M, A, O, Msb, K,) and (A) such as have fallen off, (T, A,) of a thing, (S, O, Msb,) [as] of coloured wool, (T, A,) and of wool in general, (T,) and of musk, and [crumbs] of bread. (A.) فَتُوتٌ: see the next paragraph, in two places.

فَتِيتٌ i. q. ↓ مَفْتُوتٌ [i. e. Crumbled, or broken into small pieces, with the fingers: or broken with the fingers: or simply broken: or bruised, or brayed]; (T, S, M, O, Msb, K;) as also ↓ فَتُوتٌ. (M, K.) b2: And particularly, (Lth, T, S, M, A, Mgh, O, Msb,) and so ↓ فَتُوتٌ, (S, M, A, Mgh, O,) Crumbled bread, (Lth, T, S, &c.,) like سَوِيق. (A, Mgh.) ↓ فَتِيتَةٌ has a more special signification than فَتِيتٌ, [being a n. un., meaning A mess of crumbled bread,] (Mgh, Msb,) and is said to be eaten by a woman in order that she may become fat. (Mgh.) b3: And فَتِيتٌ signifies also A thing that falls, (Lth, T, M,) and becomes crumbled, (Lth, T,) or breaks off. (M.) فَتِيتَةٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.

بَيْنَهُمْ فَتَافِتُ Between them is secret speaking, [or between them are secret speakings, for فَتَافِتُ is app. pl. of the inf. n. فَتْفَتَةٌ used as a simple subst., (see R. Q. 1,)] not heard nor understood [by others]. (O, K.) مَفْتُوت: see فَتِيتٌ.