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8 إِِخْتَوَتَ see 1, in four places. ― -b2- One says also, اختات بَلَدًا, and ↓ تخوّتهُ , He cut off for himself a land, or district. (IAar, TA in art. خوى.) ― -b3- And فُلَانٌ يَخْتَاتُ حَدِيثَ القَوْمِ, (S, K, *) and ↓ يَتَخَوَّتُ , (S,) Such a one takes of the discourse of the people, or party, and learns it by heart [one part after another]. (S, K. *) In [some of] the copies of the K, in the explanation of اختات الحَدِيثَ, for فَتَحَفَّظَهُ is erroneously put فَتَخَطَّفَهُ. (TA.) ― -b4- And إِِنَّهُمْ يَخْتَاطُونَ اللَّيْلِ, meaning يَسْرُونَ وَ يَقْطَعُونَ الطَّرِيقَ [Verily they journey by night, and make the road to be feared, relying upon their strength, and robbing and slaying men]. (S: [in two copies of which I find يَسِيرُونَ in the place of يَسْرُونَ.])
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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