unemployed, inactive

, (S, O, K,) aor. , inf. n. عَطٌّ, (S, O,) He slit, or rent, the garment, or piece of cloth, lengthwise, (Lth, S, O, K,) or breadthwise, without separation, (Lth, O, K,) but not heard by Mtr as meaning breadthwise in chaste language; (Har p. 636;) like ↓ عطّطهُ; (K;) or this, of which the inf. n. is تَعْطِيطٌ (S, O, TA) and تَعْطَاطٌ also, (TA,) is with teshdeed to denote muchness [of the action], or multiplicity [of the objects]: (S, O, * TA:) and الثَّوْبَ ↓ اعتطّ signifies [the same, or simply] he slit, or rent, the garment, or piece of cloth. (TA.) El-Mufaddal is related to have said that he had read in a copy of the Kur-án, [in xii. 28,] فَلَمَّا رَأَى قَمِيصَهُ عُطَّ مِنْ دُبُرٍ [And when he saw that his shirt was rent in the hinder part]. (O, K. *)

see the preceding paragraph.

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It (a garment, or piece of cloth,) became slit, or rent, (S, O, K,) lengthwise, or [accord. to some] breadthwise, without separation; as also ↓ تعطّط: (K:) or the latter signifies تَشَقَّقَ [as meaning it became slit, or rent, &c., much, or in several, or many, places; or is like the former verb but said of several, or many, garments, &c.]. (O.) ― -b2- Also, said of a stick, or branch, or the like, It bent without breaking so as to part asunder. (AZ, O, K.)

see 1. ― -b2- [Hence,] one says, اعتطّ أَوَايأِلَ القَوْمِ (tropical:) He clave the foremost persons of the people, or party. (TA.)

[Wrappers of the kind called] مَلَاحِف [pl. of مِلْحَفَةٌ] slit, or rent; or slit, or rent, much, or in many places. (IAar, O, K.)

A garment, or piece of cloth, slit, or rent, [lengthwise, or, accord. to some, breadthwise, without separation;] as also ↓ مَعْطُوطٌ. (TA.)

[A place of slitting or rending &c.]. One says فَتْقٌ وَاسِعُ المَعَطِّ [A rent of which the place of slitting is wide]. (TA.)

: see عَطِيطٌ.