نصت

1 نَصَتَ ذ , aor. نَصِبَ , (L, K,) inf. n. نَصْتٌ; (L;) and ↓ انصت, inf. n. اـِنْصَاتٌ, (S, L, K) which latter is the more approved; (L;) and ↓ انتصت; (L, K;) He was silent: (L, K:) or he was silent and listened: (S:) or he was silent to listen: (L:) or he was silent as one listening: (Er-Rághib:) or he listened: (Msb:) or انتصب signifies he stood, or paused, listening. (Msb.) ― -b2- ↓ أَنْصَتَهُ, and انصت لَهُ, (S, K,) and اـِلَيْهِ, (Z,) and نَصَتَ لَهُ, (L,) He was silent, and listened to his speech. (S, K, &c.)