حَاطَ (و)(n. ac. حَوْطحِيْطَة [] حِيَاطَة [] ) a. Watched, guarded. حَوَّطَa. Surrounded, closed in; enclosed. b. see I حَاْوَطَa. Importuned, beset. أَحْوَطَ a. [Bi], Surrounded, closed in; besieged, blockaded. b. Understood perfectly. إِحْتَوَطَ a. ['Ala], Watched over. b. Was on his guard, took heed. c. [Bi] see IV (a) حَوْطَة حِوْطَةa. Heed, care, precaution. حَائِط [] (pl. حِيَاط [] حِيْطَان [ 34 ] ) a. Wall. حَوَّاط [] a. Purveyor. b. Taxgatherer ( of a village ). مُحَوَّطَة a. [ coll. ], Court-yard. مُحِيْط a. That which surrounds, closes in on every side; circle circumference; all-embracing. إِحْتِيَاط a. Siege, blockade. b. Vigilance; precaution. حَيْط a. [ coll. ] see 21 البَحْر المُحِيْط a. The Ocean.
