fall, collapse, topple

He made it to fall down: see an ex. in a verse of Ru-beh, cited voce رِياَغٌ, in art. ريغ. ― -b2- See 4. ― -b3- هَوَتْ أُذُنُهُ His ears heard a confused, or humming, or singing, sound. (K.) ― -b4- هَوَتْ أُمُّهُ is used to express wonder; like as when one says, قَاتَلَهُ ٱللّٰهُ مَا أَسْمَعَهُ. (IB, in TA, art. ام.)

He extended, or stretched forth, his arm, or hand, to the thing to take it; it being near: if it be distant, you say, إِلَيْهِ ↓ هَوَى, without ا. (Msb.) And أَهْوَى إِلى سَيْفِهِ He reached his sword; took it with his hand, or with his extended hand; or took hold of it. (Msb.) And أَهْوَيْتُ بِالشَّىْءِ [in my copy of the Msb, erroneously, إِلَى الشَّىْءِ] I made a sign with the thing. (As, S.)

: see آهَةٌ, in art. اوه.

: see اِنْغَوَى, in art. غو.

and هَاهُ: see آهِ, in art. اوه.

Love, and attachment: then, inclination of the soul, or mind, to a thing: then, blameable inclination; as when one says, اِتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ [He followed his evil inclination]; and هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَهْوَآءِ [see below]. (Msb.) See also حُبٌّ. ― -b2- هَوًى Also signifies Beloved [or an object of love]. (K, Ham, p. 546.) [Being originally an inf. n., it may be used alike as sing. and pl. See an ex. in a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. زين: and see an ex. voce شَكْلٌ. ― -b3- الهَوَى The inclination of the soul to that in which the animal appetites take delight, without any lawful invitation thereto; (KT;) [natural desire:] love, and desire; generally, such as is not praiseworthy: (Mgh:) I render it, love, or desirous love. ― -b4- [Its pl.] أَهْوَآءٌ also signifies Opinions declining, or swerving, from the right way, or from the truth. (Bd, ii. 114.) [Hence,] أَهْلُ الأَهْوَآءِ [The people of erroneous opinions]. (T, in art. سمع; &c.)

A deep hollow in the ground: (S, JK, M, Msb, K:) or a hollow, or cavity, in the ground; a pit: (Msb:) or a descent in the ground: (K:) or a deep hollow, cavity, or pit; as also ↓ مَهْوَاةٌ: or a low, or depressed, place in the ground. (TA.) ― -b2- إِجْعَلِ الأَمْرَ هُوَّةً وَاحِدَةٌ Make thou the affair, or case, [uniform, or] one uniform thing. (Fr in TA, in art. بأج.)

A vacancy; a vacuity; a vacant, or an empty, space. (Mgh.) ― -b2- A vacant, or an empty, thing. (Msb.)

and هُوِىٌّ: see 4, (last sentence), in art. سلم.

, said to be thus, with fet-h to the و, originally هَاوُونٌ, [A mortar;] the thing in which one pounds, or bruises: pl. هَوَاوِينُ. (Msb.)

An abyss; a depth, or deep place, of which the bottom cannot be reached. (JK, TA.)

[The cavity of the well]. (K, voce إِزَآءٌ.) ― -b2- See مَهْوَاةٌ.