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بَتٌّ بات بت بتت inf. n. of 1, q. v. (Lth, T, S, M, &c.) [It is sometimes used as an inf. n.; as also ↓ بَتّةٌ and ↓ بَتَاتٌ , explained in the M as syn. with قَطْعٌ: and sometimes, as is often the case with inf. ns., in the sense of the act. part. n. of its verb, namely ↓ بَاتٌّ , trans. and intrans.; as also ↓ بَتَاتٌ ; both of which are masc. and fem., because originally inf. ns.; but بَتٌّ has also بَتَّةٌ for its fem. The following are exs.] ― -b2- أَعْطَيْتُهُ هٰذِهِ العَطِيَّةَ بَتَّا بَتْلًا [I gave him this gift, cutting it off from my property so as to make it irrevocable; or, it being cut off &c.]. (Lth, T.) And تَصَدَّقَ ↓ فُلَانٌ صَدَقَةً بَتَاتًا , and صَدَقَةً بَتَّةً بَتْلَةُ, (T, S,) Such a one bestowed an alms, or a gift for the sake of God, cut off from his property; (T, TA;) and therefore, (TA,) parted from himself. (S, TA.) Such a gift is termed صَدَقَةٌ بَتَّةٌ, (A, * Nh,) and صدقة بَتَّةٌ بَتْلَةٌ. (M.) ― -b3- طَلَّقَهَا, (Mgh, K,) and ↓ بَتَاتًا , (K,) and البَتَّةَ, (T,) and طَلْقَةً بَتَّةً, (Msb,) and ↓ طَلَاقًا بَاتَّا , (Lth, T, Msb, * TA, [in one copy of the T simply بَاتَّا,]) He divorced her by a separating divorce; (K;) by a divorce cutting her off from returning: and such a divorce is also termed ↓ طلاق مُبِتٌّ : (Msb:) or the first of these phrases signifies he divorced her by a divorce either cut off, [meaning decided and irrevocable,] or cutting off. (Mgh.) And طَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا بَتَّةً, (As, T, S, M, Msb,) and ↓ بَتَاتًا , (M,) He divorced her by three divorces so as to cut her off from returning: (M, Msb:) or by three divorces cut off from himself [so as to be irrevocable]: (S:) or by three divorces cutting off [from returning]. (TA.) ― -b4- حَلَفَ بَتَّا, and بَتَّةً, and ↓ بَتَاتًا , [may mean He swore decidedly, or decisively; or irrevocably: or] he swore with effect, or execution, or performance; [see 1, near the end of the paragraph;] from the signification of “ cutting ,” or “ cutting off, ” &c.: (M:) [or, as also] حَلَفَ يَمِينًا بَتًّا, and بَتَّةً, (Msb, TA,) and ↓ بَاتَّةً , (Mgh, * Msb,) and ↓ بَتَاتًا , (TA,) he swore an oath that was, or proved, true. (Msb.) ― -b5- طَحَنَ بِالرَّحَى بَتًّا He ground with the mill, turning it, (AZ, T,) or beginning the turning, (S,) from his left: (AZ, T, S:) [i. e., making it to turn in the contrary way of the hands of a watch: the last word is app. an inf. n.; as though meaning effectually; for this is the general and easier or more powerful way of turning the handmill:] the contrary way is termed شَزْرًا: (AZ, T, S: *) or طَحَنَ بَتَّا signifies he began in the turning [of the mill] with the left [hand]. (K: [but بِاليَسَارِ is here evidently put by mistake for عَنِ اليَسَارِ.]) -A2- A kind of طَيْلَسَان [q. v.] called سَاج, (Lth, T,) or a [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء, (M, Mgh,) square, or four-sided, (Lth, T, M,) thick, (Lth, T, M, Mgh,) loose, or uncompact, in texture, (M,) and green [or rather of a dingy ash-colour, or dark dust-colour, for such is the general meaning of أَخْضَرُ, the term here used, when applied to a garment of this kind]; (Lth, T, M;) or, as some say, (M,) of [the soft hair termed] وَبَر, and of wool; (M, Mgh;) and thus described in the Kifáyet el-Mutahaffidh: (TA:) or a طيلسان of [the material termed] خَزّ, (S Mgh, K,) and the like: (S, K:) pl. بُتُوتٌ, (Lth, T, S, Mgh,) or بِتَاتٌ, (M,) but the former occurs in trads. [&c.], (TA,) and [pl. of pauc.] أَبُتٌّ. (M.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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